{"id":28139,"date":"2024-07-04T04:25:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T04:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=28139"},"modified":"2024-10-18T05:37:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T05:37:23","slug":"interview-with-augustinaao-liu-muse-design-awards-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/interview-with-augustinaao-liu-muse-design-awards-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Augustina(Ao) Liu | An Award-Winning UX\/Product Designer from the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Augustina(Ao) Liu is an award-winning User Experience\/Product Designer based in Seattle WA USA. She is currently working as a Senior Product Designer at Toast, one of the best restaurant POS systems in the United States. She&#8217;s a designer who applies well-crafted design to complicated real-world problems to create a positive social impact and make the world a better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi! Im Augustina(Ao) Liu, an award-winning User Experience\/Product Designer based in Seattle WA USA. Currently working as a Senior Product Designer at Toast, one of the best restaurant POS systems in the United States. A designer who applies well-crafted design to complicated real-world problems to create a positive social impact and make the world a better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Augustina(Ao) Liu Q2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My work is a reflection of the transformative power of design. It is a canvas upon which I explore the intricate interplay between technology, empathy, and human experience. I was inspired by my volunteer experiences at the No.1 Social Welfare House in Changsha, Hunan, where I assist seniors with degraded abilities like vision, hearing, and mobility to adapt to modern technologies. This experience intrigued my interest in creating socially responsible designs that are empathetic, inclusive, and accessible to people with different levels of abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This question has become the guiding star of my artistic odyssey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I pursued a Bachelor of Science in Human-Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington. Through this experience, I learned user-centered design principles, which serve as my design guideline for making design decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My day-to-day work revolves around collaborating with the Lead Designer, Product Managers, and engineers to design. We strive to refine the user experience, enhance our products, and incorporate user feedback into our design process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(All information here is my own and does not necessarily reflect the views of Toast, Inc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read more about the&nbsp;interview with Naixin Shi of Patch Design <a href=\"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=27848\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Augustina(Ao) Liu is an award-winning User Experience\/Product Designer based in Seattle WA USA. 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