Mo Zhang is a product designer based in Pittsburgh, PA with a background in industrial design, user experience design, and integrated innovation. He has over 6 years of experience in design research methods including interviews, questionnaires, cultural probes, co-design, and user testing. He is proficient in design software such as Rhino, Keyshot, Adobe Creative Suite, and prototyping tools including Arduino and Python. His portfolio includes projects around lighting design, mobility, and game design with a focus on user research. He received his Master's degree in Integrated Innovation from Carnegie Mellon University in 2015.

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(412)-944-9929
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Design
Product Design
UX & UI
Service & System
Map & Diagram
Data Visualization
Sketching
Prototyping
Photography
Education
ProjectsResearch
Interview
Group focus
Questionnaire
Video ethnography
Persona
Scenario
Cultural Probe
Codesign
User ability test
Software
Rhinoceros 3D
VRay Render
Keyshot
Adobe Creative Suite
Arduino
Python
HTML / CSS
Javascript / D3
Auto CAD
Experience
“Tongji On Tracks”
in June, 2013. Travel
by train and ship
to Russia, Finland,
Germany, and
complete a design
task along the way.
Carnegie Mellon University | Integrated Innovation Inst. | Pittsburgh, PA
May 2015
Master of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services
A multidisciplinary program combining design, engineering, and business.
Tongji University | College of Design and Innovation | Shanghai, China
July 2014
Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Design.
Research Project “Desirable Mall Experience for Men” | November 2014
Through methods like questionnaire, interviews, cultural probe, co-design and
etc, research on how men feel about shopping mall and what’s the opportunities
to make improvements. Draft design criteria towards better men’s mall experi-
ence.
Phillips LED design — “Bulbs Vision for Health and Wellbeing” | June 2014
Focus on how light could effect people’s health, especially in the area of sleep
and biological clock. Form concepts based common sleeping problems and apply
“relaxing” aesthetics to the product design. Build a tangible interactional proto-
type.
“The problematic silence of electromobility” — braking system design |
November 2012
A sound design project. Collaboration between Chinese and German students.
Interview with users and sellers of e-bikes. Focused on the balance of safety
(warning sound) and enjoyment (quietness).
Board game design | May 2012
Research & analysis on the existing games. Build game rules based on Game
Theory and Mathematics. Complete graphic design and package plan. Been
recognized as one that could be put into the market.
“1090 Grandma’s origami” | December 2011
1090 means 10% time for 90% people, which is the name of a group of design-
ers. Develop new origami. Build VI system and advocation platform for the grand-
ma who makes origami to gain income. The story was reported by Shanghai
Daily. The outcome was exhibited at Shanghai Design Biennial 2012 and Shang-
hai Design Week 2013.
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