HappyDesigner Community
Where Taiwan's Brightest Minds Unite to Create Digital Magic 🇹🇼
About HappyDesigner
HappyDesigner is a community built by and for Taiwan's developers. Since 2005, we've provided a space where designers, developers, and creative professionals can meet, learn from each other, and grow together. Our events range from casual meetups to focused workshops, all aimed at fostering genuine connections and knowledge sharing.
We welcome everyone from junior developers to seasoned professionals, believing that diverse perspectives lead to better solutions. Whether you're looking to expand your skills, find collaborators, or simply connect with like-minded professionals, you'll find your place here.
Our Mission
Building an Active Community
We create opportunities for meaningful connections through:
  • Regular meetups and workshops where members can share their experiences
  • A supportive environment for asking questions and seeking advice
  • Collaboration opportunities between designers and developers
  • A platform for both experienced and emerging voices in the industry
Inspiring Innovation
We bring together different perspectives and approaches through:
  • Practical case studies from real projects
  • Technical workshops on emerging tools and methods
  • Open discussions about industry challenges and solutions
  • Opportunities to experiment with new technologies
Join Our Community Events
Join us to learn, share, and connect with fellow creators. What to Expect:
  • Knowledge sharing sessions
  • Hands-on workshops
  • Open discussions
Before joining us as an attendee or speaker, please read our community manifesto. It outlines our values, expectations, and how we work together to create a supportive environment for everyone 👇

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Our Community Members
Discover the diverse companies, organizations, and individuals in our vibrant community. Connect with experts and explore collaboration opportunities.
Individual Members
Liang-Bin Hsueh (hlb)
Curator
A community builder who enjoys connecting people and ideas, focused on creating spaces where developers can learn and grow together. A serial entrepreneur whose ventures range from an event registration website to an AI agent platform. He's admittedly lazy and loves to automate everything.
Known as hlb or Pudding 🍮
Wei-Fan (Taco) Chen
Wei-Fan (Taco) Chen is a software developer, Indie GameDev, and producer. He believes that playing is a lifelong pursuit, and his desk is always filled with toys, models, figurines, instruments, and various books. In addition to his love for play, he believes that play can be integrated into life and work, and he is constantly seeking ways to incorporate playfulness into his life.
Allen Own
Passionate about cybersecurity and hacking, committed to fostering a safer world through a hacker mindset. With 20+ years' experience, helping governments and enterprises close gaps with attackers. As CEO of DEVCORE and Chairman of HIT/HITCON, actively engaged in community building and talent development.
Maylogger
Maylogger is a passionate web designer and VTuber, currently active on Twitch, where he frequently shares insights on web design and creativity, helping others find inspiration and joy in design. Before becoming a VTuber, Maylogger was a renowned web designer in Taiwan, having designed websites for various media outlets, brands, and political figures. He also served as a university lecturer in UI/UX and web design, nurturing many future design talents.
Fox Hsiao
Started playing computer games on cassette tapes at age 6, and has spent my entire career working in the gaming and internet industries. Co-founded two internet companies that were later acquired and listed on NASDAQ. Passionate about internet technology, and currently host the Sidechat Podcast.
Richard Tsai
Co-founded UserXper in 2007, focusing on user experience (UX) design and strategy, and founded the HPX community to promote UX knowledge and practices. In recent years, he has focused on the operations of UserXper Academy, training talent that meets industry needs. With extensive cross-disciplinary experience, he specializes in user research, data analysis, information architecture, project management, and digital marketing, and is skilled at collaborating effectively with professionals across various fields.
Chien-Lung Kao
Founder of 5xCampus, "Eddie" is a well-known figure in the tech community with over 25 years of programming experience and 15 years of teaching expertise across multiple programming languages. He is a frequent speaker at tech conferences, sharing his professional insights. Author of the "Learn for Your Own Good" tech book series, he is known for making complex technical concepts accessible through his clear and engaging writing style. In line with the spirit of knowledge sharing, all his books are openly available online.
Richy Li
Richy Li has 30 years of experience in online content development, with expertise in internet content product planning and operations, as well as information visualization. His current research explores the ethics of AI-generated visuals, their impact on the news industry, news impact, and fundraising message design. Formerly the Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo Taiwan, he now teaches in the Department of Journalism.
Isabel Hou
Isabel is a practicing attorney focusing on legal frameworks in emerging technologies, open data, and digital governance of open government. Since joining the g0v civic tech community in 2012, she has been promoting social innovation through collaborative approaches. As a mother of three, she initiated the Sch001 project within g0v to foster digital citizenship among the next generation. She currently serves as a civilian committee member of the Executive Yuan's Smart Nation Initiative, Open Data Advisory Committee, and the Ministry of Digital Affairs' AI Product and System Evaluation Center. From 2020 to 2022, as a civilian committee member of the Legislative Yuan's Open Parliament Committee, she helped complete Taiwan's first "Open Parliament Action Plan."
Additionally, in 2017, she helped establish the Taiwan AI Academy Foundation, where she currently serves as Secretary General, leading curriculum transformation and the open-source AI platform "Wheel of Fire" project. She regularly gives public speeches on the social impact and governance of artificial intelligence.
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Company Members

Company members are in alphabetical order.
5xCampus
5xCampus provides in-person and online programming education courses to help learners continuously advance in the field of software development. We also design customized training programs for businesses, with a recent focus on making "AI implementation is more than just a slogan" a key priority. We assist companies in applying AI technologies to their daily operations, enhancing productivity and competitiveness.
CyCraft Technology
CyCraft, founded in 2017, integrates autonomous AI to deliver cybersecurity services to government, banking, and high-tech sectors in the Asia-Pacific. Backed by CID Group and Pavilion Capital, CyCraft is recognized by Gartner, IDC, and Frost & Sullivan, earning global awards. A member of key cybersecurity organizations, CyCraft is committed to advancing global cybers
MeetAndy
Building an AI project assistant for software teams, focusing on practical solutions for daily development challenges.
SPARKFUL
SPARKFUL is a Taiwanese digital design company that combines fun, design, and technology. Focusing on mobile app development and design, they use the innate human nature of playfulness to solve real-life problems.
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