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Remember remember, the month of November

1 Dec

Back in August, I’ve mentioned about all the things we’ve done so far this year, but nothing could have prepared us for the crazy month of November.

On November 4th, we had our fourth and biggest Webcamp KK ever. With the support from SATA, we flew in 3 awesome speakers from KL. Premesh Chandran (MalaysiaKini CEO, Allstars.my), Kamal Fariz (Founder of Bitfluent & Fluentspace) and Wu Han (Chief Designer of Mindvalley, Founder of Webcamp KL).

The day after, John and I joined Sabah Got Ideas, a pitching competition organized by SATA. This was the Kota Kinabalu District level and we finished second to enter the finals. 2 weeks later, at the finals, the unthinkable happened. We managed to finish in the top 6 for 20k.

Our pitch was about a mobile budgeting app dubbed ‘Wife in your pocket‘. For all the insights and lessons we learned, check out my previous post on how to craft a memorable pitch.

Then on the final weekend of November, an old friend of mine, Edham Arief together with the support of Sabah Computer Society organized our first ever Hackathon in KK. We were tasked to build a working application in 24 hours. Our team (John , Isaac and I) finished first with the app (CityQuest) that rewards you for exploring the city.

To end the month with a bang, on the last day of November, we attended the Sabah ICT Month Gala Night to receive the prizes for Sabah Got Ideas and Hackathon. Crazy month indeed…

Web Design 101

6 Sep

Even though I spend most of my professional career as a software developer, I do have interest in web design. I have also done some design work for clients and Flexnode‘s own sites. Since I couldn’t get someone else to present at Webcamp KK so I decided to try it myself.

Here are the slides and a ton of useful links for web design. I’m glad I decided to do this because of the sheer amount of things I’ve learned in the process. Hopefully, you’ll find something useful here.

Web design 101

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You can also download the pdf version of the slides.

Links and Resources

CSS / Layouts

Typography/Fonts

Whitespace

Colors

Graphics

Information Software Design

User Experience (UX)

Others

Webcamp KK

3 Aug

Last night, we had our very first Webcamp KK and surprisingly about 30 people attended.  Although mostly dominated by developers and programmers, we had some photographers, designers, bloggers and marketers in the mix. My hope is that eventually we will be able get a better mix of web professionals together to share and create awesome stuff.

For those who missed the event, check out the slides:-

Mobile web application development

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Introduction to Cappuccino

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I consider this event a success and hopefully we will be able to keep the momentum going. As I said to attendees of Webcamp, I want everyone to gather together to not just share their knowledge or expertise but also lend their hand in creating and building awesome work/projects. I hope it will be more than just a gathering but also a catalyst for cool and exciting projects between the community.

If you are interested in Webcamp KK, check out our Facebook group. Webcamp KK will be held on the first Tuesday of every month. Come join us!