Q&A with user experience designer Dan Wascovich
Dan Wascovich has been designing products since 1996, when he was one of the first designers at Citysearch. Armed with a background in information design, Wascovich has seen design landscape changing...
View Article[Events] JELLYWEEK 2013 @ HUBBA Coworking Space
Join a week long immersion program into the Thai tech community at JELLYWEEK 2013 @ HUBBA Coworking Space. Agenda: January 14, 2013 (Monday) 1:30pm – 2:00pm HUBBA Openhouse Keynote: What is Coworking?...
View Article[Singapore] Baidu open cloud hackathon
Baidu open cloud hackathon Join Baidu’s first developer relations event outside of China, right here in Singapore. The Baidu open cloud hackathon is organized by Baidu and co-organized by QuestVC and...
View ArticleDesign a better website that retains customers with these 3 UX tips
Everyone has a website. However, how do you ensure your website doesn’t make users wish there was something better? While having an online presence is absolutely necessary for anyone looking to rise up...
View ArticleSWOT analysis on websites and mobile apps with usability testing
Find out how your can use traditional SWOT Analysis to find out how user-friendly your website and mobile apps are. Soon Aik is a UX Consultant at NetizenTesting.com, one of the quickest growing online...
View ArticleThe UX Challenge: Who sells fashion better? Zalora or Love, Bonito?
Love shopping on fashion websites like Zalora or Love, Bonito? Which do you think has the better user experience? This article is one of our series of e-commerce websites that we will be reviewing....
View ArticleIs your solution relevant? Design Studio breaks problem-solving down
Product design affects how relevant your startup is. Here are a few tips from the master himself. Startups are often rooted in the idea that there is always a better solution to the current problem. We...
View ArticleThe misunderstood engineers in UX
How should we be looking at everyday products and identify good user experience (UX)? Here are 5 points to get you on the right track. User experience (UX) is a term that is misunderstood too many...
View Article[Philippines] Form function & class web design conference 2013
Learn from industry experts about how you can design for web with new concepts! Join Philippine Web Designers Organization this November in Manila The pioneering web design conference in Asia is now on...
View Article[Singapore] Lean Startup in Action #3 – Creating Customer Personas
Lean Startup in Action #3 – Creating Customer Personas Building insightful customer persona’s can ensure a meaningful connection between a business and it’s target customers. Personas tap into a...
View ArticleWhy startups & enterprises in Asia should invest in UX
User Experience is not such a strange term in the west, as compared to the Asian region. Startups, often like big enterprises, omit investment in UX Image courtesy: Homestead UX (User Experience) is...
View ArticlePutting the U in LINE’s UX
What propelled LINE to a billion downloads earlier this year? User experience played a big part, according to Soon Aik of Netizen Testing Like all giant smartphone brands that are struggling hard to...
View ArticleGot a keen eye for aesthetics? Check out these design jobs
The best sites and apps don’t just solve problems, they do so while looking good. Make apps that add flair with these design jobs Just solving a problem well is no longer sufficient for a web or mobile...
View Article[Philippines] Form Function & Class 5 Web Design Conference
Web Design Superheroes including John Allsopp and Eric Clark Su are landing in Manila for Form Function & Class 5 web design conference Synopsis: John Allsopp, Jina Bolton, Eric Clark Su, Sacha...
View Article[Singapore] CSSConf.Asia
Find out how to use CSS to drive good web design and user interfaces with CSSConf.Asia, a conference to bridge web design and implementation Synopsis: Learn from leading web and UX designers how web...
View Article[Malaysia] Mobile Developer Day KL 2014
Mobile Developer Day is an event dedicated towards aspiring Mobile Developers around Asia for mobile technology updates Synopsis: The Mobile Developer Day conference is made of 2 parts. The first...
View ArticleEchelon Malaysia: 5 tips for better UI/UX user testing
UI/UX testing is an integral step for startups looking to create a killer experience for their users. How can you make it work for you? As part of Echelon Malaysia 2014‘s Day 1 Technical Track, we’re...
View Article[Indonesia] Growth Hacking Indonesia – User Experience
Interested to learn how to growth hack your startup’s user experience? Ketut Sulistyawati, Founder of Somia Customer Experience, will share her experience in growth hacking UX. Synopsis: This event...
View Article[Singapore] Growth Hacking Singapore – User Experience
Interested to learn how to growth hack your startup’s user experience? Melissa Ng, UX Designer and Founder of MELEWI, will share her experience in growth hacking UX. Synopsis: This event will focus on...
View Article[Malaysia] Growth Hacking Malaysia – User Experience
Interested to learn how to growth hack your startup’s user experience? Alvin Chai, UX Researcher and Co-Founder of Netizen Testing, will share his experience in growth hacking UX. Synopsis: This event...
