Hey there!

I'm Tai (Xingtai) Huang

(He/Him/They/Them)

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I am a contemplator standing at the intersection of design and technology from Shenzhen, China. I love creating innovative solutions by thinking systematically and paying attention to the details to achieve business goals and bring the optimal experience to the users.

Recently, I am working as a product design intern on the growth team at KAYAK.  Prior to that, I have been in engaged in design and research projects with Slack, Pandora, Disney Research, etc.

I am also pursuing a Master of Design degree with a Graduate Certificate in Data Science at University of California, Berkeley (where we were exploring the future intersection of design and technology! Projects coming soon.)

In addition to design, I also love playing therapeutical music on harp to serenade my local community. Check out my channel on Bilibili!

My Design Hippocratic's Oath

Ethical

Good design should not only be usable, useful, and delightful, it should be, above all, ethical. Sometimes we have to fulfill a business goal and create "Dark Patterns" that facilitate the users into our desired outcomes. Never use trickery, coercion or exaggeration to persuade, and always inform the users of the risk and provide them choices to opt-out.

Inclusive

Who is included? Who is excluded? I always care about how a feature or a large system can serve a broader population beyond the MVP personas. It helps us to build a more welcoming world for those who are underrepresented, the physically challenged, the LGBTQIA groups, people with dyslexia, etc.

Towards The Future

Think and design for the future. As designers, always bear in mind that the world is changing in flux, so are our users, contexts, and markets. What we discovered in the user research today is built on the past, so we have to envision different possible future scenes, and bring the most preferable one to the present.

Work Experience

KAYAK

Jun 2022 - Now

Product Design Intern, Growth

ZenVR

Jul 2022 - Now

Virtual Reality Designer

Slack

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

Product Design Consultant

Sayfty

oct 2021 - nov 2021

Product Designer

UC Berkeley, College of Engineering

may 2021 - sep 2021

Graduate Student Researcher

Realme Mobile

Oct 2020 - Jan 2021

Product Management Intern

Xavor Corporation

Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

User Research Intern

Disney Research

Jul 2017 - Sep 2017

Research Intern