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Maomao Ding is a UX\/UI designer with a background in Human-Centered Design, Engineering, and Communications Design. She blends research, storytelling, and strong visuals to create intuitive experiences across tech, startups, and NGOs. Her love for branding and visual design adds clarity and emotion to everything she builds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q1. Congratulations on winning the MUSE Design Awards! Can you introduce yourself and share about what inspired you to pursue design as a career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you. I\u2019m a UX\/UI designer with a background in both Human-Centered Design and Engineering, as well as Communications Design. My work blends research, storytelling, and interaction design with a strong visual foundation to create intuitive experiences that are both functional and engaging. I\u2019ve worked across big tech, startups, agencies, and NGOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond UX, I have a deep love for visual design and enjoy working on branding and graphic projects on the side. This passion for aesthetics complements my UX work, allowing me to bring together usability and visual clarity in a way that feels intentional and emotionally resonant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve always been interested in how people connect\u2014whether it\u2019s to places, to each other, or to themselves. Design felt like the right way for me to explore those connections and give form to stories and feelings that are often left unspoken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q2. What does being recognized in the MUSE Design Awards mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being recognized by the MUSE Design Awards is incredibly meaningful. Hello, Dad is a deeply personal project, so this award feels like a validation of both the emotional intention and the design process behind it. This recognition motivates me to keep pushing forward, to keep creating work that connects with people on a human level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q3. How has this achievement impacted your career, team, or agency, and what opportunities has it brought so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since this project was created independently, the award feels like a personal milestone. It has given me more confidence to speak about my work and values as a designer. It has also opened doors to conversations with other creatives and organizations interested in meaningful, socially grounded design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recognition has encouraged me to keep developing personal projects that reflect the kinds of stories I want to tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q4. What role does experimentation play in your creative process? Can you share an example?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experimentation plays a huge role in my process, especially when working on something as open-ended as Hello, Dad. I tested different formats for the exhibition\u2014ranging from interactive installations to smaller one-on-one moments\u2014and kept adjusting based on how each concept felt emotionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process was highly iterative: I sketched, prototyped, asked for feedback, and let the idea evolve through both research and instinct. The final result came from staying open and being willing to shift directions when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q5. What’s the most unusual source of inspiration you’ve ever drawn from for a project?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most unusual sources of inspiration for this project was silence. I thought a lot about the quiet moments I shared with my dad growing up\u2014like sitting in the car or eating dinner without saying much. Those silences weren\u2019t uncomfortable, but they were full of unspoken emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That feeling became a central inspiration. I wanted to design something that made room for those quiet relationships and turned them into moments of connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Hello, Dad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore another journey of Jung Chih Hsu<\/a>, the Gold Winner of the 2025 MUSE Design Awards. He founded Ten Art Deco (????) over 15 years ago to bring art into everyday living. With a spatial design background, he reimagines how people interact with their surroundings, from residential interiors to large-scale planning and self-built housing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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