Bio
I am Li Xin, an interaction designer based in Oslo, Norway.
I design. I design user interfaces for websites, intranet applications, TV sets and table-sized touch-screens. Academically trained and methodical, my design work takes into consideration the imperatives of usability, the social and cultural contexts of use, the organizational context of deployment, the business case and strategy of the product.
A former graphic designer, I have a keen eye for design details and understand how visual elements are perceived and understood by other people. I also knows a thing or two about code - enough to work well with software developers, not enough to steal their jobs.
Experience:
- Escenic (Vizrt Online)
UX designer - Maneo media
Interaction design and product strategy (Freelance) - Media Lab Helsinki
Research assistant at Systems of Representation research group - Tandberg
Design consultant - Nokia
Field research on how people consume media in China - Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing
Guest lecturer - Horisont Foundation (NGO)
Freelance designer
Awards, exhibitions & publications
- Social Movie Rating
Interactive TV Award 2009 - finalist - Credits Neverending
Selected for Ars Electronica Campus Exhibition 2006 (Austria) - PuppetUI
Was published in Media Lab Working Papers 2008.
Portfolio
- Concept
- Interaction
- Service
Social Movie RatingConcept for a movie recommendation system, based on the user's facebook network.(Interactive TV 2009 award, Finalist)
- Information architect
- Web
- Visual
Laivfabrikken.noWebsite and graphic profile design for a network of artists who produce interactive drama / Live role-play games
- Interaction
- Physical interface
- Prototyping
The puppetUIA physical interface for virtual avatar manipulation
- Interaction
Consoll IPTV interfaceProgram list and personal video recorder user interface for Consoll IPTV
- Concept
- Interactive TV
- Prototyping
Credits NeverendingA deliberately boring interactive TV show, as seen at DINA TV and Ars Electronica.
- Installation
- Interaction
- Concept
- Prototyping
Sticky DigitsA playful installation, exploring the issue of personal data in the surveilliance society.
- Installation
- Interaction
- Concept
- Physical interface
- Prototyping
ZenzoneA sensor based "smart space", where visitors can "communicate" with plants.




