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Hi there! My name is Ellie Kexin Lin. I'm an  interaction designer and product prototyper based in Mountain View.

I'm currently focusing on the design and prototyping of an AR platform of TikTok, Effect House. Feel free to try it out!

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9 Years of Design
I was trained as an architect. I won 3 national scholarship in my undergrad, including one that took me to Milan, Italy as an exchange student, and one sponsored me to travel and do research in eastern Europe and finished the writing of my first book To Every Age Its Art -- Modernization Exploration of Regionalism in Architecture under the Influence of Secession.

I've been actively studying, practicing and contributing to the world of design since 9 years ago, and I will continue my exploration.
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I graduated from NYU ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program), where I gained hands-on experience in designing, developing, and building AR programs, interactive installations and interconnected systems. I've proudly had the opportunities to work closely with industry professionals as well as new media artists over the years, helping them from a design, branding, and technology perspective.

@el_touchdesigner on Instagram is where I post my generative graphics practices made in TouchDesigner and Houdini, implemented with Blender, Substance Designer, AfterEffects, and other programs. You can find shader programming, FBX/PBR experiments, sound/data viz, motion graphics and much more there.
A photo of Ellie Lin standing in front of an light art installation.
Experiences

Interactive Engineer - Product Prototyper
TikTok
Nov. 2020 - Present
Mountain View, CA
Freelance Developer
James Clar Studio
Jan. 2020 - May 2020
Brooklyn, NY
Creative Career Design Fellow
NYU Production Lab
Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2019
New York, NY
Digital Experience Design Intern
Gensler
May 2019 - Aug. 2019
New York, NY
Interaction Design and Development Co-op
American Museum of Natural History
Feb. 2019 - May 2019
New York, NY
UX Design Intern
Yonghui Yunchuang Technology
Feb. 2018 - June 2018
Shanghai, China
Education

New York University
MPS Interactive Telecommunications
Sept. 2018 - May 2020
New York, US
Politecnico di Milano
BArch Architecture Design
Sept. 2016 - July 2017
Milan, Italy
Hunan University
BArch Architecture Design
Sept. 2013 - June 2018
Changsha, China
Skills
Development

JavaScript
Lua
AR/VR Development
Git + Dev Workflow
Design

Motion Design
Responsive Web Design
Design Systems
UI / UX Design
3D
Tools

TouchDesigner
OpenFrameworks
Houdini
Unity
Blender
AdobeCC + Substance
AutoCAD
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