Neurobiologist-turned designer driven by sense-making, systems thinking, and storytelling.
Work spans the digital and physical, including functional user interfaces, immersive experiences, mixed-methods research, and creative strategy.
Ann Li 2020
An exploration of the design mind. Design philosophy zine.
Ambiently morphing kinetic sculpture for quiet contemplation and rest. Exhibited at Hunt Library.
Eliciting and surfacing awareness of overlooked senses through the spatial and ambient environment.
An enchanted cup and wall inhabited by ambient presences from around the world. Exhibited at Carnegie Mellon University.
A temporal exercise in observation, inspiration & discipline.
Subverting predictive machine intelligence paradigms through otherworldly tinyML-enabled objects.
Motion design and illustration communicating design principles.
A sampling of markings and smudges from over the years
Ann Li 2020