Christina Lu
Christina is a product & communication designer translating complexity into visual systems.
Currently designing @TikTok and learning @Pratt Institute. Previously @SAP and @UBC Sauder.
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Conversational AI and monetization tooling for TikTok mobile.
A data-driven, co-created zine and website exploring overthinking, translating emotional complexity into shared understanding.
noelle helps designers resurface saved resources at the right moment, and find patterns so taste stops being a feeling and starts being a language.
Redesigned Bank of America’s online banking by simplifying payment flows, consolidating information, and adapting Material Design 3 for clarity and consistency.
Usability testing and design recommendations for Pratt's universal student/staff portal. I focused on introducing progressive disclosure for the printing feature.
playground + practice
A collection of my personal illustration. Bridging Eastern and Western visual languages through expressive characters, painterly colour, and the emotion of memory.
Editorial illustration for Kernel Magazine's 2026 issue, visualizing the hidden, collaborative labour behind Wikipedia's food articles — where anyone can edit, but few actually do.
A collection of my personal photography. Capturing the feeling of a moment.
Are.na is deliberately minimal — but minimalism has tradeoffs. Conducted a heuristic evaluation and proposed design recommendations that close the usability gaps without compromising the platform's distinctive aesthetic.
A selective mentorship with production designer Armand Serrano (Lilo & Stitch, Surf’s Up, Mulan), where I spent eight weeks studying advanced visual development and environment design for film, animation, and games. This project was one of my final pieces from the program.
A fun hobby. I find throwing pots and arranging flowers relaxing.
Won 3rd place at the Reve x Design Meetup makeathon. Created a delightful interaction that makes joining meetings feel more FUN! Concept in collaboration with another designer. I coded the actual interaction using Claude.
Won "Best Translation of a Quantum Concept" at the Quantum Design Hackathon hosted by Harmoniqs and Unitary Foundation at Microsoft Garage. Created in collaboration with two other designers, and two physicists.
A 50-page manga I wrote and drew about unlearning expectations and choosing yourself.
My curated guide to NYC: tracking places I've loved and spots still on my list. Built for remembering, sharing, and connecting with friends.
Five ideas that stuck out of a semester at Pratt exploring technology, infrastructure, and power: how shoes are technology, libraries are infrastructure, data is art, privacy is fragile, and design is never neutral.
Some screenshots of my Animal Crossing island, which I spent 500 hours on back in 2020. Land was terraformed, architecture were arranged, flowers were planted, photography was shot. It's harder than it looks...
