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A collection of posts I wrote about design process, technology and productivity.
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OKLCH, explained for designers
OKLCH is a new color space that improves design and development with a wider color gamut. Learn why it's the new standard for web colors.
How to Organise Design Workflow and Operation in Figma
How should we approach to organise our screens, when there are 10+, 100+, or even 1000+? Here's my struggles & takeaways in organizing Figma.
Thanks to Figma Plugins, Automated Work Spares More Time For Design
Introducing Figma Plugins, third-party support the up-and-coming interface and prototype design tool that can speed up your design workflow.
Design with Data — Why should you design with real content?
We have a lot of assumptions in the process of creating wireframes and mockups for websites & apps. As wireframes & mock-ups are not dynamic, it is easy to
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Design Journal - Mar 01, 2025
Mapping Variable Modes with Component Variants
Last year, Figma introduced a new way to handle light and dark modes: Variable Modes. The promise was clear - design once, switch between modes seamlessly. No more maintaining separate dark mode screens. It is also a scalable system to support breakpoints or event languages. When variable modes lau
Design Journal - Jan 01, 2025
2024 Wrapped
Kicking off the new year with a review! For the first time, I'm posting my annual review right on Jan 1st. This tradition, which I started way back in 2019, marks its fifth year - we're halfway through to a decade of annual reflections! Friends of Figma Hong Kong had its biggest year yet, with our
Design Journal - Jan 27, 2024
2023 Life Review
Welcome to 2024! As I embark on this new year, I find it important to take a moment to reflect on the past and the things that have brought me joy and fulfillment. In 2023, I made a conscious effort to prioritize my health and physical activity. I started going to the gym at first but settled to le
Work In Progress - Jul 11, 2023
Portfolio Day 2023
Today is Portfolio Day and I want to share a recap of my personal website updates for the past year! Even though my work has mostly stay the same, my website has underwent small and incremental changes over the year. A few years ago, I created the UX Career Kit to assist designers in early career. I
Design Journal - Jul 08, 2023
Friends of Figma HK Watch Party!
Thanks for joining our first midnight Config Watch Party! It’s always so good to see our amazing Hong Kong design community in person—we love to see all the familiar faces as well as new ones! Special shoutout to one of our new community members who flew in from Beijing! There’s something special ab
Ctrl Alt Setup - Apr 10, 2023
Learn from Building A Second Brain
Just finished reading "Building A Second Brain" by Tiago Forte. It's a profound piece that makes me rethink my note-taking tools & strategy. I've known Tiago Forte a while ago to apply the P.A.R.A organization method for Evernote but it wasn't the time when everyone talked about personal knowledge m