John Hong
Stanford, CA


I am a product designer who operates at the junction of software and hardware. From machine interfaces to mobile/web platforms, I design experiences through a lens that places people at the heart of innovation.

With a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford, specializing in physical product design and manufacturing, and a BS in Product Design from Stanford, I blend technical expertise with a deep foundation in human-centered design to create meaningful, impactful solutions.

Professional Work

Projects
· Hardware
· Software

About Me
01 BrewBird

Designed 0 to 1 the UI/UX of BrewBird’s (B2B coffee machine company with active users in Bay Area offices of Meta, LinkedIn, Morrison & Forester, etc.) upcoming 720x720 circular LCD display.

Identified and resolved pressing UX issues through the re-design of the current LED display logic, industrial design and fabrication of physical add-ons to the current hardware, and strategic signage.
Jun 2024 — Sep 2024
3 Months

02 Poursteady PS2

Led the UX and interaction design of the PS2 (commercial pour-over coffee machine), delivering an intuitive experience to cafes for creating and brewing complex pour-over coffee recipes on a 128x64 OLED monochrome display + rotary knob.

Silicon Valley UX Awards 2024
Runner Up

Core77 Design Awards 2024
Notable
Jun 2023 — Jan 2024
7 months

        03 Facebook Communities

Designed UI/UX while coordinating cross-functional collaboration to successfully implement notification logic for Facebook’s Gifts, enabling launches in Greece, Cambodia, and Colombia.

Sole intern in a cross-team design sprint, with my work showcased to Meta’s leadership. Utilized Figma, Origami, and Protopie to create high-fidelity designs and prototypes for both mobile and web.
Jun 2022 — Sep 2022
3 months


04 Sparkademy

Designed 0 to 1 the UI/UX of Sparkademy’s (B2B ed-tech startup with active users from Cargill, Siemens, Philip Morris International, etc.) end-user-facing and internal platforms for web. and engagement tracking.

Shipped products that increased average NPS score from -4 to 20 (during employment—in the 80 range as of 2022), increased grading efficiency by 55%, decreased user clarification requests by 85%.

* Apologies for the audio, I had braces on when this was recorded Jun 2020 — Jul 2021
13 months