A smart whistle for attracting or repelling wildlife with adjustable sounds and scents.

Smart Whistle

#Physical Computing

#Product Design

#SoildWorks

BirthAid

An innovative toolkit designed to support unassisted childbirth, featuring XR glasses, wearable sensors, and a first aid kit for safer and guided delivery.

#Physical Computing

#Product Design

#UX Design

#Research

#XR

Designed the branding and visual identity for the LOVE Film Festival to celebrate storytelling and connection.

Love

#UI Design

#UX Design

#Interaction Design

#Course Work

An educational board game that teaches Chinese ceramic art and history through fun, interactive play

Board Game

#UX Design

#Graphic Design

#Course Work

Hippo Ad

A digital solution for apartment announcements, resident engagement, and local business advertising.

#Website Design

#Service Design

#UX Design

#Startup

An innovative web application designed to simplify file sharing among peers by providing a quick, user-friendly platform to upload and retrieve files using unique access codes.

Docdocy

#UX Design

#HTML

#Website Design

#Course Work

3D printed a dragon in my mechanical engineering class, and the user can make the dragon dance through the mechanical structure

Dragon

#Product Design

#SoildWorks

Explores how the stall economy repurposes unused public spaces, like exercise areas, into vibrant nighttime hubs, fostering community interaction and economic activity.

The Stall Economy

#Writing

#Space Design

chinese exercise area

Enhancing campus connectivity and space efficiency with 'Say Hi,' an innovative table-sharing system designed to make every seat count.

Say Hi

#Product Design

#Research

#Extracurricular

Redesigned the bed frame to fit both a bed and a sofa on the same side of a narrow bedroom, optimizing space without compromising functionality.

Bed Frame

#Fun

#Wood Work

#Product Design

Yanxi Feng

Up-to-date as of Dec 04. 2024

I received my B.S. in from the , where I started my journey in design engineering. Across my projects from social interaction tools to communication systems in shared spaces, I combine behavioral observation, engineering prototyping, and design storytelling to build products that improve how people interact with their surroundings. I enjoy connecting ideas from different contexts and translating them into tangible systems that make everyday experiences smoother and more intuitive.

I am a design engineer and graduate student in the dual-degree program

at and , where I explore the intersection of design, technology, and human experience.

Design Engineering (MADE)

Human-Centered Design & Engineering

RISD

Yanxi Feng

University of Washington

Brown University

Projects

CV

UX

Writing

Fun

yanxi_feng@brown.edu

I received my B.S. in from the , where I started my journey in design engineering. Across my projects from social interaction tools to communication systems in shared spaces, I combine behavioral observation, engineering prototyping, and design storytelling to build products that improve how people interact with their surroundings. I enjoy connecting ideas from different contexts and translating them into tangible systems that make everyday experiences smoother and more intuitive.

I am a design engineer and graduate student in the dual-degree program

at and , where I explore the intersection of design, technology, and human experience.

Design Engineering (MADE)

Human-Centered Design & Engineering

RISD

Yanxi Feng

University of Washington

Brown University

Projects

CV

UX

Writing

Fun