Skills
Design:
User studies, rapid prototyping, wireframes and design documentation, graphic user interfaces, information visualization and usability evaluation.
Languages:
English (fluent), Mandarin Chinese (native), and Norwegian (some)
Work experience
2010 - Current | UX designer. Escenic(Vizrt online), Oslo
- Interaction design for Escenic Content Studio - a Content management software (CMS), tailerd for online news publication.
2009 - 2010 | Freelancer. Oslo
- Interaction design and product strategy for Maneo media AS.
- Visual identity and web design for Laivfabrikken
2008 - 2009 | Interaction designer. Consoll AS, Oslo
- Interaction designer and graphic user interface designer for various Consoll TV products, including Consoll Personal Video Recorder and Consoll IPTV user interface for Radisson blu, Trysil.
- Concept development and information architecture for Consoll Intranet
2008 | Consultant. Tandberg, R&D department, Lysaker
Evaluation of Asian typography for digital Interface. 5 weeks total.
2008 | Freelance web designer. Horisont foundation, Oslo
Web design for www.melafestivalen.no, a Norwegian multicultural music festival
2008 | Project coordinator. Nokia, Finland / China
Project manager and team coordinator, working in a freelance capactiy for Nokia’s design field research project (two weeks duration) in China.
2006-2007 | Research assistant. Systems of Representation, Media Lab Helsinki.
- Web design for “Map of Mexico, 1550” web site.
- Part of the exhibition design team “Map of Mexico, 1550” in Ars electronica, Linz, 2006.
- Designed the brochure for the research group
2004-2005 | Freelance web designer. Beijing
2004 | Guest teacher and lecturer. Central Academy Of Fine Arts. Beijing.
2003 | Graphic designer (Intern). Kontrapunkt. Copenhagen
Education
2003 - 2004 | BA in Design for Interactive Media. Designskolen Kolding, Denmark
1998 - 2002 | BA in Graphic Design. Central Academy Of Fine Art, Beijing, China
Awards, exhibitions & publications
Social Movie Rating
Interactive TV Award 2009 - finalist
The Puppet UI [Research paper]
Published in “Digital Tools, a New Way to Interact with the World” - Working Papers, University of Art and Design Helsinki, 2008. ISBN 978-951-558-265-2pdf
Credits Neverending [Interactive TV]
- Shown on Finnish television channel Dina.
- Selected for the “Beta Lounge” exhibition at Ars Electronic Festival in autumn, 2006.
Sticky Digits [Interactive installation]
- “NEXT” conference, Copenhagen, 2003.
- “Link to Reality”, conference on RFID technology, Aarhus, 2003.
- “Surveillance DK/UK”, Danish Design Center (DDC), 2004.
- Separate exhibition, Aarhus Kunstbygning, 2004.
Apart from Design
I read. I am a big fan of the bookstore Tronsmo in Oslo.
I draw. I believe drawing is a form of meditation, a creative activity with a refined interface (pen and paper) perfectly balanced in its affordances and constraints. Once in a while, I just need to get away from all the software update windows and possibly relevant hypertext links. The beauty of constraints shapes powerful and meaningful experiences.
I collect maps, postcards, graphic novels and cute little fluffy toys.
I photograph people, cities, street signs, graffiti and informational diagrams.