Poppy Liu
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poppyliu.desig n
UX/Product Designer
TOOLBOX/SKILLS Figma/XD/Balsami q
Adobe Photosho p
Adobe Illustrato r
Adobe Premiere Pr o
Procreate
User Reaserc h
Usability Testin g
Wireframin g
Prototypin g
Interaction Design
Illustratio n
Visual Desig n
HTML/CSS
Arduin o
Video Editing
A therapist transformed designer with 2+ years of experience practicing empathy, offering creative and human-centered solutions to real-life pain points. EDUCATION
School of the Art Institute of Chicag o
MA in Art Therapy and Counseling
Hilgos Award ($2,000) Created an art project for people with memory impairment. Aug 2018 - May 202 1
Chicago, IL
Transylvania Universit y
BA in Psychology & Studio Art
Sistercity Scholarship (Merit-Based, $16,000+); Studio Art Honor (top 5%) Aug 2014 - May 201 8
Lexington, KY
Integrated User Experience Design Bootcam p
LaiOffer
Aug - Nov 202 0
Illustrator/Designe r
Freelance
Consulted and created illustrations, visual designs, and print materials for a variety of corporations and individuals including creative agencies, non-profits, game companies, schools.
Jan 2014 - No w
Remote
Behavioral Health/Art Therapy Inter n
The Brooke Whitted Center
Designed and implemented individual & group therapy sessions for young adults in a special education & transitional living program • Planned and led weekly Creative Jam sessions that improved the overall community engagement.
Sep 2020 - No w
Chicago, IL
UX Design Consultan t
EZVIZ, Inc. (Freelance)
Re-designed EZVIZ’s mobile APP based on the client’s real business need • Worked with other designers to reconceptualize and refine the interactions & features through extensive user studies.
Oct - Nov 2020
UX Research/Design Inter n
Bogoo
Nov 2020 - No w
Remote
• Collaborated closely with PM (also the CEO), data scientists, designers and other stakeholders in a fast-paced startup environment assisted in developing new product features from conception to launch .
• Initialized and conducted in-depth user interviews and usability testings to gather insightful user feedbacks for design iterations.
• Hosted weekly UX research/design presentation to deliver easy-to-understand UX insights with stakeholders.
EXPERIENCE