Stampede: the Strategic Design & Development Company

One of my biggest things I learnt when I became a UX designer was the importance of soft skills. A UX practitioner relies heavily on person-to-person know how. Knowing what people need and how to craft a solution that is easy to use, useful, and delightful...

Hi, kamusta ka na? My name is Rolando Parado, Stampede’s newest addition to the development team. I am here to tell you about where I come from, which is an island in the Philippines called Leyte.
Leyte is an island in the Visayas group of the Philippines, along with other major islands such as Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol and Samar. The island is further divided into two provinces, (Northern) Leyte and Southern Leyte. The major city is called Tacloban...

Asking questions is easy when you’re conversing with a person you’re familiar with. You know their aspirations and fears, you know what to ask and when, you already form a certain bond making the discourse fluid and comfortable.
But there’s a stigma in asking questions in professional capacity. Many people worry that asking questions will make them look less informed or worse, ignorant. But I think one of the greatest things about being a UX practitioner is this: you now have...

I came across this tweet from Smashing Magazine the other day, asking, “What are the things you wish you’d known when you started working on the web?”
Two things came to mind: one, is that you will not get good overnight — and knowing the fast-paced tech industry, even if you have mastered one skill, you should be able to learn new things as it progresses....