FREE In-Person Workshop | Explore the UX Design Process

Free
Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
6 8 am EDT
GA Singapore Campus | 79 Anson Road
General Assembly @ 79 Anson Level 20. 79 Anson Road Singapore, 079906
Singapore

About This Workshop

This class is a free in-person session taking place at General Assembly Singapore Campus. Please only register if you are able to attend in-person. There will be no recording available.

Are you thinking about a career in UX Design, but don’t know where to start?

This free 2-hour class will give you an understanding of what it takes to be a UX Designer, and how to apply the UX Design process to start building your portfolio today. Learn from an expert instructor with real world experience in the industry you want to break into. Join us and gain the confidence to take the next step in your career.

Takeaways

  • Understand what a UX designer does every day, the skills they need, and the tools they use
  • Gain the confidence you need to make recommendations for improving a user’s experience
  • Learn the difference between making a product useable vs. delightful
  • Practice building a low-fi prototype to quickly test ideas

Preparation

Have a pen & paper ready for class or bring along your personal laptop for note-taking.

About the Instructor

Donovan Tan Photo

Founder & Creative Director, LOUPE Asia

Donovan is the Founder and Creative Director of LOUPE Asia, an award-winning social design studio headquartered in Singapore.

Currently residing in Singapore, Donovan has had the opportunity to serve regional clients in Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam and Japan. Clients include the Ministry of Education (Singapore), Capitol Theatre and Lions Home for the Elders. Donovan also facilitates C-suite meetings to chart strategies for companies to achieve positive impact through design. He is also adjunct faculty at the University of Portsmouth.

Donovan believes in change-making and creating social impact in Singapore's arts and design scene. He strives to build an ecosystem of art and design enthusiasts, developing talents to their fullest potential. Donovan has spoken at conferences, moderated panel discussions and been interviewed on national radio on the topics of value creation via social design. He has also given courses on creating impact with design in organisations such as S&P Global, BBC Studios (Asia) and the Singapore Police Force.

Donovan is also a lifelong advocate for education. Having been awarded the NTU Research Scholarship, Donovan is pursuing his research in the School of Art, Design and Media (ADM) in Nanyang Technological University as a research scholar. His current research area is in social impact via communication design. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Design Communications from Goldsmith College, London. He has also been awarded the Ngee Ann Kongsi Scholarship.

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