Jiaqi Yi
UX Designer
Truth in Design. Clarity in Function. Efficiency in Action.
Selected Works

Pilot GenAI
Website, AI
UX Designer
Pilot GenAI β A Generative AI Platform for Learning, Teaching & Researching for all NYU community.
Collaborated with 20+ departments across the campus including CAS, Steinhardt, Provost, Wagner and more, we developed multiple use cases and features to help NYU community to learn, work and research.
My Roles:
π¨ UI/UX Design & Branding β Designed the identity, structure, and user experience of Pilot GenAI
π» Frontend Development β Implemented core frontend components and prototyped interactive workflows.
π§ͺ LLM Testing & Evaluation β Designed test scenarios for tutoring, file generation, and workflow automation.
π€ Cross-Department Collaboration β Partnered with 5+ NYU departments (CAS, Wagner, Steinhardt, Provost, RIT, GSOC).
π Use Case Design β Researched and co-designed 20+ applied AI use cases for students, faculty, administrators, and researchers.

Minutiae
Mobile App
Design Intern
Take a minute, swap with a stranger!
Minutiae is a mobile app that notifies you in a random minute of the day, a user will have 60 seconds to catch the moment with camera. If there's another user doing in the same minute, their images will be swapped. No information is disclosed.
Quick facts of my roles:
π Visual design and programming of automated poster generation
π SEO ranking research and optimization
π± Upgraded App Store product page visuals
π§ Supporting monthly email & event-driven feature design

Sixty Worlds
Website
Creator
Take your 3D project online!
Sixty Worlds is a 3D model sharing website, for game designers, architects and virtual tourists. With simply uploading, you can have your project accessible to all internet to inspire people, and get inspired.
Quick Facts
π Published at sixtyworlds.com
πΉοΈ 3D model sharing platform (βGitHub for 3D assetsβ)
π± Cross-device access: desktop, mobile, tablet
π Thesis project at NYU (UX Design)
π©βπ¨ Built for architects, game designers, and virtual tourists

Redesign of Financial Times
Website & Mobile App
UI & UX Designer
A redesign of Financial Times' home page and mobile app, collaborated with Victoria Mortimer from NYU School of Journalism.
Let's make news a little closer to readers!
Quick Facts
π Context: Thesis project collaboration at NYU (UX Design + Journalism)
π€ Collaboration: UX designer (me) + Journalist (Victoria Mortimer)
π± Platforms: Web homepage & iOS app
π― Goal: Introduce social media ideologies into traditional news portal to improve accessibility and engagement
π‘ Focus Areas: Short-form video, real-time updates, social-style interactions, conversational commentary
Little Toys

"I am here." Says the alien behind the screen.
As a recreation of the movie "Arrival" in 2017, this page coded the iconic circular language and interacting with users with their inputs. You can now take a look at what it feels like to talk to an actual alien, with translations.
π½ If you're trying to find me, I am here.
πΊ Or, watch recap here.

A game design with infinite choices to make.
What does it feel like if you can make a choice multiple times? This project discusses the feeling of anxiety, regrets and madness choices can bring. With each loop, players will see the slight changes accumulating to make a big difference, and reverse the choices made before.

Speak to a geometry flower, Mandala.
Using geometry to draw and transform flower patterns following the audio narrative of users. Describe your feeling, see how Mandala reacts.
(Use space key if no audio input available)

Hi! This is:
My previous personal website;
My first Javascript project;
The collection of my art projects;
The first website I designed;
π§βπ» whyjq.com