YUJIA ZHAO Interaction Design
Who I am
I'm a Master's candidate of Human-Computer Interaction Design in School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University-Bloomington. I flew across the Pacific Ocean to pursue my dream for interaction design upon completion of my Bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Engineering in 2008. Besides my love for design, I also enjoy photography,piano, classical music, travel, handicraft and great food.
What I do
I practice human-centered design approaches in various design projects, striving to produce experience-enriching technological solutions based on understanding of situation and empathy for people. Last summer, I worked as an interaction designer intern at 39 Degrees North redesigning the Monroe County GIS and went to Egypt for the Worldwide Final of Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition and won 2nd place in Design and 1st place in Accessible Design.
What I think
Every design is a particular instance of "wicked problems", which means it is a messy and ill-defined setting with no fomula to follow. This is also why design is so fascinating to me. I love doing interaction design work that tries to harness the power of technology to create enjoyable and meaningful experience in everyday life. View blog for more design thinking.