Ann Li

Ann Li

is a multidisciplinary designer
driven by storytelling, sense-making, and curiosity, exploring experiential narratives and creative tech

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Neurobiologist-turned designer. Currently pursuing a Masters in Interaction Design at Carnegie Mellon University.

Work spans the digital and physical, including multisensory exhibits, creative direction and strategy, interactive installations, and user interfaces.

Convergence

Motion-based communication of design principles

Visual Communication

STEM as Identity

A new approach to STEM engagement and education

Design Strategy

Visual Communication

Design Lecture Series

Iterative typographic poster system

Visual Communication

100 Days

A temporal exercise in observation, inspiration & discipline

Conceptual Practice

Artwork

Sample works and doodles

Writing Excerpts

Essays and reflections

Participatory Design

Spotify Timeline

A product concept for the nostalgic listener

Interaction Design

Digital Product Design

Contextual Inquiry

Music Programming

Connecting audiences and artists

Community Engagement

Audience Research

Spotify Timeline

A product concept for the nostalgic listener

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

100 Days

A temporal exercise in observation, inspiration & discipline

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

STEM as Identity

A new framework for STEM engagement and education

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Negative Space

An original publication reflecting on and exploring the design mind

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Children and Screens

Modernizing web experiences to help children and young adults navigate the digital age

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Design Lecture Series

An iterative typographic visual system

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Convergence

Communicating design principles through motion design

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Visualizing Systems

Visualizing the mechanics, operations, and potential impacts of complex, abstract systems

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

The Future of Broadway

Reimagining the theatrical experience for the future using new and emerging creative technologies

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Pokemon Run

Bringing together digital communities through collaborative co-creation and physically activated experiences

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

04

Discover Together

Creating connective opportunities through music discovery

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

05

3M

Crafting interactive storytelling experiences and novel platform opportunities at the intersection of design, research, facilitation, and business strategy

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

06

Wishwell

Subverting predictive machine intelligence expectations and outcomes through tinyML-enabled objects, inspired by otherworldly practices and metaphors.

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

07

Cara, CVS Pharmacy

Supporting personalized, everyday care experiences through a voice-enabled virtual assistant

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

08

Augmenting Embodied Learning, Manufacturing Futures Institute

Integrating XR and tinyML to train skilled workers for future opportunities in creative arts and manufacturing

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

09

A Changing Arctic, Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Immersive, multisensory museum experiences which provoke reflection on our relationships with the natural world

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

A Changing Arctic, Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Augmenting Embodied Learning, Manufacturing Futures Institute

Cara, CVS Pharmacy

Music Programming

Ann Li 2020

© 2023 Ann Li

If walls could speak, interactive exhibit, Arduino + RFID. Carnegie Mellon University (2023)

If walls could speak, 2023

An enchanted cup and wall inhabited by ambient presences from around the world. Exhibited at Carnegie Mellon University.

Negative Space, design mind zine, print design (2021)

Negative Space, 2021

An exploration of the design mind. Design philosophy zine.

HyperSens(itvity), 2023

Eliciting and surfacing awareness of overlooked senses through the spatial and ambient environment.

100 Days, design exploration, copic markers (2021)

100 Days, 2021

A temporal exercise in observation, inspiration & discipline.

Wishwell, critical design object, Arduino + bone conduction speaker, Edge Impulse (2023)

Wishwell, 2023

Subverting predictive machine intelligence paradigms through otherworldly tinyML-enabled objects.

Convergence, educational design principles video, Adobe Fresco, AfterEffects, Audition (2021)

Convergence, 2021

Motion design and illustration

Art / Animation

A sampling of markings and smudges from over the years

...can you tell I love birds?

Promotional graphics >

Spotify Timeline

A product concept for the nostalgic listener

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

100 Days

A temporal exercise in observation, inspiration & discipline

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

STEM as Identity

A new framework for STEM engagement and education

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Negative Space

An original publication reflecting on and exploring the design mind

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Children and Screens

Modernizing web experiences to help children and young adults navigate the digital age

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Design Lecture Series

An iterative typographic visual system

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Convergence

Communicating design principles through motion design

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Visualizing Systems

Visualizing the mechanics, operations, and potential impacts of complex, abstract systems

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

The Future of Broadway

Reimagining the theatrical experience for the future using new and emerging creative technologies

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

Pokemon Run

Bringing together digital communities through collaborative co-creation and physically activated experiences

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

04

Discover Together

Creating connective opportunities through music discovery

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

05

3M

Crafting interactive storytelling experiences and novel platform opportunities at the intersection of design, research, facilitation, and business strategy

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

06

Wishwell

Subverting predictive machine intelligence expectations and outcomes through tinyML-enabled objects, inspired by otherworldly practices and metaphors.

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

07

Cara, CVS Pharmacy

Supporting personalized, everyday care experiences through a voice-enabled virtual assistant

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

08

Augmenting Embodied Learning, Manufacturing Futures Institute

Integrating XR and tinyML to train skilled workers for future opportunities in creative arts and manufacturing

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

09

A Changing Arctic, Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Immersive, multisensory museum experiences which provoke reflection on our relationships with the natural world

04

Music Programming + Promotions

Bringing audiences together.

A Changing Arctic, Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Augmenting Embodied Learning, Manufacturing Futures Institute

Cara, CVS Pharmacy

Music Programming

Ann Li 2020

© 2023 Ann Li