To address the urgent issues raised by Glasgow City Council, in partnership with Glasgow Housing Association, designed a service system to encourage landlords to convert unused properties into social housing. Conducted stakeholder research and designed a system connecting landlords, housing associations and tenants through maintenance support and digital management Website and mobile App.
Service and UI/UX Design
B2B2C food recovery system, conducted mixed-method research including social media observation, platform analysis, field interviews and 200+ surveys to investigate consumer perceptions of imperfect fruits. Identified behavioural and supply chain barriers contributing to food waste, and designed a agri-food redistribution platform service connecting farmers, retailers and consumers through recycling, resale and awareness campaigns.
Service and UI/UX Design
Speculative interaction design project exploring human–plant symbiosis, using Arduino-based physical computing to create an interactive system that responds to environmental or bodily signals between humans and plants. Conducted concept development, interaction prototyping and hardware experimentation, integrating Arduino sensors, actuators and material exploration to visualise the invisible relationship between plant vitality, environmental conditions and human care behaviours.
Product and Interaction Design
Glasgow Mackintosh Tea Room cultural promotion project, designed a hands-on educational toolkit to help Scottish secondary school students, including ASN students, understand afternoon tea rituals through sensory learning and wellbeing-focused activities. Conducted desk research, user analysis and concept testing around tea culture, ritual behaviour and teenage wellbeing, and designed a portable ritual-making toolkit combining miniature tableware, guidebook storytelling, sensory elements and reflective prompts to support emotional regulation, tangible learning and cultural connection.
Product and UX DesignHi, I'm Ziqing Yang — a UI/UX designer passionate about creating digital experiences that matter.
With a focus on user research and iterative design, I craft interfaces that are not only beautiful but also functional and accessible. I believe great design happens at the intersection of aesthetics and usability.
Interested in working together? I'd love to hear from you.