UX/UI · Front-End · Content Design

Design that works for people — and their wellbeing.

I'm Huiying — a designer who connects user needs with clean, intentional interfaces. I care about digital experiences that support mental health, everyday habits, and human connection. Currently completing my degree at Arizona State University and looking for opportunities in UX/UI design.

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Sky to Porch

Real NASA and NOAA observations about hazards — fire, flood, heat, drought, air, volcanoes — explained in plain English by IBM watsonx Granite, with evidence guardrails so the AI cannot invent a single number. 16 live data sources, 1,780 automated tests, deployed on Vercel.

AI Builders Challenge with IBM Bob
AI Engineering
Live Product

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Where Dragons Dwell

3rd Place Handshake × OpenAI Codex Creator Challenge 2026 · 1,500+ submissions

An open-source interactive atlas mapping dragon myths across 14 cultures — from Long to Jormungandr — with bilingual entries backed by 46 verified references and an AI Oracle grounded in the atlas's own sources.

Side Project
Interactive Design
AI Collaboration
Open Source

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Kickoff Buddy

Best Use of Technology IBM Global AI Builders Challenge (June) · 80 qualified submissions

An AI-powered World Cup 2026 companion for first-time fans — six features that explain the match, the rules, and the referee in plain English, powered by a two-stage hybrid AI pipeline (GPT-4o fact-checking → IBM Granite explanations) on watsonx.ai.

IBM Global AI Builders Challenge
AI Engineering
Live Product

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Ways of Healing

An interactive field atlas of culture, illness & care — mapping 17 cross-cultural cases and 10 core ideas from medical anthropology onto a spinnable globe, with scoped AI guides, a Comparison Lab, and a printable Bookmark Workshop. Built as my senior capstone through a directed human–AI workflow.

Senior Capstone
Interactive Design
AI Collaboration

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Signal Delay

A 3D Mars learning experience where students investigate a power crisis, separate NASA observations from teaching rules, and defend a plan in their own words. GPT-5.6 critiques the reasoning; deterministic code protects the facts and mission state.

OpenAI Build Week
3D Learning Experience
AI Engineering

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Openhall

AI-generated 3D galleries that artists actually own. Ten artworks and one sentence become a walkable exhibition — AI-curated rooms, wall labels, a guided tour with spoken narration — exported in one click as a static site with no account, platform, or fee. Built for the AI Builders Challenge with IBM Bob.

IBM AI Builders Challenge
AI Engineering
3D Web

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Rehello

Featured Product Hunt · OpenAI Day 2026

A gentle social memory app for introverts and socially anxious users — designed to help them remember the people they meet, refresh before seeing them again, and stay in touch without CRM pressure.

Product Design
Next.js MVP
AI Collaboration

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Yimu 譯幕

A Windows desktop tool that turns anything the computer plays — meetings, lectures, livestreams — into live Traditional Chinese subtitles. Speech-native translation with two switchable engines (Gemini Live / OpenAI Realtime), localized for Taiwan, built and debugged through daily real use.

Side Project
Desktop Tool
AI Collaboration

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ICC Houston Website Redesign

Redesigning Houston's oldest nonprofit Chinese school website — from a fragmented, outdated experience into a unified, parent-friendly platform. This case study documents the work completed during my internship; the organization has since redesigned the live website.

Information Architecture
stakeholder interview
Internship Project

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NextBite

A bilingual meal decision helper for U.S.-based Chinese users — designed to turn everyday eating habits, preferences, and weekly patterns into practical next-meal recommendations.

Product Design
React MVP
AI Collaboration

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KitchenAid Espresso Machine Redesign

Applying Norman's design principles to uncover usability failures in a semi-automatic espresso machine and propose a clearer, safer interaction model.

UX Analysis
Interface Design
Prototyping

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Tensegrity Instruction Set

Designing a build guide for mixed-ability users — and discovering where documentation fails through real usability testing.

UX Writing
Usability Testing
Instructional Design

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Little Cafe

A single-page e-commerce concept for a boutique handmade cafe — built with semantic HTML5, vanilla JavaScript, and a sticky shopping cart experience.

Front-End
UX
JavaScript

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AI Games Landing Page preview – browser-based games built with AI

AI Game Experiments / Local Arcade

A collection of browser-based games built as a side project in collaboration with AI — exploring how design and interactivity come together in a playful context.

Side Project
AI Collaboration
Front-End

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South Trail Journal

A multi-page hiking trail website built from wireframe to live deployment — full front-end lifecycle across 6 pages, W3C validated, deployed on GitHub Pages.

Front-End
UX
Multi-Page

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About

Clarity through design.

I focus on clarity at the intersection of UX thinking and front-end craft—how things look and how they work. My process starts with user goals, then moves from structure to detail: information architecture, interaction decisions, usability checks, and visual refinement.

This site was built in collaboration with AI. I believe knowing how to work with AI tools is a genuine skill — and the design decisions here are mine.

UX Research
UI Design
Figma
HTML / CSS
JavaScript
Usability Testing
Content Design
Motion Graphics
Photography

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I'm currently open to full-time roles and internships in UX/UI design, front-end development, and digital content. I'd love to hear from you.

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