Hi! I'm Bao - a product designer & engineer creating empathetic, systematic solutions for everyday workflows. I'm also building sketchbookOS, a new ideation platform for creatives.

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See Design Work

Capsule (Mobile UI/UX) - 1st Place Overall @ Rice Designathon 2025

Reimagining digital journaling as a hunter-gatherer process

Capsule (Mobile UI/UX) - 1st Place Overall @ Rice Designathon 2025

Reimagining digital journaling as a hunter-gatherer process

Capsule (Mobile UI/UX) - 1st Place Overall @ Rice Designathon 2025

Reimagining digital journaling as a hunter-gatherer process

NotetakingLM (Desktop UI/UX) - RAG-enhanced LLM Platform

Refining modern AI-aided notetaking workflows

NotetakingLM (Desktop UI/UX) - RAG-enhanced LLM Platform

Refining modern AI-aided notetaking workflows

NotetakingLM (Desktop UI/UX) - RAG-enhanced LLM Platform

Refining modern AI-aided notetaking workflows

Actualfood Internship (UI/UX, Design Sytems)

Designing 5 Core Features for a Staff-Patient Management Suite

Actualfood Internship (UI/UX, Design Sytems)

Designing 5 Core Features for a Staff-Patient Management Suite

Actualfood Internship (UI/UX, Design Sytems)

Designing 5 Core Features for a Staff-Patient Management Suite

Uspire (B2B UI/UX)

Redesigning business website and branding for AI ed-tech company

Uspire (B2B UI/UX)

Redesigning business website and branding for AI ed-tech company

Uspire (B2B UI/UX)

Redesigning business website and branding for AI ed-tech company

Futon (Mobile UI/UX) - Sponsor Award @ Yale YHack 2024

Creating dorm-hopping solutions for college students visiting other campuses

Futon (Mobile UI/UX) - Sponsor Award @ Yale YHack 2024

Creating dorm-hopping solutions for college students visiting other campuses

Futon (Mobile UI/UX) - Sponsor Award @ Yale YHack 2024

Creating dorm-hopping solutions for college students visiting other campuses

Welly (Mobile UI/UX) - 2nd Place Overall @ Columbia DevFest 2024

Gamifying mental health support for friend groups

Welly (Mobile UI/UX) - 2nd Place Overall @ Columbia DevFest 2024

Gamifying mental health support for friend groups

Welly (Mobile UI/UX) - 2nd Place Overall @ Columbia DevFest 2024

Gamifying mental health support for friend groups

What Ifs? - Imagining new functionalities & user experiences

What Ifs? - Imagining new functionalities & user experiences

What Ifs? - Imagining new functionalities & user experiences

iMessage Polls (Mobile UI/UX)

Polls feature for group chats using Apple's Design System

iMessage Polls (Mobile UI/UX)

Polls feature for group chats using Apple's Design System

iMessage Polls (Mobile UI/UX)

Polls feature for group chats using Apple's Design System

Speech Tablet App Redesign (Desktop UI/UX)

Designing Inclusive and Accessible Interfaces for Children with Autism

Speech Tablet App Redesign (Desktop UI/UX)

Designing Inclusive and Accessible Interfaces for Children with Autism

Speech Tablet App Redesign (Desktop UI/UX)

Designing Inclusive and Accessible Interfaces for Children with Autism

Design, Build, Scale

My work doesn't stop at Figma. I also build, code, and prototype fun experiments and 0->1 products.

My Labs

My Labs

My Labs

Technical Skills - what I use (for now)

Design

Coding