T-shaped Designer
Zhihan (Sylvia) Wang
5+ cross-industry design experience with broad interdisciplinary knowledge.
Passionate about storytelling, good at using data to promote human-centered design concepts, aiming to effectively convey brand stories and create pleasing user experience through design.
My Story
One day, I realized that combining my journalism background with expertise in interaction design would be amazing. This discovery made me a T-shaped designer. My undergraduate journalism gave me unique storytelling skills, and my postgraduate degree in interaction design infused me with user experience thinking. This combination allows me to create a strong brand story and a pleasing user interface. I'm passionate about storytelling and believe that every brand has a unique story to tell and it's my job to communicate that story to users through design. Additionally, I am skilled at using data to support and drive my design decisions. Through data analysis and user feedback, I gain a deep understanding of user behavior and needs, and translate these insights into specific measures to optimize and improve the design. This comprehensive background enables me to provide comprehensive solutions for projects by integrating user experience, brand value and business goals during the design process.
During my design journey, I also developed the skills to lead and manage projects. Through my projects and work experience, I have learned to organize teams, coordinate resources, and work closely with designers, developers, and stakeholders to drive project success. I have good communication skills and teamwork spirit, able to stimulate the potential of team members and ensure the smooth progress of the project. These leadership and management skills have enabled me to take on more responsibilities and challenges in the design field.
Strength
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T-shaped designer: I became a T-shaped designer with an undergraduate journalism and a postgraduate background in interaction design. Combine the narrative ability of journalism with the user experience thinking of interaction design to create powerful brand stories and pleasant user interfaces.
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Leadership and management skills: Through project and work experience, I have the ability to lead and manage projects. Organize teams, coordinate resources, and collaborate with designers, developers, and stakeholders to drive project success.
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Storytelling & Data Driven: With strong storytelling skills, I am able to communicate brand stories effectively. Combine the storytelling techniques of journalism and the visual language of interaction design to create engaging user interfaces. Through data analysis and user feedback, the design is optimized to provide better user experience and business effects.
Experience
When I am not doing design...
When I'm not doing design, I like to use painting to record the beauty of life. Drawing is how I unleash my creativity and express my identity. In addition, playing the violin, reading, sports and contact with nature are also my favorite hobbies and skills. These unique interests complement and intertwine with my design work, enriching my design vision and expression.
In my daily work and study, website design is my focus. I pursue innovative user experience, and bring unique and pleasant experience to users through well-designed interface and smooth interaction. However, my hobbies gave me a different sense of freedom and expression. They taught me to capture the subtle beauty of life in another form and express my inner emotions and thoughts. They allow me to think independently, transcend technology and boundaries, and unleash my creativity.
Drawing cultivates observation and artistic perception, which are key abilities needed by designers. Playing the violin, reading, sports and contact with nature have also cultivated my unique observation and perception skills in their respective fields, enabling me to view the world from a unique perspective and seamlessly integrate creativity and aesthetics into design practice. My design is not just a pile of cold technology, but a work with warmth and soul, which can resonate and connect emotionally with users. My hobbies have created a rich and colorful inner world for me, and closely linking these hobbies with design makes me and my works more emotional and personal.
