The highs, the lows, and 12 lessons in between — As a big planner and a structured thinker, reflection and annual resolution-making are something that I constantly do without any hesitation. Reflecting has big impact over what I was, who I am, and where I will go in the future. And starting each year with a resolution gave me a…

and why it has nothing to do with beauty and aesthetic. — Since I joined ADPList as a design mentor, I have met a lot of inspiring designers and designer-wannabes and spent some time discussing about struggles of being a designer or pursuing a design career. One of the topic that was most-raised is about creative confidence. Not only new designers or…

Uncovering differences between two opposite cultures — 6 months ago, I left my previous design career in Indonesia and moved to the Netherlands to work as a senior product designer in one of the biggest tech company in the country. …

and how to survive your first three months — 4 months ago, I left my previous career as a Design Manager and moved to Amsterdam, where I started working as Senior UX Designer in one of the biggest tech company in the country. Starting over as a new joiner was a bizarre feeling, especially after settling down for so…

A story of goodbye(s), hello(s), and everything in between In part 01 of this writing series, I wrote about my journey of quitting my previous job in Indonesia and relocating to the Netherlands. It was unexpected, yet it brought so much new learnings and self-reflection that can be useful for…

A story of goodbye(s), hello(s), and everything in between There are no quick way to explain this, but in short: I quit my previous job as a Design Manager in an Indonesian OTA company and took a job as a Sr. Product Designer in Amsterdam. It took me a lot…

Demystifying resignation: when to stay and when to let go. — Today marks three years of working in my current company — an OTA (Online Travel Agency) startup that helped me in building my career in UX. I was only planning to work there for maximum 2 years and ended up staying for more than 3 years. At the same time…

and hopefully, reducing unimportant ones. — Have you ever checked your daily upcoming schedule in the morning and felt demotivated even before you started your day? I have, and one of the main reason why is the huge quantity of back-to-back meetings (sometime non-stop from 9 AM to 6 PM exclude lunch break) and basically poor…

Quick and dirty way to improve your design quality In design discourse, sometimes it’s hard to define the quality of a design. There are no certain standards that can be used to weigh or measure visual quality as well as the creativity and thought process. Nevertheless, product design defines its…