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Hi, I am ZY.ZHU, a designer and creative technologist at IDEO based in San Francisco. Working in the intersection of design, emerging technology, education,
and sustainability, I create physical and digital objects to reflect and
communicate the relationship between humans and the built environment we
interact with every day. My approaches include material science, data
visualization, AR, web-based platform, installation, and creative prototyping.
I am the recipient of several awards, including IDA, Spark Design, SOM China Prize, and granted art and research fellows internationally, at Ars Electronica, Technion, University of Stuttgart and MIT Council of Art. I was invited to give speeches at Design Museum Week, International Design Conference (IDC), IDSA, Pratt, IIT, Telkom University, Bandung Biennale, etc.
I co-found the design creative platform MAKE TO:GATHER, in which I explored the possibility of connecting digital and physical creative learning for non-designers with my cool colleagues from MIT.
I am the recipient of several awards, including IDA, Spark Design, SOM China Prize, and granted art and research fellows internationally, at Ars Electronica, Technion, University of Stuttgart and MIT Council of Art. I was invited to give speeches at Design Museum Week, International Design Conference (IDC), IDSA, Pratt, IIT, Telkom University, Bandung Biennale, etc.
I co-found the design creative platform MAKE TO:GATHER, in which I explored the possibility of connecting digital and physical creative learning for non-designers with my cool colleagues from MIT.
︎︎︎Working
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Design Intern
︎︎︎Education
2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science of Architecture Study
Master of Science of Architecture Study
Master of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)
2019
Dalian University of Technology
Bachelor of Engineer, Architecture
Bachelor of Engineer, Architecture
2018
University of Stuttgart
Environmental Study and Architecture
Environmental Study and Architecture
︎︎︎Art x Tech Fellowship
2021
MIT Office of Innovation, Cambridge
WISDM Woman in Innovation Fellow︎︎︎
WISDM Woman in Innovation Fellow︎︎︎
Ars Electronica, Linz
Fellow in Technology x Circular Economy
Fellow in Technology x Circular Economy
2018
Technion (Isreal Institute of Technology), Haifa
Full scholarship fellow in Environmental Engineering
Full scholarship fellow in Environmental Engineering
2017
Yokohama National Univeristy, Yokohama
Sakura Full-Scholar Fellow in Information Technology
︎Skills
Design
Adobe Suits ︎︎︎︎︎
Adobe Suits ︎︎︎︎︎
Final Cuts ︎︎︎︎
Figma ︎︎︎︎︎
XD ︎︎︎︎︎
Origami ︎︎︎
Rhino ︎︎︎︎︎
Programming
HTML/CSS/Javascript ︎︎︎︎︎
HTML/CSS/Javascript ︎︎︎︎︎
Python ︎︎︎︎
Arduino IDE ︎︎︎︎
Processing ︎︎︎
C# ︎︎︎
Research
User Interview ︎︎︎︎
User Interview ︎︎︎︎
Participatory Workshop ︎︎︎︎︎
Persona ︎︎︎︎︎
Storyboard ︎︎︎︎︎
User Journey Map ︎︎︎︎︎
Wire framing︎︎︎︎︎
User Test ︎︎︎︎
A/B testing ︎︎︎︎
Fabrication
Electronic Device ︎︎︎︎︎
Electronic Device ︎︎︎︎︎
CNC ︎︎︎
3D Printing ︎︎︎︎︎
Wood Work ︎︎︎︎
Injection Molding ︎︎︎
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