Yubo Zhao
Interaction Designer
Product Designer
Design Engineer
Yubo Zhao
Interaction Designer
Product Designer
Design Engineer
Yubo (he/him) builds thoughtful narratives through design. He is driven by exploring complex problem spaces around machine intelligence, multimodality, and physical affordance. With a deep passion in design crafts and prototyping, he thrives on bringing humane and natural experience to life.
He studies human-centered design and engineering* at University of Washington. His professional work encompasses improving 3D tool at Formlabs*, boosting product growth for AI at Alipay*, and envisioning tactile application for mixed reality at MIT Media Lab*.
Featured
IxD Concepts
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Hardware
Featured
IxD Concepts
4
Hardware
Featured
IxD Concepts
4
Hardware
ZipRecruiter
Work
July 2025
Currently redesigning virtual hiring event and video call experience for enterprise recruiters and job seekers.
Coming Soon
Desktop
Mobile
Design System
Formlabs PreForm Print Validation
Internship
Oct 2024
I led the strategy, research, and design from 0 to 1 on enhancing 3D print model troubleshooting experience.
Handed Off
Desktop
3D Tool
Growth
ReSay
Designathon
Apr 2025
A speculative design to manage the word you said. Won 2nd place at Figma's first-ever designathon.
Awarded
Mobile
Wellness
Motion
Prototyping
Formlabs PreForm Feature Adoption
Internship
Sept 2024
I shipped 3 components in the PreForm Design System which help onboard users with new features.
Shipped
Desktop
3D Tool
Design System
Growth
Formlabs Form 4 Motor Control
Internship
Oct 2024
I designed control panel for printer's motors to provide effortless maintenance routine.
Shipped
Coming Soon
HMI
Embedded UI
Design System
Alipay AI Investment
Internship
May 2021
I designed conversation flows and quick reply actionables to revamp chatbot experience for novice users.
Shipped
Mobile
Growth
AI
Conversational UX
NightRide Go
Personal
Sept 2023
I designed a mobile app to empower UW students' evening ride with safety and control.
Mobile
Map
Design System
Four Culture
Client Work
March 2023
I delivered a comprehensive rebranding for the online local artist community's visual identity.
Design System
Branding
Narratron
Personal Project
May 2023
I led the 0-1 interaction, electronics, and industrial design on an AI-powered projector that generates children stories based on hand shadow.
Awarded
Hardware
Electronics
GenAI
Coming Soon...
ZipRecruiter
Work
July 2025
Currently redesigning virtual hiring event and video call experience for enterprise recruiters and job seekers.
Coming Soon
Desktop
Mobile
Design System
Formlabs PreForm Print Validation
Internship
Oct 2024
I led the strategy, research, and design from 0 to 1 on enhancing 3D print model troubleshooting experience.
Handed Off
Desktop
3D Tool
Growth
ReSay
Designathon
Apr 2025
A speculative design to manage the word you said. Won 2nd place at Figma's first-ever designathon.
Awarded
Mobile
Wellness
Motion
Prototyping
Formlabs PreForm Feature Adoption
Internship
Sept 2024
I shipped 3 components in the PreForm Design System which help onboard users with new features.
Shipped
Desktop
3D Tool
Design System
Growth
Formlabs Form 4 Motor Control
Internship
Oct 2024
I designed control panel for printer's motors to provide effortless maintenance routine.
Shipped
Coming Soon
HMI
Embedded UI
Design System
Alipay AI Investment
Internship
May 2021
I designed conversation flows and quick reply actionables to revamp chatbot experience for novice users.
Shipped
Mobile
Growth
AI
Conversational UX
NightRide Go
Personal
Sept 2023
I designed a mobile app to empower UW students' evening ride with safety and control.
Mobile
Map
Design System
Four Culture
Client Work
March 2023
I delivered a comprehensive rebranding for the online local artist community's visual identity.
Design System
Branding
Narratron
Personal Project
May 2023
I led the 0-1 interaction, electronics, and industrial design on an AI-powered projector that generates children stories based on hand shadow.
Awarded
Hardware
Electronics
GenAI
Coming Soon...
ZipRecruiter
Work
July 2025
Currently redesigning virtual hiring event and video call experience for enterprise recruiters and job seekers.
Coming Soon
Desktop
Mobile
Design System
Formlabs PreForm Print Validation
Internship
Oct 2024
I led the strategy, research, and design from 0 to 1 on enhancing 3D print model troubleshooting experience.
Handed Off
Desktop
3D Tool
Growth
ReSay
Designathon
Apr 2025
A speculative design to manage the word you said. Won 2nd place at Figma's first-ever designathon.
Awarded
Mobile
Wellness
Motion
Prototyping
Formlabs PreForm Feature Adoption
Internship
Sept 2024
I shipped 3 components in the PreForm Design System which help onboard users with new features.
Shipped
Desktop
3D Tool
Design System
Growth
Formlabs Form 4 Motor Control
Internship
Oct 2024
I designed control panel for printer's motors to provide effortless maintenance routine.
Shipped
Coming Soon
HMI
Embedded UI
Design System
Alipay AI Investment
Internship
May 2021
I designed conversation flows and quick reply actionables to revamp chatbot experience for novice users.
Shipped
Mobile
Growth
AI
Conversational UX
NightRide Go
Personal
Sept 2023
I designed a mobile app to empower UW students' evening ride with safety and control.
Mobile
Map
Design System
Four Culture
Client Work
March 2023
I delivered a comprehensive rebranding for the online local artist community's visual identity.
Design System
Branding
Narratron
Personal Project
May 2023
I led the 0-1 interaction, electronics, and industrial design on an AI-powered projector that generates children stories based on hand shadow.
Awarded
Hardware
Electronics
GenAI
Coming Soon...
Seattle, WA
© 2025 Yubo Zhao
© 2025 Yubo Zhao
Seattle, WA