Apr 12, 2022You’re a StarI enter a large warehouse through these heavy, industrial doors, and into a room filled with whiteboards on the right. Tyler B. welcomes me in, and offers me a coffee as I take a seat on some cheap, foldable plastic chairs. “Welcome to the HoloDeck!”, says Tyler with a cheeky…Chris Waind5 min readChris Waind5 min read
Dec 27, 2020The Year that Didn’t ExistIt’s certainly cliché to say that 2020 has been an abnormal year. This year has been abysmal for many, disastrous for most businesses, and the root cause of some real economical destruction. I personally cannot believe that 2020 is about to end in a few days, as this year has…20204 min read20204 min read
May 10, 2020My 3 Years at Finger Food ATGAs you all have probably heard by now, the company I work for, Finger Food ATG has been acquired by Unity Technologies. This is absolutely huge. I’ve had the privilege to work at Finger Food for almost 3 years — 3 years in June to be precise. I’ve always shamelessly…Unity4 min readUnity4 min read
Apr 22, 2019Believing Augmented RealityBelow are my views only and do not represent Finger Food Studios’ views. My colleagues and I just returned from a business trip in Toronto. It wasn’t a typical business trip at all. In fact, we were all working a weekend gig — a retail job at MEC. We were…Augmented Reality3 min readAugmented Reality3 min read
Jun 19, 2017My First Week as a MR/VR Interaction DesignerMy first week at Finger Food Studios (FF) flew by ever so quickly. I was blown away by a very well-thought onboarding process (thanks Simon!), and I am super excited to tackle impactful problems for world-class clients. I joined the FF design team because it was time for a change…VR3 min readVR3 min read
May 30, 2017I’m joining Finger Food StudiosWOKE Studio was a short-lived experience for me, but I learned a lot in the four months I was there. The team is extremely talented and I have a newfound appreciation for industrial design. I’m extremely grateful that Afshin brought me on board without a moment of hesitation, and for…Virtual Reality1 min readVirtual Reality1 min read
May 16, 2017The World needs Better SignageDaily UX #6 — It’s certainly been a while! Things are changing and I have exciting news to share soon. At the moment, I’m still at WOKE working alongside a talented design team. For now, let’s get back into Daily UX. To those who aren’t familiar with what Daily UX is, I started this…Design2 min readDesign2 min read
Feb 7, 2017New status updateHong Kong was spectacular. Guangzhou was memorable. Disneyland was magical. December 2016 was simply unforgettable. I haven’t written a Medium post in over two months! Other than my amazing trip, the other reason for the hiatus was that I have officially joined WOKE Studio as a Product Designer. Based right off Granville Island, I have fallen in love with the sights, sounds, and food that the surrounding neighbourhood has to offer.Hong Kong1 min readHong Kong1 min read
Dec 2, 2016Good Design is Always InvisibleDaily UX #5 — The design languages for both Google Material Design and Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) are absolutely gorgeous. We interact with them daily and because both design languages are so meticulously thought-out and crafted, we rarely notice them, because good design is always invisible. I had the wonderful privilege to be…Design2 min readDesign2 min read
Nov 15, 2016Design for Error Handling and the UnthinkableDaily UX #4 — If you didn’t already know, Samsung has been recalling their top-load washers in the past few months. Okay, maybe 97% of you guys didn’t know that because you either don’t wash your clothes or wear jeans for 365 days a year. Long story short, my dad recently went through a…UX2 min readUX2 min read
