Haizhen Sun

Hello

Hi, I'm Haizhen Sun, a Product Designer working at the intersection of human-centered design, complex systems, and emerging AI technologies.

I care about making technology easier to understand, more inclusive, and more useful, especially when the system behind the experience is anything but simple.

My Story

My path into product design began with visual communication. That foundation taught me how hierarchy, typography, composition, and storytelling shape the way people understand information. As my work expanded into UI/UX, B2B and B2C products, web platforms, and mobile applications, I became increasingly interested in the systems and decisions behind the interface.

Working on fintech, enterprise, and 0-to-1 products strengthened that perspective. I learned that simplifying an experience does not mean removing complexity. It means understanding workflows, users, business rules, and technical constraints deeply enough to make that complexity manageable.

Today, AI is expanding how I approach that process. I use tools such as Codex, Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and Figma Make to move more quickly between research, ideas, interaction concepts, and functional prototypes. I'm particularly interested in how AI can help designers explore more possibilities while keeping human judgment, accessibility, trust, and user control at the center.

My Design Philosophy

Good design turns complexity into clarity without hiding what users need to understand.

My approach combines research, systems thinking, visual craft, storytelling, and collaboration. I look beyond individual screens to understand how workflows, information, business rules, and user decisions connect across the broader product experience.

As AI becomes part of more products and design workflows, I believe clarity and trust matter even more. Intelligent experiences should help people make better decisions without taking away their understanding or control. Whether I'm designing a financial workflow, an enterprise platform, or an AI-assisted experience, my goal is to create products that feel understandable, purposeful, and human.

Beyond Design

Outside of product design, creativity has always been part of my life. My background in visual art and experience teaching art to children continue to shape how I observe, communicate, and approach problems from different perspectives.

I'm also curious about how emerging technology can support people in everyday life, particularly by making digital experiences more accessible, understandable, and inclusive.