Hi, I’m Shiyu!

A passionate UX designer with the goal to design with empathy and create experiences that balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility.

Flowday

An AI-assisted to-do app that clears mental clutter and makes planning effortless.

Mobile App Design • Team Project • User Research • Brainstorming Design Solutions • Prototyping • ADHD Friendly

SaveWise

A budgeting web app that helps young adults manage their finances through customizable budgeting and savings goal features.

Web App Design • UX Research • Survey Planning • Design for Social Good • Prototyping

HappyBakery

A nutrition preview app and website that help people make informed choices by previewing nutrition facts and ingredients from local bakery items.

Mobile App & Responsive Website Design • Usability Testing • Prototyping

I was also a landscape architect,

and that background still informs my design thinking today.

Knitting the Alewife

A research study that evaluates the impact of flooding and sea level rise on public housing in six Alewife Corridor towns, focusing on vulnerable communities to support resilient planning.

Research Study • Team Project • Illustrative Issue Board • Animation Rendering

500 Huntington

A landscape design and planning project that creates accessible open spaces, vibrant pedestrian areas, and bike-friendly streets, connecting with the surrounding neighborhood.

Landscape Design • Team Project • Illustrative Plan • 3D Rendering