I am Chunxiao Xu.

I am a product designer based in the Bay area. I am currently a User Experience Designer at Cisco, Network Automation. I believe good design makes a product understandable and useful. Good design is esthetic and thorough down to the last detail.
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I specialize in interaction design and have a great passion for visual and 3D design. I designed digital products from various scales, designing an event planning experience for a seed-staged startup to creating an analytics dashboard for over 30,000 users to track their business KPIs.
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Aside from product design, I am an outdoor lover, a bit of a climber, an aspiring architect, low-key a digital artist and a sweets addict(I don't drink boba tea, I inhale boba tea πŸ˜…).

Here is my journey to becoming
a designer.

🎨 Drawing

It all started with drawing at a young age, doodles and cartoon became a form of expression.

πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸŽ¨ A passion for design

I studied architectural design, during my education, I discovered a passion for design spaces and shapes for expression and creativity.

πŸ“ Working as a designer

I worked as an architectural designer, where I learned about deadlines, fast paced projects, and project management.

πŸ“Š Emerge into users' mindset

At work, we often researched building usage, performance, and ways people experience the spaces. Emerging myself into the space and mindset of the user, allowing me to experience design through the eyes of others and understanding how the design impacts their life.

πŸ’œ Empathize with users

Now, as a product designer building digital products through a different medium. Having my experience as an architect allows me to connect and empathize with users. I gained a in-depth understanding of the way people interact and connect to design and how I can improve their experience.

πŸ™πŸ» Let's connect

When I am not designing, you will find me at the climbing gym solving human puzzles πŸ§—πŸ», or trail running in the hidden redwood forest πŸƒπŸ».
Say hello @xuchunxiao0227@gmail.com, and let's grab coffee sometime.

It was all started with drawing at a young age.

I studied architecture and design in college, during my education, I discovered a passion for designing for expression and creativity.

I worked as an architectural designer, where I learned about deadlines, fast paced projects, and project management.

At work, we often researched building usage, performance, and ways people experience the spaces. Emerging myself into the space and mindset of the user, allowing me to experience design through the eyes of others and understanding how the design impacts their life.

Now, as a UX/UI designer, I am shaping the digital world through a different medium. Having my experience as an architect allows me to connect and emphasize with users. I gained a more in-depth understanding of the way people interact and connect to design and how I can improve their experience.

When I am not designing, you will find me at the climbing gym solving human puzzles πŸ§—πŸ», or trail running in the hidden redwood forestπŸƒπŸ». Say hello@ xuchunxiao0227@gmail.com, and let's grab a coffee sometime.