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:

  • 🏠 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.

  • 📱 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.

  • 📽️ 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!

For more information about my experience, please have a look at my 👉 curriculum vitae.