{"id":28284,"date":"2024-07-03T06:08:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=28284"},"modified":"2024-07-03T06:08:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:08:33","slug":"interview-with-junying-chang-from-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/interview-with-junying-chang-from-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Junying Chang from the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Junying Chang, with ten years of UX design experience, co-founded An Universe. She was the founding designer at TikTok’s Silicon Valley office and a senior designer at Microsoft. She holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Washington and has worked on AI projects like Microsoft Copilot and Google Financial AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q1. Please give us a brief bio of yourself and your design background.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


I have a decade of professional experience as a UX designer. I played a pivotal role as the founding designer\/design manager at TikTok’s Silicon Valley office and held a senior designer position at Microsoft. I hold degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Washington. Throughout my career, I contributed to various AI projects such as Microsoft Copilot and Google Financial AI products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond corporate endeavors, I established the design NPO UXpie in Seattle, offering design lectures and workshops since 2016. I am also the founder of the design agency Upstud.io, earning global recognition. This agency assisted companies in North America, Singapore, Japan, and China in expanding their overseas markets. I am also a co-founder of an AI startup called An Universe (https:\/\/anuniverse.com\/) and has raised 6M dollars funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, I share my expertise as a guest lecturer at the University of Michigan and Northeast University. I am also an adjunct instructor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2. What made you become\/why did you choose to become a designer\/artist?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally, my academic focus was architectural design. During my time at the University of Michigan studying this field, I noticed parallels between architectural and UX design. Architectural design delves into understanding user interactions with the physical world, while UX design focuses on digital interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing the potential impact of design on countless lives, especially with advancing technology, I became intrigued by UX design. Subsequently, I pursued a master’s degree in HCI+design at the University of Washington, paving the way for my career as a designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q3. What does \u201cdesign\u201d mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the establishment of my own design agency, I’ve been privileged to collaborate with numerous startups, including Opus Clip and Ark7, to enhance their product user experiences. Additionally, I founded my own AI company, An Universe (AU). AU specializes in creating intelligent avatars utilizing Web3 technology and a proprietary AI personality engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By harnessing LLM and emotional engines, we craft digital avatars with personality, emotions, and knowledge capabilities. This transforms enterprise-level services into personalized experiences, reducing modeling time from one month to just 5 minutes while also significantly cutting costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q4. What’s your favorite kind of design and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design and art occupy distinct realms. Design serves people, while art primarily reflects self-expression. Crafting a meaningful user experience demands empathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q5. To you, what makes a ‘good’ design?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a keen interest in AI product design and SaaS product design, particularly in tackling complex problems. As AI technology advances, it presents us with increasingly intricate challenges that demand closer collaboration with AI engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embracing AI as the future, we welcome the opportunities and challenges it introduces to the design landscape. We firmly believe that AI has the potential to enhance lives across various industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winning Entry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generative AI video editing platform – OpusClip<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about this interview<\/a> with Ching, Chang Wan Chong from Macau SAR, the Platinum Winner of the 2024 MUSE Design Awards.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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