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Michael Yap

@michaelryap

Former Product Design @etsy · @TheWebbyAwards Winner · Former faculty @svaixd @CACollegeofArts · http://michaelryap.com

It's a joy (and relief) to launch my portfolio site: michaelryap.com


Design has two essential purposes: to create products and services that enrich our lives, and to establish and nurture trust between users and the brands behind them #designedfortrust


Portfolio in progress

michaelryap's tweet image. Portfolio in progress

Portfolio in progress

michaelryap's tweet image. Portfolio in progress

One measure of a digital designer is if their work still exists on the Internet 1–, 5–, 10-years from when it launched and if it still looks good and performs well


Yes, Figma is powered by AI, but sometimes all you really need to design interactive experiences are boxes-and-arrows (and Helvetica)

michaelryap's tweet image. Yes, Figma is powered by AI, but sometimes all you really need to design interactive experiences are boxes-and-arrows (and Helvetica)

Portfolio in progress

michaelryap's tweet image. Portfolio in progress
michaelryap's tweet image. Portfolio in progress
michaelryap's tweet image. Portfolio in progress

Abilities to size objects according to numeric values and guides have made Google Drawings a serious collaboration tool for designers

michaelryap's tweet image. Abilities to size objects according to numeric values and guides have made Google Drawings a serious collaboration tool for designers

"We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training" —Archilochus


Executive storytelling is a valuable design skill


Design studies are little windows that let you peer into the future of what a design will eventually become. They appear as fragments of a fully resolved design. Yet, they are low stakes and disposable. Tiny trials and errors. Design studies always leave you wanting to see more.


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