Who I am

I’m a Chinese American who believes that design and technology should empower people to live their lives better. I use she/her pronouns. My friends would describe me as kind, warm hearted, and easy to communicate with.

My passion is to create effective and intuitive interfaces that can provide a joyful user experience for people.

I believe in user-centered design principles, and base design decisions on user needs and business goals.

Why I design

A good user experience is a good business. When I encounter a bad design in my daily life, I often ask myself, as a UI/UX designer, how would I improve a design or solve the deficiency. I really enjoy the process of using design to solve real world problems. That gives me a great sense of accomplishment.

I’m also a mother with two young children. As they grow up, I continue to find problems in their lives that can be solved by my design knowledge. Such as the project named “Reward Your Kids”. From the initial idea to the final design of App, this process is a very meaningful exercise to show my maxim: DESIGN leads to SOLUTION.

Things I do

Design

UI/UX design
Visual design
Interaction design
Prototyping
Wireframe
Mock up
Usability testing
Illustration
Animation

People

User research
Analytical
Persona
A/B Test

Strategy

Product vision
Research
Competitor analysis
Project planning

Fun facts

  • I like nerding out on designs, books, anime, illustrations, and movies.
  • I love traditional Chinese culture and Han style couture.
  • I'm crazy about using AI face change tech to pretend to be a movie star.
  • I love to imagine I have wings to soar in the sky.
  • I love cooking, eating, and sharing my homestyle food.
  • I’m fluent in Mandarin, and I love super “MaLa” hotpot.
  • When it comes to talking about how to raise kids, I can keep talking forever.
  • I often do oil painting when I feel down or want to be calm.

Inspiration

I would like to share the content that has helped me develop as
a designer, student and creative thinker.

TOOLS

The tool of choice does not matter. The results are what matters.

I began my career using Adobe products. Since then, I have pushed myself to learn as many tools as possible without being cynical or dismissive of a new tool that can potentially change my workflow for the better. As my mentors have always told me, "the early bird gets the worm". I don't headline read and talk about new tools, I actually struggle through and learn each one.

Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe XD
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere
Adobe Indesign
Invision
Sketch
Figma
Webflow
Moqups
JavaScript
HTML 5
CSS 3
GitHub
Sublime Text
PHP
MySql

BOOKS

A great book is like a window into an author's mind.

During the past two years I have read over 30 books. Whether it’s an audio book or sitting down to read,
I find it cathartic to gain knowledge through someone else’s documented experiences.

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I love questions and feedback – and I'm always happy to help! Here are some ways to contact me.
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