John Hong
San Francisco, CA

I’m a product designer working at the intersection of hardware and software. Whether it’s a machine interface, mobile/web app, or a physical product, I design experiences that put people at the center of innovation.

My background spans physical and digital domains, enabling me to conceive and execute holistic solutions across mediums. I hold a BS in Product Design (HCI focus) and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford, where I specialized in physical product design and manufacturing.

Currently, I’m part-time at BrewBird, where I design user experiences across machine workflows and service operations. 

I'm especially drawn to opportunities that connect the digital and physical.I’m open to new collaborations and roles across product, interaction, or experience design. Please feel free to reach out!


About Me

Professional Work

Projects
· Physical Design & Manufacturing
· Digital UX Design (Web, Mobile, VR/AR)
· Jewelry Design
Snap-Fit AirPods Case

Additive Manufacturing
April — May 2022
Stanford, CA
We all know dropping an AirPods case means disaster. My teammates and I, sharing this sentiment, designed a snap-fit cover for the AirPods case to prevent AirPods from flying out upon dropping. The Tough2000 outer case (grey) protects from the outside and TPU inner case (black) protects from the inside. We used Fusion360 (CAD, simulation), back-of-the-envelope analyses, Formlabs Form 3, Ultimaker, and a few drop tests to aid our process.

The given timeframe for this project was 3 weeks, and we were required to incorporate at least one mechanism (snap-fit) and two additive manufacturing processes (FDM, SLA).