I'm a Product Designer who specialises in making intimidating complexity feel intuitive — and even enjoyable. Over 3+ years, I've partnered with organisations like Changi Airport Group, Singapore General Hospital, Building and Construction Authority of Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa, and ThinkCity on end-to-end design projects spanning healthcare, government, aviation, and heritage. From in-depth user interviews through to polished Figma prototypes, I bring care and craft to every stage of the process. These days I'm weaving AI into my research workflow to synthesise insights faster and make sharper design decisions. I'm increasingly drawn to fintech and productivity — spaces where thoughtful design can genuinely change how people feel about a product. If you're building something complex that needs to feel simple, let's talk.

Heewon Cho

I'm a Product Designer who specialises in making intimidating complexity feel intuitive — and even enjoyable. Over 3+ years, I've partnered with organisations like Changi Airport Group, Singapore General Hospital, Building and Construction Authority of Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa, and ThinkCity on end-to-end design projects spanning healthcare, government, aviation, and heritage. From in-depth user interviews through to polished Figma prototypes, I bring care and craft to every stage of the process. These days I'm weaving AI into my research workflow to synthesise insights faster and make sharper design decisions. I'm increasingly drawn to fintech and productivity — spaces where thoughtful design can genuinely change how people feel about a product. If you're building something complex that needs to feel simple, let's talk.

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I’m a Product Designer who specialises in making intimidating complexity feel intuitive — and even enjoyable.

Over 3+ years, I’ve partnered with organisations like Changi Airport Group, Singapore General Hospital, Building and Construction Authority of Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa, and ThinkCity on end-to-end design projects spanning healthcare, government, aviation, and heritage. From in-depth user interviews through to polished Figma prototypes, I bring care and craft to every stage of the process.

These days I’m weaving AI into my research workflow to synthesise insights faster and make sharper design decisions. I’m increasingly drawn to fintech and productivity — spaces where thoughtful design can genuinely change how people feel about a product.

If you’re building something complex that needs to feel simple, let’s talk.

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Language

English
Fluent
Korean
Fluent
Japanese
Advanced
Chinese
Beginner

Work Experience

Experience Designer at HOL Expereinces
June 6, 2023 - Present
Designing end-to-end experiences for phygital spaces, empowering clients to achieve their business goals with holistic user research and storytelling

Education

Bachelor of Arts at Hongik University
March 1, 2017 - February 28, 2023
Built a strong foundation in Visual Communication, specialising in UI UX design and Illustration
High School Diploma in Design at Seoul Arts High School
March 1, 2014 - February 1, 2017

Qualifications

UX Design Awards 2026
November 1, 2025 - May 25, 2026
Nominated for UX Design Awards 2026 by IDZ (International Design Center Berlin)

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Government, Gaming, Healthcare
    paper On Track: Helping Bands Last Longer Through Musician Habit Tracking
    • Designed a recruitment tool that visualises passion in a mobile app for amateur musicians seeking long-term bands

    • Extracted insights via 10 interviews and 67 user survey responses, recognised through 500+ views and 40+ likes on Behance

    • see full case study here:

    paper PARTI: Creating a Desktop App to Scale Workflow System for Illustration Teams
    • Project Lead | Diagnosed a fragmented 7-tool workflow as the core friction killing cross-team efficiency, engineered a unified SaaS desktop app to eliminate it

    • Conducted 2 rounds of in-depth interviews with 10 users to pressure-test assumptions; achieved 4.7/5 in usability testing at launch

    • see the full case study here:

    paper Digital Experience at Singapore General Hospital: Turning Passersby into Engaged Explorers
    • Redesigned a botanical garden’s fragmented QR experience, where 10 standalone plant pages had generated only 60 scans in a year, into a unified digital trail with progress tracking and completion rewards

    • Explored 5+ iterations before converging on a solution that translates complex genomic science into accessible, laymen-friendly content while engineering a separate experiential layer for scientist VIPs, all within a single adaptive system.

    • Project nominated for UX Design Awards 2026, award by IDZ (International Design Center Berlin)

    paper Web-app design at a Heritage site in Kuala Lumpur
    • Identified a core tension: a heritage site needed donations without feeling transactional. Designed a self-guided digital trail with sequenced touchpoints targeting conversion at 260% of industry benchmark

    • Led 5+ iterative design sprints resolving 91% of usability friction, leveraging genAI for rapid prototyping and saving 120 man-hours

    paper Building a Scalable Content Design System for Singapore's First Oceanarium
    • Identified two conflicting user types among Oceanarium visitors through on-site observation research; architected a scalable design system serving both across 20+ touchpoints

    • Validated usability through 2 rounds of workshops with C-suite stakeholders

    paper Scaling Brand Impact through AI-Powered Content Automation
    • Designed and developed an LLM-powered content workflow (Gemini Gems) to automate high-quality social media content creation; drove 5× growth in post impressions and 4× higher engagement rate on LinkedIn within 5 months, directly contributing to lead generation and regional expansion opportunities

    • Engineered AI assistant bots to streamline content operations, reducing manual effort by 50% while maintaining consistent brand voice and output quality across channels

    paper Improving Recruitment and Retention of Singapore’s Built Industry through Strategic UX Research
    • Partnered with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore to conduct 80+ hours of in-depth interviews, surfacing a critical perception gap on the Built Industry’s profession between public narrative and worker reality

    • Translated findings into a strategic content playbook that directly shaped a national campaign, driving 243% higher YouTube views YoY and 7M views on a single TikTok