Hobbes

Hobbes

Singapore

About

Hello! I’m a designer from Singapore working on branding, web design, and digital product design.

In my downtime, you’ll find me journalling, learning some of my mom’s recipes, skating, cafe hopping and film watching.

Projects

2024

Work Experience

2022 — Now
Brand/Web Designer; Tutor at Freelance
Singapore
  • Designed brand identities and websites for clients in the finance, healthcare, and education sectors.

  • Instructed students in logic, critical thinking, and argumentative essay writing for the Cambridge A-Level General Paper.

2024 — 2024
Research Engineer (UX/UI Designer) (Contract) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology
Singapore
  • Conceived, designed, and iterated on multiple concepts for a geospatial web application combating transboundary haze.

  • Designed and wrote the copy for the website, brand collaterals, and key proposal materials for a spin-off company, alongside performing competitive market research.

2021 — 2022
Product Designer (Contract) at VA Insight Software
Singapore
  • Successfully collaborated with cross-functional teams and delivered design deliverables of quality — annotated wireframes, style guide, and a component library — within design sprints in an agile framework.

  • Scope of work includes research, design audit, rapid prototyping, UX copywriting, developer collaboration (handoff and review), and design system.

2019 — 2020
Interaction Designer at Accenture Song
Bangkok, Singapore

This marks my first foray into the world of UX/UI design, having transitioned from a marketing background. I began my journey with the design consultancy as an Interaction Designer.

Here's a snapshot of some projects I've worked on:

  • Siam Commercial Bank: Redesigned a B2B legacy system.

  • Singapore Government Agency: Facilitated design workshops, conducted user interviews and testing, and created journey maps.

  • Singapore FinTech Festival 2020: Worked on search, as well as the interactive map experience.

  • Citibank Singapore: Overhauled the consumer banking website.

2015 — 2019
Assistant Marketing Manager at NCS Group
Singapore
  • Led marketing campaigns for a suite of smart city and IoT solutions.

  • Crafted and designed marketing and sales-enablement materials, including keynotes, playbooks, brochures, eDMs, videos, and webpages.

  • Collaborated closely with product managers and domain experts to understand and address the unique challenges faced by clients across various industries.

Education

2004 — 2008
Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours in Sociology at National University of Singapore
Singapore

Coursework of Relevance:

  • Anthropology & the Human Condition: Embraced a practical, people-centered approach to make sense of contemporary societal issues.

  • Qualitative Inquiry; Qualitative Inquiry; Qualitative Data Collection: Proficient in extracting meaningful insights through diverse research methods, including interviews, focus groups, content analysis, and ethnographic research.

  • Urban Anthropology: Developed analytical thinking and field ethnography skills to understand complex user behaviours within urban environments.

Contact

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