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I'm a Product Designer and Web Developer based in Malaysia. I specialise in creating user-friendly experiences and developing static websites.

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About

Hello, I'm 方 世 杰 , specialise in crafting and delightful web design and interfaces.

I'm a Product Designer at and a Static Site Developer with Astro Logo , having created few like USMART + Ow Construction at the side. Currently, I am expanding my knowledge on inspired by this talk and inspired by this video as part of my working principle.

In my free time, I enjoy experimenting with at PaletteUI and contributing to like these . Occasionally, I also essays and some too .

Like minded? on or at or , I would love to connect with new people.

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Selected Client Works

  • Ow Construction

    Making homeownership a reality.

    2023

  • USMART System

    Customised smart system for warehouses, business and home living.

    2022

Open Source Contributions and Technical Essays

  • PaletteUI

    Experimental UI component library referencing unique design patterns on existing user interfaces.

    Side Project

  • AstroJS Prismic Preview Setup Guide

    A minimal astro-prismic starter with preview setup

    Technical Essay

  • My Thoughts on Migrating From GatsyV5 to AstroV3

    We'll discuss the reasons, benefits, tradeoffs and what to look out. This is not a migration guide.

    Technical Essay

Design & Career Essays

  • Mediocrity and the Job Title Lore

    People look up to you because of your good judgement, not title.

    Oct 22, 2023

  • Small and Repetitive Design Work Is Part of the Grind

    An essay dedicated to designers who wants to land on that dream project...whatever you call it.

    Jun 18, 2023

  • Keep These in Mind if You’re New to Web Design and Development

    There is never a better time to learn web design and development than now. If you plan to start, I have some advise for you.

    Mar 12, 2022

Recent Essays

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  • Abundance Mindset & Terengganu Trip

    August - October 2024 life update - Designing web template, shifting from scarcity to abundance mindset, deleting dating apps and Terengganu trip.

    Oct 20, 2024

  • 2024 Q2 Reminders

    Some lessons about work, love and play.

    Jul 18, 2024

  • On Doing More

    A reminder essay on battling with the notion of "I could do more", feeling overwhelmed, escaping mediocrity and my approach to do more (with less).

    Jun 3, 2024

Recent Readings

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  • Principles of Beautiful Figures for Research Papers

  • The Feng Shui Principles of Wearing Bracelets

  • Help Us Choose the Final Syntax for Masonry in CSS

  • From Coder to Creator: My Journey

    The production processes that have worked for me, and even a little on how I got here - as it explains why and how I'm doing all this in the first place, and allows me to make some recommendations.

  • Config 2024: Rituals to Unbreak Planning (Shishir Mehrotra & Yuhki Yamashita)

    When we talk to PMs and leaders across the industry, so many people tell us that “planning is broken.” This prompted us to go study how many world-class companies approach planning, and we’re here to share our insights — as well as teams’ unique rituals — that will hopefully help “unbreak” planning at your company.

  • Guy with Whiteboard Explains McKinsey Case

    Step by step how I would solve an actual McKinsey case

  • Config 2024: How to Build for, and with, Gen Z (Jiaona Zhang, CPO, Linktree)

    From consumer and enterprise products to marketplaces and games, we’re seeing a transformational shift in the interfaces and stories that resonate. Join Linktree CPO Jiaona “JZ” Zhang to learn how product leaders at every stage are thinking about building with, not just for, Gen Z.

  • Copying Is the Way Design Works

  • I Want ONLY Confidence

  • Shape of AI

    How will patterns and experiences evolve in a world shaped by Artificial Intelligence?

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