Imagine the possibilities today

UX design with empathy and  JOy  

UX Design Ariya Zheng

about

🤠 I'm a senior at Tufts University studying Human Factors Engineering and Studio Art.

🏠 Guangzhou & NYC

👀 The Bear, Frieren, The Good Place, Howl's Moving Castle, Silicon Valley, AOT, Severance, GoT, Poor Things, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Succession

🎵
Kendrick Lamar, Stromae, Joe Hisaishi, Aurora, Angèle, Eason Chan, ROSALÍA

courses

✶  Web Programming (HTML/CSS, Javascript)
‍✶  CS 11 (C++)
✶  Methods for Human Factors Engineering
✶  Human-Computer Interaction
✶  Computer Interface Design (Figma)
✶  Human Factors Product Design (Semester-long industry-sponsored project)
✶  Advanced Engineering Psychology (Research Paper: Applications and Human Factors Considerations of AR for Medical Training)
✶  Statistics for Behavioral Sciences (R)
✶  Experimental Psychology
✶  Entrepreneurial Marketing and Saless
✶  Visualizing Information (Adobe Illustrator)
✶  The Science and Culture of Antarctica
✶  Ghibli/Disney (Research Paper: Thinking Beyond Human Exceptionalism with the Animistic Sublime, Entanglements, and Ikiro in Animation Films)
✶  Anthropology of the Environment
✶  Professional Editorial Practice of Documentary Photography
✶  Engineering Design (Mechanical Engineering, CAD)

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kind words from past collaborators

"I worked with Ariya in preparation for the TEDxTufts 2022 conference. Ariya was a joy to work with every step of the way; in a year of constant fluctuation, she was extremely organized and flexible. Her enthusiasm motivated not only me but the entire team. She attended every meeting with an uplifting attitude. In addition to her energy and efficiency, Ariya created dozens of beautiful graphics for our event. Her work on our program was complex and intelligent. She understands how to execute a theme with nuance and grace. The event logos Ariya created are some of the strongest designs I’ve seen in my four years at TEDxTufts. Ariya will be leading the design team next year and I have no doubt that she will excel as a leader and push TEDxTufts to new heights visually, as she did with our event this year."
-- TEDxTufts Curator, 2022

"Working with Ariya was an amazing experience. She was diligent in researching what our exact needs were and conceptualized a product even beyond our imagination. Her exceptional talent for design, combined with a deep understanding of user experience, has resulted in a beautifully crafted prototype that once built will exceed our expectations. The prototype has already received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our testers and we credit this success to Ariya's commitment to excellence. We highly recommend Ariya for any app design project and look forward to collaborating with her in the future."
-- Korene Stuart, G{Code} Director