Joyce Lai

Joyce Lai

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Design Strategist/Researcher | Industrial Designer | Chair at WID Chicago

  • Education

    • Parsons School of Design - The New School

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      Master of Fine Arts - MFA Industrial Design

      Minor in Civic Service Design

    • National Tsing Hua University

      2018 - 2022
      Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Arts and Design GPA 3.8

      Activities and Societies: 1. 2021/6~2022/6 Organizer - Young Designers’ Exhibition (YODEX), NTHU Led 40+ classmates to organize the largest student design exhibition in Taiwan to display graduate students’ artworks. 2. 2019/6-2020/6 Chief Public Relations Officer - Meichu Workshop, NTHU Promoted the workshop that held speeches given by celebrities in Taiwan and alumni activities. 3. 2019/10-2019/11 Organizer - Freshman Orientation, NTHU Organized the event to welcome 100+ freshmen.

  • Experience

    • Matsumi Consultant Company

      Jul 2021 - Oct 2021
      Copywriting Intern

      Wrote 20+ articles about design, art, fashion and subcultures, and translated articles from Chinese to English. ● Multiple articles received more than 2,000 likes on https://www.instagram.com/ldope/

    • Straight A Xueba International CO., LTD

      Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
      Product Marketing Intern

      Executed multiple marketing projects to promote new products, including social media campaigns, collaborations with influencers, and online marketing strategies. ● Created 20% more account reach by finding the right influencers to introduce products.

    • SOUR

      Jun 2023 - Sept 2023
      Design Researcher

      ● Conducted sustainable material research ● Co-creation sessions● Data collection and synthesis● Prototyping● Design strategy

    • Yeh IDeology

      Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
      Service Designer

      ● Market competitor research● Recruitment research (Human Resources)● Talent Strategy ● Webinar Planning ● Event Planning ● Project management ● Copywriting

    • IDSA The New School

      Aug 2023 - May 2024
      STEM Department Co-Chair
    • Women in Design New York City

      Sept 2023 - Aug 2024
      Student Representative

      ● Gathering feedback from fellow students on what they want to see from WID● Sharing and publicizing WID events to students through the IDSA student chapter, socialmedia, email list, or any other outreach● Leading student events in collaboration with WID, IDSA, and other schools

    • Brompton Bicycle

      Sept 2023 - Dec 2023
      Industrial Designer
    • Unwrap CMF

      Feb 2024 - Aug 2024
      CMF Trend Report Assistant

      ● Gathered images at the NYxNOW trade show and suggested seven trend themes, enabling my partner to compile a comprehensive CMF report.

    • Perkins&Will

      Sept 2024 - now
      Strategist I
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • UX Foundations: Research

      LinkedIn
      Jan 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • IELTS 8.0

      IELTS Official
      Aug 2021
    • Data-Driven Design: Quantitative Research for UX

      IxDF - Interaction Design Foundation
      Sept 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • UX Fundamentals & Design Research

      Udacity
      Aug 2023
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Joyce Lai
      Core77 Design Awards Core77 Jun 2025 My project Little By Little was recognized as a Core77 Design Awards Pro Notable in the Design for Social Media category.
    • Awarded to Joyce Lai
      IDSA Student Merit Award Finalist Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Mar 2024