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Episode 9: Becoming a UX Designer in South-East Asia with Atiqah Khalim, Senior UX Designer at Shopee

2021/10/25
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Atiqah Khalim：我的职业生涯并非传统意义上的设计专业出身，大学学习的是政治学。后因兴趣爱好转向设计领域，从视觉设计师转型为UX设计师，目前在Shopee担任资深UX设计师。我的作品集起初并不优秀，但通过在初创公司实习积累经验，并不断学习提升，最终获得在Razer和Shopee等知名公司工作的机会。在职业转型过程中，我面临的挑战包括作品集质量、资源限制以及视觉设计与UX设计的差异。视觉设计更主观，而UX设计需要更多的数据支持和用户调研。在Shopee的工作中，我主要负责UI设计，并参与了改进Shopee网页登录流程等项目，通过优化流程提升用户体验。我还将UX设计原则应用于数学辅导工作中，通过了解学生需求改进教学方法。在设计过程中，我参考竞品应用、Dribbble和Behance等网站获取灵感，并注重用户体验的一致性和包容性。在Shopee，我经历了设计文化的演变，从最初的快速交付转向注重流程优化和学习。我积极参与公司内部的学习和交流活动，并致力于提升团队协作效率。我也关注设计中的包容性，例如在Shopee的设计中融入穆斯林女性的元素。对于想从其他领域转行到UX设计的人，我的建议是：首先要有一个强大的作品集，并根据自己的职业阶段选择合适的案例研究；其次，要积极参与面试，展现自己的能力和理解；最后，要相信过程，不要过度焦虑，循序渐进地实现目标。 Daylon Soh：作为一名UX设计教育者，我分享了Atiqah的职业发展历程，并就UX设计相关问题与她进行了深入探讨。我们讨论了视觉设计与UX设计的区别，以及在初创公司和大型科技公司工作中的不同挑战。我们还探讨了如何提升作品集质量，如何准备UX设计面试，以及如何将UX设计原则应用于其他领域。此外，我们还探讨了新加坡UX设计行业的现状、设计文化以及如何为穆斯林群体设计产品。

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Atiqah discusses her journey from studying political science to discovering her passion for design through hobbies and internships, eventually transitioning to UX design through mentorship and self-learning.

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Starting from being a visual designer to eventually transitioning to full-fledged UX design roles in Razer and Shopee, Atiqah is an individual well-versed in the discipline of design. She is currently working at one of Asia’s largest e-commerce platforms, Shopee, as a senior UX designer in charge of crafting key payment pages and flows to support transactions across the Shopee app, ShopeePay, and other digital products.

As a designer, Atiqah is also involved in design across the brand’s different platforms, consisting of the Shopee App, PC web, and mobile web designs. She also plays an active role in the Muslim community. She is one of the co-founders for Malay Designers in SG, a group for current and aspiring Malay/Muslim designers. She also used to volunteer with The Codette Project, a non-profit ground-up initiative that aims to get more minority/Muslim women into technology.

Tune in to this episode and hear Atiqah’s thoughts on:

  • Career transition from Graphic Design to UX Designer

  • Working in Shopee and other tech companies like Razer and Popsical

  • Designing for Muslim countries

Working In UX Design is an online Webinar Series graced with a Guest Interviewee of a current experienced UX practitioner, hosted by Daylon Soh, Founder & Design Educator at CuriousCore (ex-eCommerce Architect at Razer)