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Professional ​
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DUO-WEI YANG

Design

Graphic Design

Interaction Design

Physical Prototyping

Rapid Prototyping

Studio Art

Mockup & Wireframing

Education

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta

August 2019 - December 2021

  • Master of Science in Digital Media with Highest Honors

  • GPA: 4.0

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta

August 2016 - December 2020

 

  • Bachelor of Science in Computational Media with Highest Honors, International Plan

  • GPA: 3.66

MALMÖ UNIVERSITY, Malmö, Sweden 

January 2019 - June 2019

 

  • Exchange program with Malmo University

  • Interaction Design

  • Classes: Playful Interaction, Service Design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe XD

Claude Design

Clip Studio Paint

D3.js

Figma

Invision

Jira

Miro

Processing

Sketch

Storybook

Experience
Lead Product Designer, Brand Designer at Safe Road Solutions
Atlanta, Georgia | 
April 2026 - Present

 
  • Leading brand discovery for Safe Road Solutions, a Georgia Tech-affiliated AI road safety startup, establishing visual identity systems including color, typography, and strategic direction frameworks from the ground up.

  • Designing and developing a stakeholder-facing website and strategy presentation that translates
    complex AI research into accessible content for both technical and general audiences.

Product Designer at Carrier
Atlanta, Georgia | June 2022 - August 2025
 
  • Architected and maintained Air, Carrier's enterprise design system, encompassing components, patterns, tokens, and documentation that enabled cross-functional teams to build digital products faster and with greater consistency at scale.

  • Partnered with engineering to design and ship high-performing HVAC product interfaces, which contained data-heavy products, such as dashboards, analytics, monitoring tools, and data visualization, and launched globally across multiple markets.

  • Led high-impact initiatives in partnership with data analytics and AI/predictive teams, owning the full product experience from workflow architecture to final interaction.

  • Mentored two junior designers, providing structured feedback that elevated design quality and
    accelerated workflow efficiency across the team.

UI Designer at State Farm
Atlanta, Georgia | May 2021 - December 2021
  • Led redesign and rebranding of State Farm's Simple Insights blog and supporting web pages, improving visual coherence and user experience across a high-traffic content platform.

  • Developed scalable design templates that standardized UI patterns and drove efficiency across
    design teams company-wide.

UI Designer for the City of Milton
Milton, Georgia | May 2020 - August 2020
  • Designed a "walking school bus" mobile app end-to-end using Sketch, conducting user research with local residents to inform an intuitive, community-focused experience.

  • Created the app's logo and animated splash screen, establishing a cohesive visual identity for the product.

  • Produced promotional and branding materials including a website and digital poster to support the
    app's public launch.

 
Service Designer for Innovation Skane
Malmö, Sweden | March 2019 - June 2019
  • Designed a healthcare service concept to strengthen trust and communication between nurses and doctors working remotely, conducting empathy mapping, user journey mapping, and service blueprinting.

  • Built an interactive app prototype in Sketch to demonstrate the healthcare service to stakeholders in a final presentation.  

Interaction Designer for Malmo University 
Malmö, Sweden | January 2019 - March 2019
  • Designed and built an interactive infinity room inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama

  • Developed concept through physical prototyping

  • Prepared, conducted, and documented a user-testing session

Journalist for Decaturish
Decatur, Georgia | May 2016 - Present

 

  • Contributed community journalism to Decaturish, translating complex local government issues including utility disputes, school board policy, and community activism into accessible, human-centered stories for a general readership.

Georgia Tech Cable Network, Atlanta
August 2017 - July 2021
  • Produced graphics for social media and broadcast TV channels with a combined reach of over
    100,000 viewers, maintaining consistent visual brand across platforms.
     
                                             

Typesetter and Copyeditor at Atlanta Review
Atlanta, Georgia | September 2018 - May 2021
  • Typeset the fall and spring editions of the Atlanta Review, an international poetry journal. 

  • Copy edited the works of international poets.

 
Tokyo Smart City Studio
Atlanta, Tokyo March 2017 - March 2018
  • Made navigation app prototype that incentivizes people to
    travel on longer routes 

  • Created mobile and web prototype to monitor Japanese elderly
    that live alone

Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo 

May 2018 - July 2018
  • Edited and proofread academic papers for publication-readiness, and redesigned the professor's personal website for improved usability.

  • Visualized research data on Japanese smart homes using Uber's data analysis tooling, enabling
    clearer presentation of findings.

 

Telexistence, Tokyo 

March 2017 - March 2018
  • Prototyped user interface designs for a robot control panel using Sketch, translating complex technical requirements into a clear, functional UI.

  • Implemented the design as an HTML/CSS interface and developed a Python front-end to connect
    the robot to the control panel.

Languages

HTML/CSS (Intermediate)

Java (Intermediate)

Python (Beginner)

JavaScript (beginner)

C (Beginner)

Mandarin Chinese (Fluent)

English (Fluent)

Spanish (Intermediate)

Japanese (Intermediate)

Resume
Activities
and
leadership
AWARDS

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  • Hackathon for Home Depot at Georgia Tech 2nd place winner (September 2019)

  • 3rd Annual Journalism School Hackathon 2nd place winner   (October 2016)   

 

ACTIVITIES

  • WREK Radio (91.1 FM) operator

   

 

HACKATHONS         

           

  • HackGT participant (September 2016)     

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