Ericson Luciano

Ericson Luciano

Product Designer in Manila, Philippines

About

UI Designer focused on user interfaces and design systems who can work with code, and I strive for intuitive, simple, and accessible designs.

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Taguig, Philippines (Remote)
2021 — Now
Taguig, Philippines (Remote)
  • Collaborate with principal product designers, engineering, and project managers to design and enhance the merchant dashboard's user experience, including user management, security logs, report overviews, and product offerings.

  • Led and took ownership of the initial phases of the internal design system (S.E.E.D.S.), such as facilitating a design activity like weekly check-in and retro, establishing office hours, and championing the design system for the design team to other stakeholders.

  • Mentoring other junior designers, providing feedback on their work, and instructing them on Figma and design systems

2018 — 2021
Parañaque City
  • Creating designs and prototypes in close collaboration with the development team and delivering them to clients and internal initiatives.

  • Assisted in implementing atomic design for CSS structure.

  • Assisting and mentoring designers in front-end development tasks such as CSS slicing and email template design implementation

  • Working on clients' design systems and style guides.

2017 — 2017
Remote
  • Designing agent CRM software for mobile and web application platforms.

  • Enhanced user experience through accelerated iterations and assisted in prototyping.

  • Designed style guides and user interface (UI) kits to accelerate the development process for software engineers.

2014 — 2017
Makati City, Philippines
  • Developed a system for automating the front-end development process, utilizing multiple designers for each project.

  • Developing a web application, a mobile-friendly website, and email templates

  • Helping junior designers improve their design and front-end development (HTML and CSS) workflow.

  • Designing and developing a rapid prototype for an early iteration in order to collect early partner and client feedback.

2014 — 2014
Quezon City, Philippines
  • Transforming wireframes into functional design prototypes and coding the designs into HTML and CSS.

  • Working with the Woqee team to design a mobile application for medical professionals.

  • Worked together on a number of internal products and projects for clients, such as the design of a Raspberry Pi and camera-based kiosk.

2013 — 2014
Pasig, Philippines
  • Developed website designs that were consistent, user-friendly, and followed best practices in web design, while also being responsive and accessible across multiple devices and platforms.

  • I collaborated on internal and external projects, and designed graphics for social media, print, and websites.

  • I've participated in various hackathons to broaden my knowledge and skills in a fast-paced environment.

2012 — 2014
Freelance Designer at Freelance
Navotas City
  • Worked together on many projects with different roles, such as web design, branding, graphic design, user interface design, and development.

  • Collaborated with a range of clients, such as Velocity Local, The DZAP Group, and others.

  • Made designs for websites, social media, business materials, print materials, and more.

Side Projects

Ongoing

It's not just an event, it's a whimsical escapade you'll remember forever!

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It's a ticket-buying platform in the Philippines. Why did I make this? After I discovered some organizers are still using Google Forms for some information requested,. In a curated event listing, the ticket system and organizer can easily scan the QR codes of attendees and track their ticket metrics if they reach the target attendees.

2023

Discover ThoughtTrove, your daily companion for personal growth and self-discovery. Engage with meaningful quotes and thought-provoking questions that inspire introspection. Share your insights, connect with a supportive community, and embark on a transformative journey towards mindfulness and deeper self-understanding, fostering a more enriching life, one reflection at a time.

2023
Bitwards at Bitwards

Get rewarded for completing exciting challenges!

Transform your daily tasks into fun challenges and unlock exciting rewards with Bitwards, the gamified loyalty app that partners with various stores and businesses!

2022

Started to develop a curated job listing for the fintech niche.
Currently using Exploring GraphCMS + NextJS and I deployed this project on Vercel. This project is not active anymore and maybe I can switch this to Prisma + NextJS soon once I have time.

Speaking

2022
A short guide to design tokens in design systems at [Workshop] WDSW: Building your Design System with a sense of community
Philippines, Remote

PayMongo Product Design team organize an event for Word Design System Week 2022. And my topic is more about basic design tokens.

2022
Remote

Friends of Figma advocates in the Philippines were given the opportunity to speak about the Figma workshop at the GDSC Philippines Press Play Hackfest (PPH). And I'd like to share and talk about Figma 101. Thank you for allowing me to speak in front of more than 50 high school and senior high students. (This is my first time speaking to high school students rather than college students.)

2021
The easiest guide to Webflow for beginners at Multisys Designer Workshop
Remote

Every other two months, we have an event/workshop on anything not related to our current design workflow.Share about the webflow basic with my co-workers.

2020
Remote

ReactJS PH organizer invited me to talk about anything related to front-end development since TailwindCSS released their new version

2018
Introduction to Developers Connect at React Native Code Camp 2018
Quezon City, Philippines

As Event lead I discussed the Intro about Developers Connect(DevCon)

2017
Branding & Identity for DevCon at DevCon Meet Up & Geek Up 2017
Makati City, Philippines

Talked about what we establish on the DevCon Codecamps, Campus tour, Summit, and other design-related about the brand and identity that we establish

2017
Sass Basics at Campus DevCon at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
Manila, Philippines

Talked about basic Sass and some fundamentals and best practices with Sass.

Volunteering

2019 — Now
Manila Philippines

Meet designers, grow your network, and build design skills at in-person events in the Philippines and in our online community. Open to everyone interested in learning more about Figma; advanced practitioners, aspiring designers and developers, and creatives of all types.

2019 — 2021
Manila, Philippines

I contributed to the development of the website for ReactJS Philippines (reactjs.org.ph).

2015 — 2019
Philippines

Collaborated on designing a website for DevCon Summit and created several social media posters for both the campus DevCon and the code camp. Occasionally volunteered as an organizer for code camp and as a speaker at Campus DevCon.

2018 — 2019
Organizer at Dribbble Philippines (Manila)
Manila, Philippines

We created a design community on Dribbble.com to spark conversations and build relationships within the creative community through meetups and other activities.

2012 — 2015
Volunteer at Drupal Philippines
Phlippines

Contributed as a designer in creating collaterals and occasionally assisted other volunteers during events.

Education

2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at City of Malabon University
Malabon, Philippines

Contact

Twitter
Website
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