LYDIA

ZIQI YAN

A Creative Designer, An Artist and A Researcher in Visual, Interaction, and Multi-media.

Selected Works

Sam Website Revamp

UI/UX, Branding

2025

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Redesigning the Sam platform’s website, creating a modern visual system and user experience that boosted sign-ups, streamlined content, and reflected Sam’s mission as a support system for women.

Arelyx

Branding

2025

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Designing the branding system from scratch for a future-oriented education venture shaped by Olympic excellence and transdisciplinary learning.

Harvard xDesign Conference 2025

Branding, Graphic Design

2024 – 2025

Harvard xDesign 2025→

Leading the visual identity and digital presence of Harvard xDesign Conference 2025, which explored the theme of RE-reclaim, RE-alize, Re-imagine across design and innovation.

AlgaMatrix

Bio Design, UI/UX

2024

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AlgaMatrix is the first steps towards algae-based bioreactor systems integrated into buildings to promote sustainable urban habitation methods.

The Immortal’s Palm

3D Animation

2023

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On a cacti island, scientists conducted the VitaCacti Project to enhance the human body by having participants consume cactus products. As some unexpectedly reported hearing sounds from the universe, the experiments shifted toward building cactus-human cyborgs through various methods. The brand new SpaceSpine Project now aims to culminate in the largest experiment during a solar eclipse…

MENO

UI/UX

2022

MENO →

MENO is a revolutionary app that empowers menopausal women to take control of their well-being.

The Breath of Life

Bio Art, Physical Computing, Installation, Performance

2023

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The Breath of Life is an interactive installation that explores the intersection of food technology, human biology, and digital organisms. The context situates in the technosphere, in which technology becomes the center of nature’s evolution. The installation speculates on a new food chain that brings together humans, mycelium, and digital organisms, creating a unique ecosystem that nourishes all participants.