Make it make sense, by design

I am a product designer with years of experience in web and desktop apps for startups in complex problem spaces. I’ve led end-to-end designs across industries—from shaping AI features in energy management and healthcare to 3D modeling software. By combining full-stack fluency with strong visual design, I want to help product teams align on the big picture and focus on the design details that matter.

How I started in product & UX:

I started my career in 3D visualization but eventually got bored of the mechanical day-to-day of making renderings.

The complexity between users & business needs, deciding what information to show, and bringing efficiency to everyday tools are much more interesting puzzle to solve. I love the process of creating something with thought leaders & engineers and working closely with people bring that vision to life.

Aside from running discussions and making prototypes, I also dabble in front-end development and building web apps! When I am not staring at my laptop, I can be found napping with my two cats, playing my nintendo switch, or dancing house :)

Born in Taiwan, raised in Shanghai, living in NYC now.

My journey into product design has been quite a scenic hike from 3D into 2D. During college, I was designing and making anything from chairs to tableware. The same desire slowly creeped into other media - 3D rendering, graphic design, web design, and eventually - digital product design & development.





Now as a product designer, I have designed web-based user dashboards that improve customer service process, brought usability improvements to 3D viewport interactions. Aside from running roadmap discussions and making figma prototypes, I also dabble in front-end development and building web apps.





When I am not staring at my laptop, I can be found napping with my two cats, playing my nintendo switch, or dancing house :)

I care about sweating the details and building the right things :)

I am a product designer with 3-4 years of experience in web and desktop applications for startups in complex problem spaces

I am a product designer with 3-4 years of experience in web and desktop applications for startups in complex problem spaces

Music for work

Classical guitar, sparse electronics, jazz fusion, and bossa nova

Mobbin

designsystems.surf

Siteofsites

Public Work

Dive.club youtube channel

Laws of UX, Jon Yablonski

Most used design resources

Things I am practicing

Javascript

AI & prompt engineering

Framer Advanced

Meditation

Favorite books

User Friendly, Cliff Kuang & Robert Fabricant

Thinking Fast & Slow, Daniel Kannehman

What I talk about when I talk about running

Living in Data, Jer Thorp

Dark Forest, Liu Cixin

Books I am reading now

UX for Business, Joel Marsh

Blockchain Chicken Farm, Xiaowei Wang

Novelist As A Vocation, Haruki Murakami

Music for work

Classical guitar, sparse electronics, jazz fusion, and bossa nova

Mobbin

designsystems.surf

Siteofsites

Public Work

Dive.club youtube channel

Laws of UX, Jon Yablonski

Most used design resources

Things I am practicing

Javascript

AI & prompt engineering

Framer Advanced

Meditation

Favorite books

User Friendly, Cliff Kuang & Robert Fabricant

Thinking Fast & Slow, Daniel Kannehman

What I talk about when I talk about running

Living in Data, Jer Thorp

Dark Forest, Liu Cixin

Books I am reading now

UX for Business, Joel Marsh

Blockchain Chicken Farm, Xiaowei Wang

Novelist As A Vocation, Haruki Murakami

Music for work

Classical guitar, sparse electronics, jazz fusion, and bossa nova

Mobbin

designsystems.surf

Siteofsites

Public Work

Dive.club youtube channel

Laws of UX, Jon Yablonski

Most used design resources

Things I am practicing

Javascript

AI & prompt engineering

Framer Advanced

Meditation

Favorite books

User Friendly, Cliff Kuang & Robert Fabricant

Thinking Fast & Slow, Daniel Kannehman

What I talk about when I talk about running

Living in Data, Jer Thorp

Dark Forest, Liu Cixin

Books I am reading now

UX for Business, Joel Marsh

Blockchain Chicken Farm, Xiaowei Wang

Novelist As A Vocation, Haruki Murakami

Last updated: 2025/04/15

jouannchen@gmail.com

Last updated: 2025/04/15

jouannchen@gmail.com

Last updated: 2025/04/15

jouannchen@gmail.com

Last updated: 2025/04/15

jouannchen@gmail.com