Recently I read an article posted by Khai Seng Hong Founder & Director at Studio Dojo on Linkedin “A Snapshot of the UX/UI Design Community in Singapore”. It really inspired me to create a Hong Kong version 🇭🇰.
Here’s the list of the groups, podcasts, programmes and events that I know which relates to UX design in Hong Kong:
UX
IXDA
The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) is a non-profit professional organization whose focus is promoting both the field of interaction design and the interests of an international community of practitioners, managers, educators, and students of interaction design.
UXD
We are a meetup on the intersection of Design and Tech. We meet every second month to talk what matters in User Experience Design, Product Management, Data Science, etc.
UXD Meetup is one of the facets of the thriving Design community of Hong Kong. It is a meetup from busy people by busy people.
TestlaHK
UX testing community based in Hong Kong. To encourage UX Designers, Product Managers, Entrepreneurs and Curious individuals to test their products and to hear feedbacks from each other.
Colearnla
Colearnla is a casual peer-to-peer collaborative learning group. To discuss different UX topics on a regular basis.
UXPear TG Group
UXUI and digital product design force. Mentorship culture. Welcome anyone to join and discuss UXUI related topics in Cantonese.
Product
ProductTank Hong Kong
ProductTank provides an opportunity for Product Managers in Hong Kong to exchange ideas and experiences about Product Design, Development and Management, Business Modelling, Metrics, User Experience and all the other things that get us excited.
Design innovation
Design Thinking Hong Kong
Design Thinking Asia (DTA) is a community of people passionate about the power of design to transform people, society, business and the world.
Harbour Front — Web Design and Development
Harbour Front Monthly is an event series that covers a variety of topics around all things mobile and responsive web design & development, discussing the latest technologies, new ideas and best practices in web design.
Think HK
Do you think about UX, development and design daily?
We are a group of Hong Kong based tech savvy developers who live to code, dream about UX and share stories with local and international developers, designers and entrepreneurs of all levels. If you share these same passion for code, design and user experience and want to meet with interesting like-minded people or just want to share your knowledge, then join this group.
Design and Innovation Hong Kong
We believe the power of creativity, design and innovation is the key to bring positive impact. This is a platform for innovation explorers who wants to learn, share and seek collaboration. We aim to build a creative community in Hong Kong where ideas can be transformed into great design solutions.
Trial and error lab
Try until we find a way out.
Persevere, imagine and communicate with each other until we find a new way out for ourselves, for the city, and for the world.
Try, wrong, change, try again-this is the rhythm of life.
Social design
GoodLab HK
A Think & Do Tank for Social Innovation
We co-create innovative ideas to counter complex problems in Hong Kong with our community of change-makers!
Design
Hong Kong Design Centre
Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) is a publicly-funded, non-governmental organization established in 2001 with the support of the design industry. With Design for Society as its major undertaking, HKDC is committed to (i) promoting and celebrating design excellence, (ii) championing strategic and wider use of design for creating business added value and community benefits; and (iii) educating the professions and the community to be resourceful and champions for sustained developments through design and innovation.
Hong Kong Designers Association
Established in 1972, the Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA) is the first organization of its kind in Hong Kong dedicated to promoting the interests of practicing designers.
Podcasts 🎙️
Hong Kong Design Book Club
Posit
設計唔係撳個掣! ( Desighla — in cantonese)
Programmes 📺
設計日常 (available in cantonese)
設計日常2 (available in cantonese)
Events 🎫
BODW
(Next event happening in 30Nov - 5Dec 2020)
Organised by Hong Kong Design Centre since 2002, the Business of Design Week (BODW) is an annual international week-long curated programme of inspiration, exchange and opportunity in Asia at the intersection of design, brands and innovation. Every year, BODW brings together the world’s finest creative minds, thought leaders and innovators to explore the changing landscape of design, business and technology. BODW is sponsored by Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
World IA
(Next event tbc)
As information architects, we develop strategies to understand what we are trying to structure. By giving information structure, we learn to understand. We do this to encourage others to explore and understand. By being curious, we recognize our own and others’ discovery strategies.
Service Design Hong Kong
(Next event tbc)
Service Design Hong Kong is about how design and digital transformation are reshaping the future of business, society and culture in Asia.
Our events spotlight how design is being used to humanise digital experiences, and incorporates knowledge from human-centred design, design thinking, service design and customer experience.
UXHK
(Next event tbc)
User Experience Hong Kong (UXHK) is an event based in Hong Kong dedicated to bring all disciplines together (research, marketing, design, technology and the business to name a few) who work in various product and service developments who want to learn more and passionate about designing great experiences for people and business for a better world.
Round of applause 👏
It’s that hard to kickstart a community and the hard part is to keep it going because it does take up a lot of time, energy and resources. (正所謂，創業容易守業難。)
Round of applause 👏 to everyone who is contributing in the UX design community in Hong Kong.
I am pretty sure that I have miss something, feel free share and comment below. 😉
