Chao Li

Chao Li

Product Designer in Vancouver

About

I design, write code. I specialize in using design as a tool to understand and solve complex problems and turn them into refined products.

Projects

2022
CozyForest at Voodle
2021
Voodle App at Voodle
2020
SPIN Studio at Pixvana

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Product Designer at Numbers Station AI
Vancouver
2020 — 2023
Lead UX at Voodle
Vancouver, BC (Remote)

Led the end-to-end design and front-end for CozyForest.xyz, a token-gated NFT community for creators and fans. Prior to that, led design for Voodle App, a short async video communication tool for the workspace.

2016 — 2019
Lead UX at Pixvana
Vancouver BC, Beijing (Remote)

Led the product design and front-end for a cloud-based video platform and VR apps.

2015 — 2016
Head of Design at Objectiva
Beijing

Managed a design-driven team of 15 to provide offshore services.

2009 — 2015
Co-Founder — Creative Director at Red Safi
Beijing

Co-founded a digital design agency and collaborated with a project management team in Seattle. The agency was later acquired and integrated into Objectiva.

2007 — 2009
Co-Founder — Creative Director at NX Interactive
Beijing

Co-founded a design agency with a team of 12 and partnered with Microsoft to build demos and apps on the new Silverlight, WPF platforms, and helped introduce these new tech stack in the Chinese market.

2003 — 2004
Lead Web Designer at FlashEmpire.com

Led the design for the largest Flash+Web community in China.

Awards

2010
Microsoft MVP from Microsoft

4 awards in Expression Studio and Silverlight

Contact

LinkedIn
Website
Email

Writing

2023
Windows Phone 7 Development Guide

Co-writer, ISBN:9787121146091

2006
CSS Web Design 2

ISBN:9787030193421

2006
CSS Web Design

ISBN:9787030177162