Experience
Lead Designer, XR/AI 2022 - now
Amazon
Sr. UX Design Engineer, New Interface Group Lead 2019 - 2021
Mastercard Labs
Interaction Designer 2015 - 2016
COC (Creature of Creation)
Designer 2012 - 2015
IBM, Qingting. FM, Freelance
Education
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design 2017 - 2019
Master in Design Studies (Technology)
MIT Media Lab 2018 - 2019
Cross Registration on ARVR & Design Innovation
Tunghai University 2011 - 2012
Exchange Student, Industrial Design Dept.
Zhejiang University, China 2008 - 2013
B.E., Industrial Design (Smart Product Focus)
Talks
2024 The Future is Physital | Asian American Designers Union (AADU), Seattle
2024 How to Design Sound/Music for Corporate Branding, Interactive Shopping and Virtual Reality Experiences | Berklee College of Music, Boston
2024 HarvardXR Extended Intelligence Conference | Harvard University, Cambridge
2024 The Future of Visual Poetry in VR | Art Russia International Art Forum, Russia
2024 The Future is Physital | College of Arts Media and Design, Northeastern University, Boston
2023 Positive Technology International Conference | Hong Kong
2020 The 14th International Conference on Design Principles & Practices | Pratt Institute
2019 IEEE GEM (Games, Entertainment and Media) | Yale University
2019 The Sensual World: Design for the Hybrid Senses | Apple Hardware Group, Cupertino, CA
2019 New England Graduate Media Symposium | Emerson College, Boston, MA
2018 Design Imagery for Cyber Security | Hewlett Cyber Initiative, Cambridge, MA
Exhibitions
2024 Un-Defined Sensibilities, Sasse Museum of Art, LA
2019 Harvard Student Art Show, Harvard University
2019 New England Graduate Media Symposium, Emerson College
2019 Ten Days of Art, Murze Online Artist Residency
2019 GSD Project Wall, Harvard University
Jury Member
2024 IxDA Interaction Awards
2024 Australian Good Design Awards
2024 SF Design Week Awards
2024/25 World Brand Design Society Awards
2024 Indigo Design Award
2024 NY Product Design Awards
2024 The Design Masterprize (DMP)
2024 Orpetron Web Design Awards
2024 TITAN Innovation Awards
2024 TITAN Health Awards
2024 TITAN Brand Awards
2024 Vega Digital Awards
2024 The NYX Awards
Awards
2024 The ADC Annual Awards Winner
2024 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Awards Finalist
2024 Titan Innovation Awards Platinum Winner (Social Impact)
2024 Titan Innovation Awards Gold Winner (User Experience Design)
2024 Indigo Design Award Gold Winner
2024 Indigo Design Award Silver Winner (Apps)
2024 Indigo Design Award Silver Winner (Mobile App)
2024 Indigo Design Award Silver Winner (Interaction Design)
2024 Muse Design Award Gold Winner (Services)
2024 Muse Design Award Gold Winner (AI)
2024 Muse Creative Award Gold Winner
2024 The UX Design Awards Nomination Award
2021 Fast Company Innovation by Design Award
2019 A' Design Award (Generative, Algorithmic and Parametric)
2011 Red Dot Concept Design Award
2011 IF Top 300 Designs of The World Shortlisted
2010 Asus Innovation China Award
Press
https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/love-cassette/
https://www.designboom.com/art/poeceptible-xiaobi-pan-ancient-chinese-poetry-into-vr-experience-08-09-2019/
https://canvasrebel.com/meet-xiaobi-iris-pan/
https://voyagela.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-xiaobi-pan-of-mountain-view/
https://shoutoutla.com/meet-xiaobi-iris-pan-new-technology-designer-artist/
https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-xiaobi-pan/
https://awards.ixda.org/jury
https://sfdesignweek.org/awards-2024/
https://www.harvardxr.com/people/iris-pan
https://www.indigoaward.com/juries/xiaobi-iris-pan-indigo-design-award-jury
https://www.xiaoyuzhoufm.com/episode/6317f690b688bcb37c378f1a
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tKF6xYNi_SWjXUuxUV_6yA
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/659202362
Hi There!
I’m Iris (Xiaobi) Pan, designer/artist/writer (……..toomanyhattist) working at the boundary of digital and physical.
My passion is spreading love and connection, and various other forms of enlightenment (creativity being one of them) in the world.
I play Wordle.
Drop me a note: Gmail or Linkedin
Find my writings on Zhihu: @Iris Pan