HARRY LIAO

// Designing the next reality.

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♦ Harry Liao excels at bridging creative strategy with sci-fi technology, possessing extensive experience in UX design, visual design, 3D modeling, motion graphics, and web development. ♦

GATE

GATE TRAVEL IS A NEW GATE PRODUCT LAUNCHED IN 2025, BUILT FOR FAST, SEAMLESS BOOKINGS WITH A CRYPTO-FIRST PAYMENT EXPERIENCE.

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COCOOK

COCOOK IS A MOBILE APP THAT HELPS YOUNG ADULTS BUILD HEALTHIER EATING HABITS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE NUTRITION EDUCATION, RECIPES WITH FACTS, STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE, AND SHAREABLE COOKING SPACES.

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FOR-U

FOR-U is a house single created by Harry Liao in collaboration with rising singer Luna. The story explores a young girl's inner world and aims to deliver an energetic listening experience.

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Gate

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BJS

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Cocook

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MIT

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MassArt

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ABC Design

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HIGHLIGHTS

■ GATE.COM: REDBULL F1 PARTNERSHIP EXPERIENCE (2025)

XIAN-HAO EXECUTED HIGH-FIDELITY UX DESIGN FOR THE REDBULL X GATE PARTNERSHIP AND GLOBAL EVENT PAGES...

XIAN-HAO EXECUTED HIGH-FIDELITY UX DESIGN FOR THE REDBULL X GATE PARTNERSHIP AND GLOBAL EVENT PAGES. HIS WORK ENSURED A SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF WEB3 FUNCTIONALITY WITH TOP-TIER RACING BRANDING, MAINTAINING RIGOROUS DELIVERY STANDARDS ACROSS MULTIPLE AD CAMPAIGNS.

■ BOSTON UNIVERSITY: DESIGN STRATEGY & PEDAGOGY (2025)

AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, HARRY LED A COHORT OF 30+ STUDENTS IN THE DESIGN STRATEGY & SOFTWARE COURSE...

AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, HARRY LED A COHORT OF 30+ STUDENTS IN THE "DESIGN STRATEGY & SOFTWARE" COURSE. HE MENTORED EMERGING TALENT IN MERGING CREATIVE STRATEGY WITH ADOBE CREATIVE SOFTWARE, BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THEORETICAL DESIGN AND TECHNICAL EXECUTION.

■ THE UPS STORE: REVENUE & PRINT OPTIMIZATION (2024-2025)

SERVED AS A DIGITAL PRINT SPECIALIST, REVOLUTIONIZING THE STORE'S OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND CUSTOMER INTERFACE...

SERVED AS A DIGITAL PRINT SPECIALIST, REVOLUTIONIZING THE STORE'S OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND CUSTOMER INTERFACE. THROUGH ENHANCED PRINT SERVICES AND GRAPHIC DESIGN INTEGRATION, HE DROVE A 25% INCREASE IN MONTHLY REVENUE, ELEVATING THE STORE'S REGIONAL RANKING TO NO. 5 IN MASSACHUSETTS.

■ MIT MEDIA LAB: HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION RESEARCH (2023-2024)

ENGAGED IN ADVANCED TRAINING AT THE MIT MEDIA LAB, CONTRIBUTING TO HUMAN 2.0 AND NEURAFUTURES RESEARCH...

ENGAGED IN ADVANCED TRAINING AT THE MIT MEDIA LAB, CONTRIBUTING TO THE "HUMAN 2.0" PROSTHETICS HARDWARE PROJECT AND "NEURAFUTURES" RESEARCH. HARRY EXPLORED THE INTERSECTIONS OF GENAI, BCIS, AND PROSTHETICS, TRANSLATING COMPLEX SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO TANGIBLE DESIGN CONCEPTS.

■ BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB: MULTIMEDIA CAMPAIGN DESIGN (2023)

DEVELOPED DYNAMIC VISUAL CONTENT FOR NATIONAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING NASCAR AND NATIONALS PARK CAMPAIGNS...

