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Meet The Team

John Ma

Interaction Design

Hi, my name is John Ma and I am currently a student at Art Center College of Design, majoring in Interaction Design. I have experience with Industrial Design, including Transportation and Product Design, and primarily Interaction Design.

Ziyi Zhou

Interaction Design

Hello I am Ziyi! I am an interaction designer who likes to combine UX and 3D technology! Committed to creating products that can truly solve people's pain points.

Nancy Tsai

Product Design

As a designer with a business background, I am passionate about building emotional connections and designing opportunities that foster positive human interactions. I enjoy deep conversations with people that allow me to curate a library of details on specific cultures, trends, markets and brands.

Jeremy Chang

Interaction Design

Hey there, I'm Jeremy! I am a designer that strives to design captivating and exciting digital products to brighten up people’s days. Other than design, I’m also learning about drawing and music production.

Carina Geng

Interaction Design

I am a storyteller, a self-driven perseverant leaner. I practice human-centered design principles with discernment and wish to design for real impact with empathy.

Charlene Joy dela Cruz

Interaction Design

Charlene is a user experience designer focused on creating accessible and delightful learning experiences. Her interests are constantly evolving, but right now she has been looking into generative art and 3D makeup.

Ken Chin

Product Design

I'm an industrial designer based in Los Angeles. I anticipate graduating from ArtCenter College of Design in Fall, 2023. The people seeing, using, and feeling is what matters in design, and them receiving a better version of themselves through good design in my motivation to design.

Tony Cheng

Product Design

I curate a creative strategy infused with culture, story and beauty. With form and function as the foundation, I solve complex problems that are comprehensive and focused on the long term benefit to people. I want to design a new user story, one that elevates the art of the human-centered experience.

Yu Ma

Product Design

Hi, I am Yu! I am a Product Design student in ArtCenter College of Design. I am passionate about consumer product design and branding strategy.

Pengmao Li

Interaction Design

Hi, I am Pengmao! I am an Interaction student in ArtCenter College of Design. I am good at UI/UX design and UX research. I love to apply user experience research to support my design project.

Mason Noboru

Interaction Design

Hello, my name’s Mason and I’m a designer. I enjoy working through complex problems to create helpful, deliberate solutions.

Karen Liu

Transportation Design

Industrial Designer and Transportation System Designer. Skilled in a variety of designs and research to create strategies and concepts. Adept at visualizing well-defined design process and analysis.

Grace Susilo

Graphic Design

I am a Graphic Design student at ArtCenter and a part-time Digital Design Strategist at Ernst & Young in the Innovation realized team. I find passion in storytelling and connecting with people on their perspectives in the world. I am an active listener and always a curious learner.

Cynthia Lee

Interaction Design

Hi! I'm Cynthia Lee, an Interaction Designer based in Los Angeles. I make great user experiences with User Interface design, Prototype, and Creative design ideas.

Tobey Karpenko

Interaction Design

Hello, I’m Tobey! I bring creative problem-solving approaches to my design. I am always excited to create products and experiences that people love to use. With a background in information systems and digital design, I am interested in all aspects of the design process. If you are too, let's chat!

Timothy Ho

Product Design

Hello, I’m Tim. Before industrial design, I was a computer engineer who always had a deep curiosity in how innovative design and technology improves the lives of many people. This has led me to pursue a career in industrial design where I can continually challenge myself to endlessly create solutions and inspire people.

Sean Guo

Product Design

Hey I’m Sean, a Los Angeles-based industrial designer. I design objects.

Saathwik Yadavalli

Interaction Design

Quanyi Wang

Product Design

Hello! I’m an industrial designer currently studying at ArtCenter College of Design. I’m passionate about conveying vivid and satisfying moments in everyday life into imaginative yet practical products. As an individual, I see myself as a rational optimist who enjoys challenges and treats people with a positive and empathetic mind.

Huangchen Qi

Interaction Design

Hi, I’m Huangchen! I’m an interaction designer interested in user-experience-driven design. I’m passionate about sustainable design and hope to use my skills to help vulnerable people live better lives. I believe great design emerges from the needs in real life to design for a better future.

Esther Kim

Product Design

Hello! I am Esther Kim, a product designer who is passionate about simplifying overlooked problems in our everyday lives.

Bon Zhang

Product Design

Hello, Bon here! I’m an industrial/product designer with a growing interest in future tech/user experience, I love fashion, innovation, VR & AR. I believe with design, I can create new interactions/products that create positive changes in the world.

Makenna Kesterson

Product Design

I am an industrial designer interested in making lives better through simple yet impactful design. I am very passionate about design’s role in business and also entrepreneurship.

Anthony Palileo

Interaction Design

Graphic designer turned interaction designer, with a common thread of accessibility and inclusivity woven into my work. Design exists all around us, and I want my contributions to be positive and thoughtful.

Ashley (Yea Seul) Kim

Graphic Design

Hello, I’m a graphic designer who is interested in UI/UX, packaging, and branding. I love how design can communicate deeper meaning and emotions. I want to become a designer who can connect people emotionally through thoughtful yet simple design.

Sarah Song

Product Design

Hi, I’m Sarah, a product designer. I am interested in lifestyle, furniture, and CMF design. As a designer, I think it is crucial to understand the emotions of the humans we design for. I always try to create objects that positively impact the moods of people.

Vincent (Zexi) Ye

Product Design

Melody Abolian

Interaction Design

Hi, I’m Mel! I have a growing interest in user experience design and I’m fascinated by human behaviors and psyche. I’m passionate about health, fitness and wellness and want to design better futures for people in these expanding industries. If you are too, let’s chat!

Alex Hans

Product Design

Hello! I’m Alex. I love tackling complex problems and distilling them to their essential parts, rebuilding them from the ground up, shifting the paradigms of how we live our lives towards a more conscientious future.

Jordyn Aamot

Product Design

I'm a Product Design student from ArtCenter college of design with a focus on furniture and lifestyle goods. I'm a passionate advocator for continuous and disruptive change in the world, and believe that some of the smallest changes can have the biggest impacts.

Faith King

Product Design

I am a product industrial designer based in California. My interests lie in consumer electronics, energy and power systems, and social enterprise. My approach to design involves purpose, experience, and preservation in the process.

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