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©helen peng 2024
fueled by 心 & mooncakes
fueled by 心 & mooncakes
Helen Peng [Product Designer] creates human interfaces: media experiences, patient portals, smart sex toy apps. She flourishes in spaces between analytics and imagination and is driven by humanity, research, impact & a little bit of magic. In past lives, she studied Cognitive Neuroscience & Visual Art at Brown and designed for Medtronic & Apple.
Currently reading/writing autobiographical essays, processing film in a dark room, or eating at Waffle House.
MEDTRONIC | CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT | 1 YEAR
Product Design + Human Factors
Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology. I led design for 3 projects in their largest and most profitable division.
VIEW CASE STUDY︎Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology. I led design for 3 projects in their largest and most profitable division.
- Led Onboarding and Education experiences for Medtronic’s first app-based patient monitor to integrate into new hardware
- Managed the Cardiac-Rhythm Design System and transitionsing it to Figma
- Performed user interviews (in-person and virutally) and analyzed data to inform designs
$489M
in revenue5
shipping projects100+
user interviews9
rounds of testing3
as lead designer
APPLE | SERVICES | 3 MONTHS
Product Design
I defined, prototyped, and presented future-facing experiences for Apple News Top Stories, Spotlight, and Discover, and prepared designs for development hand-off and future release.
Product Design
I defined, prototyped, and presented future-facing experiences for Apple News Top Stories, Spotlight, and Discover, and prepared designs for development hand-off and future release.
- Worked cross-functionally with product, editorial, analytics, development & production.
- Presented to leadership, including Design Director, Wyatt Mitchell, and VP of Design, Robert Kondrk.
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LIONESS | RESEARCH | 3 MONTHS
Product Design
Lioness is a smart vibrator company that records pelvic floor movement and gives biofeedback via the Lioness app. I worked as the only Product Designer and researcher on Lioness’s sex research platform.
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Product Design
Lioness is a smart vibrator company that records pelvic floor movement and gives biofeedback via the Lioness app. I worked as the only Product Designer and researcher on Lioness’s sex research platform.
- Redesigned Lioness’s mobile app to encourage participation in sex research
- Managed research study with Center for Genitial Health
- Launched preliminary research on Asian American mindsets towards sex and sexuality
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projects60%
increase in research completion30,000
recorded sessions per yearFeatured in-
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342
total attendees30
speakers$64,000
sponsored budgetBETTER WORLD BY DESIGN | CONTENT & DESIGN | 2 YEARS
Lead Designer & Organizer
Better World by Design is an ethical design conference held annual every fall in Providence, RI. I led a 32-member committee as organize Better World’s first fully fledged conference since COVID.
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Lead Designer & Organizer
Better World by Design is an ethical design conference held annual every fall in Providence, RI. I led a 32-member committee as organize Better World’s first fully fledged conference since COVID.
- Identity- led branding and visual language for marketing, website, and merchandise
- Content- established theme, invited speakers & day-of conference experience
- Logistics- managed budget, sponsorships, and operations
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