About Me
📸 Me with my film camera
Hey there! My name is Yuan [pronounced: yawn 🥱] and I'm a product designer who enjoys crafting great digital experiences.
Constant collaboration, data + research + feedback, and good energy are key parts of all my work. Also, chatting about design systems is one of my jams 🥫
Outside of design, I have interests in videography, photography, traveling, drinking tea, and hanging out with my cat. I also love communicating via emojis, in case it wasn't obvious 🙊
My Ways of Working
Core principles that guide my design process and collaboration
Collaboration
Radical transparency + cross-functional trust
Research-Driven
Data-informed, user-centered decisions
Systems Thinking
Scalable, maintainable design foundations
Technical Fluency
Deep partnership with engineering
Things I Do For Fun
As a hobby I film, edit, and share video blogs. The hobby originally stemmed from the fear of losing my memories; videos are my personal method of preserving moments in time. Each piece of work reminds me to be grateful for everything that has happened up to this point.
35mm Film
Advancing film after each shot feels like locking a memory into time. Just an amateur learning to appreciate the art of film photography.
Ireland (Dublin, Galway, Doolin, Aran Islands) — May 2023
Portugal and Spain (Lisbon, Sintra, and Barcelona) — November 2022
Georgia (Gudauri, Tbilisi, Jvari Monastery) — March 2022
Switzerland (Bachalpsee, Endelberg, Lugano, Mount Titlis, Kriens, Luzern) — 2021
Minnewaska State Park Preserve, NY — 2021
Outside an airplane window ☁️ — 2021
Austria (Vienna, Salzburg, Hallstatt) — 2019
England (London, Bath) — 2019
NY (New York City & New Paltz) — 2019
Chicago, IL — 2018