04: Kiat Su Design Life
09/16/22 • 53 min
Hey everyone! It's been some time!
If you're active in Singapore's design community space for a while, Kiat shouldn't be a foreign name to you. Following a recent heartfelt email on the closure of IxDA meet-ups, we sat down with the man himself for a casual chat! Kiat took the chance to look back at the past 11 years and shed his true feelings around organising IxDA meet-ups in Singapore. We also got a tiny peak into what's next for IxDA - exciting times ahead!
Apart from all the impressive contributions for IxDA, Kiat also share his experiences as a product designer. If you have ever used Hardware Zone, news flash - your experience may be shaped by him!
Seriously ah, day 4 of Kiasu Design Life is jam packed with golden nuggets of wisdom and we couldn't wait for you to join us on this truly enjoyable ride. (We recommend you pair this episode with your favourite version of kopi and some kaya toast).
Reach us @KiasuDesignLife over at Twitter and Instagram.
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Notes/references we made in this episode:
IxDA - Official Website
World Interaction Day (IxDD) 2022 - Official Website
Designing Web Usability by Jacob Nielson - nngroup Website
Finding Common Ground Podcast - Apple Podcast
The McKinsey Podcast - Official Website
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Good Things Must Share:
Kiat's: School Circles Film
Adilah's: School of Chocolate
Hsuan's: Sigur Ros Live
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Behind the voices:
Kiat - Website
Adilah - Website
Hsuan - Website
♥️ We're self-funding this podcast, so if you’re enjoying the episodes and want to support us, we'd be so grateful for any donations. Every little bit helps—thank you so much!
♥️ Reach out to us on Instagram, where we hold post-release discussions with our supportive listeners or email us at [email protected]
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Behind Kiasu Design Life:
Hey everyone! It's been some time!
If you're active in Singapore's design community space for a while, Kiat shouldn't be a foreign name to you. Following a recent heartfelt email on the closure of IxDA meet-ups, we sat down with the man himself for a casual chat! Kiat took the chance to look back at the past 11 years and shed his true feelings around organising IxDA meet-ups in Singapore. We also got a tiny peak into what's next for IxDA - exciting times ahead!
Apart from all the impressive contributions for IxDA, Kiat also share his experiences as a product designer. If you have ever used Hardware Zone, news flash - your experience may be shaped by him!
Seriously ah, day 4 of Kiasu Design Life is jam packed with golden nuggets of wisdom and we couldn't wait for you to join us on this truly enjoyable ride. (We recommend you pair this episode with your favourite version of kopi and some kaya toast).
Reach us @KiasuDesignLife over at Twitter and Instagram.
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Notes/references we made in this episode:
IxDA - Official Website
World Interaction Day (IxDD) 2022 - Official Website
Designing Web Usability by Jacob Nielson - nngroup Website
Finding Common Ground Podcast - Apple Podcast
The McKinsey Podcast - Official Website
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Good Things Must Share:
Kiat's: School Circles Film
Adilah's: School of Chocolate
Hsuan's: Sigur Ros Live
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Behind the voices:
Kiat - Website
Adilah - Website
Hsuan - Website
♥️ We're self-funding this podcast, so if you’re enjoying the episodes and want to support us, we'd be so grateful for any donations. Every little bit helps—thank you so much!
♥️ Reach out to us on Instagram, where we hold post-release discussions with our supportive listeners or email us at [email protected]
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Behind Kiasu Design Life:
Previous Episode
03: Fresh into UX - Letters to our younger selves
If we could write a letter to our younger souls fresh into the UX industry, what would it be?
In Day 3, we're retrospecting and getting raw this time as we dive into our past experiences along with the lessons learnt. Adilah shared her revelation and ways she differentiates herself as she graduated from bootcamp and into working world, whereas Hsuan revealed her (cool?) ah lian identity and how it may or may not help in her career.
We have also introduced a new segment called "Good Things Must Share" where we exchange some sweet ol' lobangs (colloquial for good deal).
Reach us @KiasuDesignLife over at Twitter and Instagram.
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Timestamp:
(00:14) - Day 3 of Kiasu Design Life
(01:31) - Sharing our inspiration behind this episode
(03:31) - Adilah's letter
(10:58) - Funny story on Hsuan's over-enthusiasm
(11:54) - Hsuan's letter
(24:50) - Our tapaus (takeaways, lol)
(26:50) - Good Thing Must Share
(29:30) - Show wrap
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Notes/references we made in this episode:
Known-unknown matrix - A medium article on this framework
Better.sg - Official Website
Copywork - smashingmagazine's explanation
Designing systems - A medium article on designing systems and practical ways of approach
Bus Factor - Wikipedia
Curb Cut - uxdesign.cc's explanation
Nielson Norman's article on PM and UX Responsibilities - NN/g article
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Good Things Must Share:
Adilah's: mymind - Official Website
Hsuan's: restofworld - Official Website
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Behind the voices:
Hsuan - Website
♥️ We're self-funding this podcast, so if you’re enjoying the episodes and want to support us, we'd be so grateful for any donations. Every little bit helps—thank you so much!
♥️ Reach out to us on Instagram, where we hold post-release discussions with our supportive listeners or email us at [email protected]
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Behind Kiasu Design Life:
Next Episode
05: When do we call it quits?
Hellllo! We're back from a month break and feeling lemony fresh 🍋
Having a job is a sense of purpose to many of us, it helps us put rice on our table, finance us towards our biggest dreams. But have you caught yourself thinking "I'm done!" or even looking out for job openings?
In Day 5, we wanna touch on this thorny and juicy topic - "When do we call it quits?" What principles do we have when it comes to drawing the line with work. Is it the workplace? It is the people? Is it ourselves? Is it the money? Or all of the above? Listen in as we recall the last time we felt pump up for work and dive into what made us excited, and also what has all these got to do with hairdressers?!
We're glad to be back on the groove and hope you enjoy this discussion with us! If you like to join in this discourse, feel free reach us @KiasuDesignLife over at Twitter or Instagram.
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Behind the voices:
Hsuan - Website
♥️ We're self-funding this podcast, so if you’re enjoying the episodes and want to support us, we'd be so grateful for any donations. Every little bit helps—thank you so much!
♥️ Reach out to us on Instagram, where we hold post-release discussions with our supportive listeners or email us at [email protected]
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