BACOLOD. Participants of UX 101 and Design Thinking Workshop held at the Negros First Negosyo Center in Bacolod City on June 2. (Contributed Photo)
BACOLOD. Participants of UX 101 and Design Thinking Workshop held at the Negros First Negosyo Center in Bacolod City on June 2. (Contributed Photo)

Stronger UX activities in Bacolod City pushed

THE Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for Information and Communications Technology (Bnefit) is urged to elect community leaders who will spearhead user experience (UX) activities in the city.

UX Designer of Reed Elsevier Philippines and founder of Bicol IT.org Harris Rainier Osiana, in a statement, said since UX design is a new field in the Philippines, the demand for UX designers is very high.

Osiana said with the companies’ realization of its importance, the demand for UX professionals has increased tremendously.

“The local ICT council should designate leaders who will spearhead activities like regular meet up for the UX community and conduct workshops involving real work or social problems for teachers, students, designers and developers,” he added.

The IT expert was in Bacolod City recently to lead the UX 101 and Design Thinking Workshop held at the Negros First Negosyo Center.

The activity is aimed at teaching the fundamentals and industry standards tools of design. It was participated by students, newly graduates, teachers and professionals.

From research, ideation to prototyping and testing, the participants learned how to solve design problems utilizing user experience skills and methods.

Osiana said the workshop also aims to build a community of UX designers, researchers and practitioners in the city.

“I am glad that there are designers and developers doing a user-centered design in the group. The participants are proactive and very innovative in solving the design problem provided,” he added.

Osiana, meanwhile, pointed out that the need to involve stakeholders including government and enterprises, among others, by conducting UX awareness to generate more UX job opportunities among residents in Bacolod City.

Community leaders should also initiate “hackathon” where UX designers can also join and practice their expertise.

Also, they could stage an annual UX summit for Visayas where practitioners can socialize and showcase their projects, he added.

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