About Me
I’m Lucy, a product designer shaped by art, technology, and a lifelong instinct to make things. I turn research, visual craft, interaction design, and code into experiences people can understand and use.
From making objects to shaping experiences
My path into UX was not a single decision. It grew from years of making by hand, studying visual culture, building interactive work, and wanting the things I create to solve real problems for people.
I grew up in Shenzhen and moved to Vancouver for high school. Sewing, baking, and making things by hand helped me recognize an early pattern: I was happiest when I could understand how something was made, then shape the pieces into a finished object of my own.
Art & Art History trained my eye through printmaking, screen printing, copperplate engraving, and relief carving. Alongside it, CCIT—Communication, Culture, Information & Technology—introduced me to web and game design. Watching lines of code become a beautiful, interactive page made technology feel like another material I could create with.
I began the Master of Information in UX Design at the University of Toronto. My focus shifted from making an expressive artifact to understanding what people need, testing whether an idea works, and shaping interfaces that reduce real friction. UX gave my visual and technical background a human purpose.
As AI-assisted coding became part of the design process, I started building my own experiments. I now use vibe coding to move from product question to working prototype faster—learning where AI can support people, where it needs clearer boundaries, and how designers can stay close to the implementation.
What this path lets me bring
Art and printmaking trained me to notice composition, material, contrast, rhythm, and the meaning carried by small details.
View work beyond the screen ↗ 02Web, game, and interface design taught me to turn flows, states, components, and feedback into experiences people can navigate.
View the UI system case study ↗ 03UX research helps me connect what people say and do to concrete product decisions, prototypes, tests, and improvements.
View the end-to-end UX case study ↗Away from Figma
My interests share the same rhythm as my design work: noticing details, understanding how pieces connect, and patiently shaping them into a complete whole.
Sewing, crochet, and baking give me the satisfaction of turning raw materials into something useful, warm, and complete.
Puzzles and mystery novels let me follow clues, test possibilities, and enjoy the moment when scattered details finally make sense.
Travel, nature, animals, and photography remind me to look longer and notice quiet moments that might otherwise disappear.
I’m still guided by the same instinct I had when making things by hand: understand the pieces, care about the details, and create something that works as a whole.
See how this shows up in my work ↗Open to Product Design and UX Design opportunities.