余煒城

余煒城

余煒城

/yiu · wei · chung/

noun

  1. An empath at heart; advocates for inclusivity.

  2. Someone who never quits.

adjective

  1. Curious, asks (a lot of) questions.

  2. Detail-obsessor.

My Past Life

When the pandemic shut down the world, I worked in psychiatry and tackled the mental health crisis head-on as a mental health worker. Afterwards, I worked at a nonprofit called Fresh Truck, where I helped alleviate food insecurity for low-income families in the Boston area.

My time working with underserved audiences left a lasting impression on me. It made me wonder, how could I create more scalable impact with my work?

Why Design?

Building sustainable solutions is an unrelenting motivator in my “Why?” for design. Whether it's assembling IKEA furniture or shouting “Hey Siri!”, I believe that design is the bridge between innovation and making life easier.

Since a child, I had known that strong design was a universal language and carried the unique ability to captivate while serving. Design has the potential to create large-scale people impact, and marries my past with my love for detail and thoughtfully-crafted products. From replaying Nike's "Winner Stays On" campaign in my head to implicitly opting for one app over the other, design has been a driving force behind what makes me click.

Soundtracks

2014 FHD

J. Cole

After Hours

The Weeknd

A Brief Nirvana

Khamari

ANTI

Rihanna

Thriller

MJ

Take Care

Drake

GKMC

Kendrick Lamar

Mother

Cleo Sol

Friends and Mentors

Abeer Khalique

Director, Product Design - NBA

AJ Abbasi

Product Designer

Albert Lui

Designer II - Microsoft

Allyson Arrogante

Designer II - Disney

Anna Hsiao

Product Designer

Andrew Corey

Product Designer - Aya

Brian Lin

Director, Product Design - HelloFresh

Carl Barrett

Manager, Product Design - Veeva

Clayton Harding

Product Designer - Intuit

Eunice Kim

Product Designer

Evan Quan

Product Designer - Twingate

Jay Allison

Staff Product Designer - Nike

Janet Longhurst

Designer - Gusto

Justine Du

Designer II - Microsoft

Lily Hu

Product Designer

Michelle L. Lawson

VP, Head of Product Design - NBA

Miggy Fajardo

Product Designer

Mo Zhou

Sr. Product Designer - Netflix

Nikhil Kulkarni

Motion Designer

Om Nagarkar

Design Engineer

Paco Lui

Interaction Designer - Google

Perry Wang

Sr. Product Designer - Discord

Peter Javorkai

Lead Product Designer - Adidas

Travis Mccleery

Chief Design Officer - Ultra Friends

Xavier Woo

Product Designer - Discord

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