Ivy Wang

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AI Makes Design Decisions More Important

AI is making interface creation easier, but that doesn't make design less important. As execution becomes faster, I believe a designer's value increasingly shifts toward judgment: defining systems, making decisions visible, and creating the principles that guide what AI builds.

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Are We Asking the Right UX Questions About AI?

As AI products shift from navigation-first interfaces toward intent-driven experiences, I've been wondering what we might lose along the way. People don't always know exactly what they want or what's possible before they begin exploring. Perhaps the future isn't about replacing navigation with conversation, but designing interfaces that help people discover what they want and guide them toward expressing their intent.

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Designing an Intuitive Workflow for Synthetic AI Models

This case study covers the design of Gretel Workflow, a system for automating synthetic data generation. As the sole designer, I simplified a complex, code-heavy process using modular design, an icon-based system, and user-friendly UI components, improving workflow clarity and user confidence.

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Designing the First Generative AI Platform for Tabular Data

Gretel Navigator is a generative AI platform for tabular data, enabling users to create and refine datasets with prompts and real-time feedback. I developed a new research approach to simplify AI processes, resulting in an intuitive platform that improved user engagement.

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Thriving as a Sole Designer

This case study highlights my role as a sole product designer in a fast-paced team. I improved user engagement with a redesigned dashboard, enhanced data clarity in synthetic reports, and streamlined collaboration through an automated design system. My strategic influence and quick decision-making helped drive product improvements and a better user experience.

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Improving the Sign-up Process for Pending Users

Context plays an important role in users’ behaviour and actions. The real-life scenarios are usually much more complicated due to the difference in context. I was lucky to be able to design and iterate based on real-life use cases.

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The Beauty of Design

I have been practising visual design persistently, with a goal to experiment and explore possibilities on visual design on the web medium; using “beauty” to improve functionality and create a much more intuitive, consistent and pleasurable experience - hoping to challenge the misconception that visual design on web is purely decorative.

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