About

“If you want to create a great product, you have to start by understanding the people who will use it.” _ Don Norman, Co-founder of Nielsen Norman Group

With a decade of experience in human-centered design and research, I am dedicated to innovating products and services that create meaningful, impactful experiences rooted in user needs and motivations. My passion for user research stems from its power to unlock insights that shape desirable human experiences. I leverage this expertise to craft solutions that resonate deeply with users, driving both user satisfaction and business success.

 _Min Hye Yoon

 

Work

2023-current  User Research Lead, 55 Minutes Pte. Ltd., Potato Productions    

2022-2023      Senior User Experience Researcher, 55 Minutes Pte. Ltd., Potato Productions    

2019-2021      User Experience Researcher & Designer, 55 Minutes Pte. Ltd., Potato Productions 

2016-2018      Research Associate, Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, Singapore, Learning Spaces Innovation Initiative research project

2015               Assistant Manager, The 9th Cheongju International Craft Competition,  Cheongju International Craft Biennale Organizing Commitee

 

 

Education

2011-2014        M. A, Furniture DesignSchool of Arts,Design and Architecture, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland

2010-2011      (temporarily) M. A. Contextual Design, Design Academy Eindhoven, Netherlands

2004-2009    B. A, Woodworking & Furniture Design, Hongik University, Seoul, South  Korea

Group Exhibition

2013           ‘Soul in Helsinki’, group Exhibition with Taiko members, Ava gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2013           Tango Exhibition, Wellbeing 365 Project, Design Museum, Helsinki, Finland

2013           Tango Exhibition, Wellbeing 365 Project, Milan, Italy

2012           Furniture Design Exhinition_bench project, LUME gallery, Helsinki, Finland

2011          VISIO 5X3 DESIGN VISIONS, Cooper Smithy, Fiskars Village, Finland

2009          Woodworking & Furniture Design Department Graduate Exhibition, Seoul, Korea

2008          KOFURN(International Furniture & Woodworking Machinery Fair), Seoul, Korea

2008         Seoul Living Design Fair at COEX, Working with caffe Ti-amo, Seoul, Korea

 

Project         

2012        Collaboration project with YIT2012 WDC Well Being Project ‘Repicturing Surburban Neighborhood’

Workshop

2013            Organizing “Creative tool” Workshop for individual thesis work, Namsung Elementary school, Cheong-Ju, Korea2012          Rooftop Garden CS project with Professor Yongqi LOU at Tongi Univ in Sanghai

2008          International Furniture Workshop with Professor Alphonse Mattia of Rhode Island School of Design