View Article[Singapore] Founders Drinks April 2015
Join Angela Ognev and Michael Chen for drinks and an evening of UX puzzles. Synopsis: This Founders Drinks, join Angela Ognev and Michael Chen for drinks and an evening of UX puzzles. Hone your...
View ArticlePower your startup’s growth engine before launch like a pro
Launching your very own startup? Here’s everything you need to know about growth hacking your site and getting your first users Every new venture initially faces the same challenge of how to acquire...
View Article5 basic steps for building a mobile app
People are on their phones a lot — why isn’t your startup? With today’s economy and lifestyle revolving around mobile technology, there appears to be a never-ending race to devise and create the “next...
View ArticleThese Singapore education programmes can help you get a job in tech
Singapore’s IDA will provide grants to help people attend a General Assembly class covering either UX design or web development Chatting after the IDA and GA announcement The Infocomm Development...
View ArticleJust built an app? Here are seven best practices for testing the product
One that stands out is the need to test the service with both slow and fast Internet connection speeds Excellent. Inspiration has struck and the lightbulb goes off for a mobile app idea. The next step...
View Article6 UX challenges and opportunities facing IoT designers
The dawn of Internet of Things (IoT) has opened up a world of groundbreaking innovation — and also new complex challenges to tackle An Audi A7 Autonomous Vehicle drove from Palo Alto to Las Vegas last...
View ArticleHow to start an app business in 7 steps: A Beginner’s Guide
With more than a million apps available, the market is saturated, so how can app developers break through? The advancement of mobile computing and rapid technology growth has helped spur a fresh round...
View ArticleBudding app-preneurs: Heed these critical tips before you start development
Building a successful app is the culmination of hard work, constructive criticism, iteration and marketing Back in mid 2015, we were two web developers aspiring to pick up mobile app development in our...
View ArticleThe lean UX design method that will make a real difference
Follow these steps for a smoother design experience and ultimately superior product When developing IT products, problem solving is often the top motivation. Developers identify a problem and provide a...
View Article6 user experience lessons every founder should know
When it comes to user experience, there are few principles all business owners should practice, no matter their industry Question: What is one lesson you learned recently about user experience, and how...
View ArticleMalaysia’s MOLpay and Taiwanese research facility ink deal to build everyone...
The product wants to get traditional retailers online by focussing on simplicity In many places across Asia, traditional offline retailers are understanding — and embracing — the need to move parts of...
View Article5 features to enhance user experience of your online marketplace
For e-commerce and marketplace platforms, user experience is king Being in the e-commerce marketing industry, people often have a barrage of questions to dump on me as soon as a conversation is...
View ArticleBuilding your startup dream team: Finding a good UX designer, and how e27 did...
Beyond aesthetics, a good UX designer should be able to make things both nice & easy to use. “My #1 job is to hire A+ players.” – Steve Jobs Let’s face it, even Steve Jobs himself could not build...
View Article3 reasons why businesses should put the ‘help’ back in helpdesks
Make service an organisational philosophy and mission — it affects the way products are developed, shipped, and delivered No product or service is ever perfect. This means brands and businesses would...
View ArticleRecommender engine part 1: What it is and why you need it
Websites of all types should consider these before discounting the use of a recommender engine. The future of the web is helping people shop and experience sites in a uniquely personal way for them;...
View ArticleModern mobile app development: Cutting-edge trends you should not miss
Mobile app development will be a US$77 billion opportunity this year We are well into 2017, and it is high time to take stock of the trends that have come and gone. The market of mobile apps is getting...
View ArticleLive from Echelon, “if you create a product for yourself, you will not make...
Building a good UX is not just about the usability “When was the last time you talked to a user?” This is a question Gideon Simons, who holds a double degree in psychology and computer science, and is...
View Article6 ways to improve your app development timeline
Increase your app development time so you can outdo your competitors CEOs of startups that develop mobile apps are very much familiar with the constant struggle between speed and quality. In mobile app...
View ArticlePaving the journey for our app users is a rocky road
Afterall, nobody wants a lousy one-star app rating right? Between April to May 2017, our team launched the first version of Funding Societies | Modalku investors’ app on both Android and iOS. From a...
View ArticleBuilding up customer loyalty with emotional branding
People buy from people Becoming a globally prominent expert authority is something many authors strive for, but struggle to achieve. The name of the game for most experts is exposure and credibility....
View ArticleAs Shopback continues to rise, hear from their UX expert at Echelon Asia...
At Echelon, earn how to build a UX that will significantly help your company’s success Already excited for Echelon? Buy your tickets here! Enter promo code ECHELONFUTURE for free tickets! Shopback, the...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence is a key consideration for companies looking to adapt...
Understanding technological advancements on customer experiences in other industries can help to change the way that alternative lenders position customer’s needs Understanding customer experience...
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