Cellyn Tan
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i'm a designer & educator drawn to wicked problems and overlooked systems.
I enjoy diving deep, ask strange questions and challenging the way we look at constructs and we push for meaningful action in design.
i hope to work in a practice where ux meets speculation, teaching and playful research.
i'm a designer & educator drawn to wicked problems and overlooked systems.
I enjoy diving deep, ask strange questions and challenging the way we look at constructs and we push for meaningful action in design.
i hope to work in a practice where ux meets speculation, teaching and playful research.
sharings that i've been a part of
2025
Exploring the intersection of AI and design education
temasek polytechnic
2023
Connecting UI/UX Professionals in FinTech
singapore fintech association
2021
Alter-native: An open conversation on the possibilities of our ever-evolving Communication Design Industry
DesignSingapore x Don’t Mind If
2020
EITR: reality of breaking into ux
self-initiated
Staying Surface Level is not an option ☟
Staying Surface Level is not an option ☟
going into wicked domains
What does hyper-personalisation mean in our relationship with money? What does momentum look like in a classroom?
i've always been drawn to messy, often overlooked domains—finance, law, education; spaces where people may find them dry. it's a ceaseless fascination for me to embed myself in different disciplines and to arrive and experiment with how design amplifies that all. the ambiguity pushes me.
going into wicked domains
What does hyper-personalisation mean in our relationship with money? What does momentum look like in a classroom?
i've always been drawn to messy, often overlooked domains—finance, law, education; spaces where people may find them dry. it's a ceaseless fascination for me to embed myself in different disciplines and to arrive and experiment with how design amplifies that all. the ambiguity pushes me.
grounded in user experience
i love digging in the nooks of human behaviour, whiteboarding and rethinking how creative mindsets can be grown and infect teams and organisations around who really needs responsible, and reflective crEatives ready to break things open and this playful exploration keeps my approach fresh and engaging.
grounded in user experience
i love digging in the nooks of human behaviour, whiteboarding and rethinking how creative mindsets can be grown and infect teams and organisations around who really needs responsible, and reflective crEatives ready to break things open and this playful exploration keeps my approach fresh and engaging.
i'm a facilitator at heart
i often spend a lot of time in the 'war-room'. i love the idea of thinking about how to design this figurative room into a space where we can roll up our sleeves and discover solutions together; to envision what's the next question to pursue →
i'm interested in exploring how we design systems and prototype futures—not just interfaces that ask something deeper of us socially.
designing for learning
in my teaching role thus far, i was preoccupied in how can we better design systems to care and empower the new generations? i am intrigued by how to spark range from young in a creative manner.
in my class, i embody high-energy but no bs. momentum is something i am experimenting with to help them build the muscles to solve problems & dig deeper. if a student has a better way of doing something? i'm all for it.
in my teaching role thus far, i was preoccupied in how can we better design systems to care and empower the new generations? i am intrigued by how to spark range from young in a creative manner.
in my class, i embody high-energy but no bs. momentum is something i am experimenting with to help them build the muscles to solve problems & dig deeper. if a student has a better way of doing something? i'm all for it.
i move fast, but i'll slow down for thoughtful discussion
i move fast, but i'll slow down for thoughtful discussion
i move fast, but i'll slow down for thoughtful discussion
i move fast, but i'll slow down for thoughtful discussion
designed by me © 2025 cellyn tan