Independent design and build studio

Hui Zhang

I turn product ideas into working screens, physical prototypes, and launchable systems.

What changed

One studio loop from interface to object.

The studio sits at the overlap of software, visual systems, product design, and fabrication. The work is direct: define the shape, prototype the interaction, build the thing, tune the details.

The same hand can shape the interface, CAD model, prototype, and production detail, so decisions stay connected.

Selected work

Projects that move between screen, shop, and system.

01

FragX

Product storytelling, app surfaces, and a visual language for a coral fragment marketplace.

  • Experience design
  • Brand interface
  • Frontend build
02

Order Ops

Queue tools and operational screens for keeping custom production work moving.

  • Workflow design
  • Automation
  • Admin UI
03

Physical Systems

CAD, small-batch printed components, acrylic assemblies, and shop-ready iteration.

  • 3D modeling
  • 3D printing
  • Acrylic fabrication
04

Web Products

Static sites, interactive tools, dashboards, and product pages designed to feel specific.

  • HTML/CSS/JS
  • React/Next
  • Motion systems
05

GitHub Status

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Method

One build path for screens, tools, and physical prototypes.

The work starts with the useful shape, then moves through interface, software, CAD, fabrication, and launch without splitting the idea into separate silos.

Digital

Web design and frontend

Sites, dashboards, product pages, and interactive prototypes with clear structure and motion.

Systems

Tools and workflow apps

Small systems that remove repeated hand work, organize data, and make operations easier.

Physical

CAD, acrylic, and 3D printing

Models, cut files, printed parts, acrylic assemblies, displays, fixtures, and small batches.

  1. 01

    Frame

    Define the job, audience, constraints, and the smallest useful proof.

  2. 02

    Prototype

    Build the first useful version in browser, CAD, or both.

  3. 03

    Stress

    Resize it, scroll it, print it, cut it, hand it to someone, and watch what breaks.

  4. 04

    Ship

    Clean up the system, document the handoff, and leave a better next step.

Request

Bring a sketch, a broken workflow, or an idea that needs a body.