monica alfons widjaja

monica alfons widjaja

software designer in Indonesia, she/her

About

hi there! i'm mon, and i create, visualize, develop, write and research.

Projects

2022

Shopping in the midst of digital era can be filled with noise & irrelevant distraction. By utilizing user experience & algorithmic personalization, we discovered the transformative power of tuning in to what really matters to buyers.

2020
Holistic revamp at Satu Persen

crafting a product design strategy that integrates seamlessly into a comprehensive ecosystem for mental health development, as well as implementing brand's spirit into their user interfaces and experiences.

Side Projects

2024

website design, graphic design, visual work, collaborative experience design, etc

2024

FAMILIAR SPACES is a personal archive comprising LiDAR photographs of my days throughout 2022-2023, presented through VR.

2023

MIRROR v.2 is a HCI exploration that studies personal expression within the growth of digital realm.

Work Experience

2015 — Now
Interdisciplinary designer at Independent
Remote

conceptualized and executed innovative design solutions across multiple disciplines, with independent artists to big commercial entities.

outcomes include: website design, graphic design, visual work, collaborative experience design, as well as UX/UI consultations.

2021 — 2023
Product Designer at Tokopedia - GoTo
Jakarta

refined and maintained the homepage & browsing experience of southeast asia's leading e-commerce Tokopedia (~210 million visits/ month).

2020 — 2021
Jakarta

developed design system, holistic product revamp, and implementing brand spirit to interfaces & experiences for a mental health company.

Speaking

2023
Featured portfolio at Out of Office
Manual Jakarta & Foreign Policy's event
2021
UI Design workshop
Satu Persen

Education

2017 — 2019
BA in Communications & Media studies at Monash University
Melbourne
2002 — 2004
Kindergarten at Tarakanita 4

Had straight As. Won bean sprout & rhyming competition. Colored things outside the line by artistic choice. Took naps.

Awards

2020
Runner up for UX Competition

Young Global Living, Rotterdam

Certifications

2021
Interaction Design Specialization Course from University of California, San Diego

relevant coursework: human-centered design, information architecture, responsive web design, rapid prototyping, storyboarding, heuristic evaluation, Interaction design

Contact

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