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Soul
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Skates
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Curiously
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Overlap
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M-Tron
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Tura
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Sunrise
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Lamboozled
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Again From Scratch
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Memory Voyage
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Soul
A meditation set designed to help regular meditators achieve peace and clarity easily through sight and sound.
Flavor: A solo project merging brand insights and luxury aesthetics through form, detail, and interaction
#IndustrialDesign
#BrandResearch
#FormStudy
#3DModeling
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Skates
A versatile chair designed for shared open spaces.
Flavor: An individually executed project bridging design and manufacturing through collaboration with sponsor, factory, and marketing teams
#IndustrialDesign
#FormStudy
#Prototyping
#Manufacturing
#UserExperienceDesign
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SIT furniture design award
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Curiously
A platform empowering educators and organizations to create custom AI-powered learning companions and interactive knowledge experiences.
Flavor: A product design project solving business challenges at an early-stage EdTech startup
#UserExperienceDesign
#Prototyping
#UserInterfaceDesign
#Edtech
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Overlap
A set of table organizers that brings joyful interaction while organizing time, space, and belongings.
Flavor: A self-directed project combining material exploration with playful, interaction-focused product design
#IndustrialDesign
#Prototyping
#ModelMaking
#Manufacturing
#TechDrawing
#UserExperienceDesign
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M-Tron
A shared semi-automatic scooter designed for Disneyland, for kids and adults to travel between rides.
Flavor: A self-initiated side project blending personal inspiration and 3D modeling practice
#IndustrialDesign
#3DModeling
#Rendering
#Brand-CentricDesign
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Tura
A phone app designed to help users meet new travel buddies and plan trips together.
Flavor: A self-directed travel app design grounded in user insights and refined through iterative testing
#UserExperienceDesign
#UserResearch
#UIDesign
#Wireframing
#Prototyping
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Sunrise
A hand-crafted speaker.
Flavor: A hand-crafted speaker project practicing model making, structural design, and physical prototyping techniques
#IndustrialDesign
#Prototyping
#ModelMaking
#Manufacturing
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Lamboozled
A game designed to help young people sharpen their critical media literacy skills while avoiding partisan politics.
Flavor: Led a UX overhaul to untangle confusing flows and craft a smoother, more intuitive gameplay experience.
#UserExperienceDesign
#Wireframing
#Prototyping
#UsabilityStudies
#Edtech
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Again From Scratch
A material exploration toolkit that empowers learners to craft, experiment with, and eventually understand diverse materials and basic forms.
Flavor: A self-directed project combining my interest in maker education with user-centered design of both learning flow and toolkit
#IndustrialDesign
#Edtech
#CurriculumDevelopment
#LearningExperienceDesign
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Memory Voyage
An interactive game inspired by my grandfather's struggle with Alzheimer's, designed to evoke empathy by immersing players in the emotional challenges of memory confusion.
Flavor: A storytelling-driven game blending emotional narrative and Teachable Machine–powered physical interaction
#UserExperienceDesign
#TeachableMachine
#Unity
#Edtech
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VibeWeave: Playful Creativity with Keyboard and Mouse 🎢🎨
December 19, 2024
Animation | Music | JavaScript | Interaction Design
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Breathe 2.0 🌼🌬️
December 18, 2024
GoGoBoard | Paper Craft | Interactive Installation | Vinyl
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X-Ray Scanner Paper Circuit πŸ“œπŸ©»
December 11, 2024
Paper Circuit | Paper Craft | Interaction Design
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Dancing Dragon πŸ‰πŸŒŸ
November 12, 2024
Laser Cut | 2D Fabrication | Cam Mechanism
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Exploring AR Filters and Body-Centered Digital Play 🀸🎭
November 4, 2024
Unity | Makey Makey | AR | Tangible Interaction Design
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Depth of Mondrian's Composition 2 ✏️🎨
October 23, 2024
p5. js | 3D Fabrication | Creative Coding
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The Midnight Movie Club πŸŽ₯✨
October 15, 2024
Stop-Motion Animation | Photography | Video Editing
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Breadcrumb Game: The Chromatic Balance 🍞🌈
September 27, 2024
Unity | Game Design
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MechaMorph πŸ¦‹βš™οΈ
March 27, 2024
3D Printing | 3D Fabrication | New Fabric
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Refugia: Rethinking Nature Through an Animal’s Perspective 🦊🌿
August 24, 2022
Spatial Experience Design | Architectural Prototyping | Sustainability
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Lyu: Crafting Personal Style Through Leather Footwear and Bags πŸ‘œπŸ‘‘
January 31, 2022
Soft Goods | Manufacturing | Leather Craft
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Liss: An Emotional Retractable Dog Leash πŸ•πŸ₯°
December 14, 2021
Form Design | Gravity Sketch | Storytelling
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Mode Bag: Switch Between Different Modes Everyday πŸ‘œπŸ’Ό
December 13, 2021
Soft Goods | Web Design | Storytelling
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Saturn: Pet Furniture Design Concept πŸΆπŸ›οΈ
November 17, 2021
Pet Furniture | Form Study | 3D Modeling | Rendering
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Ito Suitcase 🧳✈️
October 5, 2021
Adobe Photoshop | Rendering | CMF Design
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Plant Phone: Unplug & Refocus πŸŒ±πŸ“΄
February 26, 2021
3D Modeling | Product Rendering | Electronic
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Ergo Care: Designing Comfort and Support with VR for Everyday Life πŸ’†β€β™€οΈπŸ•ΆοΈ
December 19, 2020
Consumer Electronics | User Experience | Ergonomic Design
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MUM: Soft Goods Pattern DesignπŸŽ’πŸ‘Ά
December 19, 2020
Adobe Illustrator | Graphic Design | Digital Pattern Making
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