People Yidie Ling (Neo) Bio Hi there! I’m Yidie, an interaction designer who aims to provide users with a more streamlined, intuitive and gamified experience. Throughout the tenure of my undergraduate experience at UC San Diego, …
People Yue Fan (Erin) Bio Hello! I’m currently a Product Designer with experience in AR/MR products, web 3.0, Metaverse virtual platforms, and Edtech tools. Coming from a Landscape Architecture background, I’ve put on several hats and worked as a Design Manager, …
People Zeping Fei (Phyllis) Bio I’m a researcher and creative technologist who is passionate about creating inclusive and empathetic experiences with emerging technologies. In my interdisciplinary study in Interactive Media Arts and my post-graduate fellowship in NYU, …
People Ziyi Zhou Bio Hi, nice to meet you, my name is Ziyi Zhou. I graduated from ArtCenter College of Design with a major in Interaction Design and a minor in Designmatters Social Innovation. …
News Spring Mentors Each semester, MDes students get the opportunity to learn from and interact with various invited guest speakers and mentors. This spring, Design Frameworks and Capstone Studio have a great line-up of guests with backgrounds ranging from critical theory to robotic fabrication to XR technologies to strategic foresight….
News Winter 2021 MDes Showcase Recap INAUGURAL MDES SHOWCASE On Friday, December 10th, 2021, the first and second cohorts of MDes students enjoyed a full-day at Jacobs Hall as part of the inaugural MDes Showcase. …
Events Design Field Notes: Design Strategy for Technology Innovation – Future-Proofing an Engineering Company Into a Learning Organization: Sofia Brazzola, Brand and Marketing Manager, Sennheiser Sponsor: Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation Zoom link here Join us for another semester of Design Field Notes—an ongoing lecture series part of our course DES INV 95. …
News CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Join our creative community! *CAREER OPPORTUNITY* The Jacobs Institute and the Berkeley MDes are looking to hire Creative Design Instructors to be part of the newly launched UC Berkeley MDes. We are seeking talented creative partitioners across a range of disciplines to teach fall and spring semester courses, …
People Hannah Bartolomea Bio I recently graduated from ASU where I had the opportunity to work in two research labs as a ux designer on multiple mixed reality experiences. I love to keep busy and I make sure that my life is never filled with a dull moment. …
People Billy Kwok Bio I’m an interaction designer, creative technologist, and curious wizard turning coffee into products, arts, and inventions. My work sits at the intersection of UI/ux, New Media, Industrial Design, Programming, …