Product & brand design · UC San Diego

Alvin Zhou

Currently

Product Design Intern — Data Science Alliance

At DSA, I design UI and visual systems that turn complex ideas like data safety into intuitive, interactive experiences. I shape everything from buttons and animations to sound and feedback to create interfaces that feel cohesive, responsive, and easy to use.

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4 months in

Product Design Intern — DSA

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I focus on building structured systems that teams can design and iterate on efficiently. By aligning interaction, visuals, and feedback, I help create experiences that are both functional and engaging.

Interface Systems
Designing scalable UI components, interaction patterns, and visual systems that prioritize clarity and usability.
Sonic Interaction
Designing sound and feedback systems that enhance interaction and reinforce user actions.

Current Focus

Designing and refining interactive UI systems for DSA's learning experiences, focusing on clarity and usability
Developing motion, sound, and feedback to create responsive and intuitive interaction loops
Iterating on interface components and user flows to improve consistency across the experience

Work

Case studies & shipped projects

Each project starts with a question and unfolds through decisions, iterations, and outcomes. Dive into a case to see the thinking, process, and final result.

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Practice

What I bring

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Interaction Systems

Designing how users interact with systems through flow, behavior, and feedback to turn complex interactions into clear, responsive experiences.

UI Systems

Designing scalable interface systems that bring structure, clarity, and consistency across complex products.

Motion & Feedback

Using motion and sound to guide interaction and make systems feel responsive and intuitive.

Creative Technology

Bridging design and code to create dynamic, interactive experiences that respond to users in real time.

Tools

What I build with

The stack changes with the brief, but the through-line stays the same: tools that keep exploration, craft, and handoff aligned so ideas hold up from first sketch to shipped work.

Below is a snapshot of the software I rely on most often today, across design, motion, prototyping, and creative development.

Design · Motion · Prototype · Code