something about me
Hi there, nice to e-meet you! I am 迪雯(díwén), or you can simply call my English name “Wendy" by pronouncing it backward:)
I am a nature lover and a big fan of mushroom 🍄 foraging. I have spent the last 8 years exploring the nature of five different countries 🇨🇳🇺🇸🇩🇪🇳🇱🇩🇰 I've called home. Along the way, I've discovered over 30 varieties of mushrooms. These I've found, identified, and—most importantly—cooked and enjoyed 🥘 :p
I love mushroom foraging because it's an unknown journey—you never know what's waiting for you down the road, just like life itself! Sometimes, you get lucky and find a lot, sometimes not. Regardless, the fun part of this journey is the process.
Architecture, a fusion of rationality and creativity, engineering and art, is the field where I've spent 7 years in school to hone my skills, laying a robust foundation for my career path that has branched into similar yet diverse directions:
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🏠 My career as an architectural designer has been focused on creating delightful spatial experiences, focusing on shaping the interactation between users and their environment.
As an excellent communicator, I enjoy and am good at with people. In my four years of work, I have participated in more than 10 large-scale projects involving large teams and once even over 200 stakeholders👨🏼🔧👨🏿💼👷🏽👩🏻⚕️👩🏾🚒... As the "info desk" on this project, I ensured smooth coordination and on-time delivery of this complex, dynamic, fast-paced project. This experience greatly enhanced my communication and collaboration skills.
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📱 In my current role as a UX/UI Designer, my passion for crafting delightful user experiences remains unwavering. What's changed is the scale of impact and the opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of talented individuals. I particularly appreciate the direct engagement with users and stakeholders, allowing me to make informed and honest design decisions through practices such as user research and usability testing.
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📽️ As a part-time content creator & researcher co-running a popular science video channel, I excel in data-informed research and storytelling. Within the first 2 years, it has grown from 0 to 2 million followers across different social media platforms. So far, I've written content for 100+ videos and developed my unique research methods.
I love research because it keeps me curious, mindful, brave, and open-minded. I particularly enjoy user research because it involves a lot of human psychology.
EDUCATION
2016-2019
Master of Architecture
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, US
2011-2016
Bachelor of Architecture
The Qingdao University of Technology
Qingdao, China
2014
Visiting Student
OTH Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany
EXPERIENCE
10.2022 - current
Product Designer
Freelance
Online
08.2022-10.2022
Adv. UX/UI Trainee
Muse Case Labs
Berlin, Germany
05.2021-04.2022
Architect
Gerber Architekten
Dortmund, Germany
09.2019-08.2020
Architectural Designer
HKS, Inc.
Los Angeles, US
08.2017-07.2018
Architectural Assistant
Henning Larsen
Copenhagen, Denmark
TOOL KIT
Pen and Paper
Figma
Notion
Slack
Miro
HTML + CSS
AR & VR
Adobe CC
→ Illustrator
→ InDesign
→ Photoshop
→ Premiere
3D Modelling
→ Rhino
→ Grasshopper
Open for everything new!