Welcome welcome!
This is Sara's design archive ( 2023 )
‍
She works on elegant solutions, humane tools, and unique viewpoints that invite people to see the mundane in a new light. Always intrigued by the hidden intricacies in human behaviors, she weaves intentions into every meaningful tap that resonates with hearts and business strategies.

Currently, she's at Padlet, igniting curiosity and love for learning in classrooms around the world.
2021 - 2023
gaming ux
Xbox
gaming ux
At Xbox studio, I translate complex gaming mechanisms into intuitive experiences for players. Maintain real-time responsiveness and consistent high levels of user engagement.

(🎮) Seat belt fastened?
2021
product, design system
Napkin
product, design system
Napkin started as my undergrad capstone, and later evolved into a successfully launched product with 10,000+ DAU.
‍
What if we shift social media's spotlight from flawless end results to our authentic journeys? Napkin records and compiles the unique processes of our passion projects 🔧📸️🪴🐈 into engaging formats.
‍
( ⬇ ) Interested in its transition from concept to life?
2022 - present
product Growth
Mysc 
(Napkin 2.0)
Product growth
Mysc is a personal hobby studio to find and grow your passionate life projects.

Here are our struggles, breakthroughs and compromises behind this 0-to-1 product journey.

( 💗 ) Woohoo! Get it from Appstore.
2020
1 week app challenge
noops
ux strategy, UI
Recognizing the common reluctance among students to report malfunctioning devices on campus, Noops is a campus facility reporting system that encourages proactive reporting without adding extra stress to students.

Noops cover image
2021
hardware + app
M.Lab
hardware + app
In expanding client's coffee maker portfolio into a greener future, we shift the narrative from 'Compromised Sustainability' to 'Optimized Possibility'.

M.Lab envisioned a new coffee ritual that respects the planet meanwhile enriches coffee makers' brewing experiments.
2022
Augmented reality
lens
augmented reality
While existing AR solutions excel in urban settings, they fall short in unpredictable natural environments.

lens is a detachable AR watch to enhance outdoor exploration with a seamless, unobtrusive experience.
2018
hardware ux,  prototype
melt
hardware ux, prototype
Had some fun modification of my humidifier to picture the soft mist rising from frozen ice cream. It's a little moment of joy, captured in form and function.

(🍦) Fancy one? Ping me for the ready-to-print 3D file!
2020
surgical display R&D
Johnson  Johnson
surgical display R&D
Interning on human factors team, I leveraged clinical research findings to prototype an AI surgical display system that enhances decision making capabilities for surgeons during endoscopy. 

Spearheaded a side project to create a comprehensive visual inventory in Figma, serving as a development guide for GUI structure and component behavior.

( 💬 ) please reach out for more detail.
Sparkles! →
© sara hua 2023
linkedIn - resume - email