DEVELOPED DYNAMIC VISUAL CONTENT FOR NATIONAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING NASCAR AND NATIONALS PARK CAMPAIGNS. HIS ROLE INVOLVED CREATING ENGAGING SOCIAL MOTION GRAPHICS AND REDESIGNING DIGITAL CHANNEL VISUALS TO ENSURE A COHESIVE BRAND NARRATIVE.

■ MASSART: DYNAMIC MEDIA & WEB DESIGN (2022-2024)

OPTIMIZED THE ARCHITECTURAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DYNAMIC MEDIA INSTITUTE'S WEB PLATFORMS...

OPTIMIZED THE ARCHITECTURAL PERFORMANCE OF THE DYNAMIC MEDIA INSTITUTE'S WEB PLATFORMS. BY STREAMLINING IMAGE DATA AND MANAGING COMPLEX THESIS CONTENT, HE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED LOAD TIMES AND USER ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY.

■ ABC DESIGN: MULTIDISCIPLINARY GRAPHIC SYSTEMS (2021-2022)

OPERATING AS A CORE GRAPHIC DESIGNER IN TAICHUNG, HARRY DEVELOPED COMPREHENSIVE VISUAL IDENTITY SYSTEMS...

OPERATING AS A CORE GRAPHIC DESIGNER IN TAICHUNG, HARRY DEVELOPED COMPREHENSIVE VISUAL IDENTITY SYSTEMS AND HIGH-END GRAPHIC SOLUTIONS. HIS WORK AT ABC DESIGN FOCUSED ON TRANSLATING COMPLEX BRAND PHILOSOPHIES INTO COMPELLING VISUAL NARRATIVES, ENSURING COHESION ACROSS BOTH DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL TOUCHPOINTS.

■ COCOOKS (2025)

HARRY LED THE VISUAL AND UX STRATEGY FOR COCOOKS, CRAFTING AN INTUITIVE DIGITAL PLATFORM...

HARRY LED THE VISUAL AND UX STRATEGY FOR COCOOKS, CRAFTING AN INTUITIVE DIGITAL PLATFORM THAT BRIDGES CULINARY ARTS WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE PROJECT SHOWCASES HIS ABILITY TO BLEND MINIMALIST INTERFACE DESIGN WITH SEAMLESS USER FLOWS AND HIGH-FIDELITY VISUALS.

■ HER WAY HOME | RECITAL VISUAL (2024)

HARRY DEVELOPED DYNAMIC MOTION GRAPHICS AND C4D RENDERINGS FOR THE MUSICAL RECITAL...

HARRY DEVELOPED DYNAMIC MOTION GRAPHICS AND C4D RENDERINGS FOR THE "HER WAY HOME" MUSICAL RECITAL. SERVING AS THE LEAD VISUAL ARTIST, HE CRAFTED AN IMMERSIVE VISUAL NARRATIVE THAT ELEVATED THE LIVE PERFORMANCE, PERFECTLY SYNCHRONIZING ADVANCED DIGITAL MEDIA WITH ACOUSTIC STORYTELLING.

■ FRESH MEDIA EXHIBITION: BOSTON CYBERARTS (2024)

FEATURED AS A SELECTED ARTIST FROM MASSART'S DYNAMIC MEDIA INSTITUTE, HARRY EXECUTED INTERACTIVE COMPUTATIONAL MEDIA AT THE RENOWNED BOSTON CYBERARTS GALLERY. HIS EXHIBITED WORK INTEGRATED TIME-BASED DIGITAL AESTHETICS WITH EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN, DEMONSTRATING A FORWARD-THINKING APPROACH TO AUDIO-VISUAL AND SENSOR-DRIVEN ART.

■ ARCCSRL ROBOTIC LIMB PROJECT (2023)

CONTRIBUTING TO THE ARCCSRL INITIATIVE AT THE MIT MEDIA LAB, HARRY EXPLORED HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION...

CONTRIBUTING TO THE ARCCSRL INITIATIVE AT THE MIT MEDIA LAB, HARRY EXPLORED THE INTERSECTION OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION AND PROSTHETICS HARDWARE. Built a visually-assisted GUI on the existing HoloLens for a novel continuous robotic limb, enabling testers to achieve advanced and intuitive control through eye-gaze tracking and voice commands.

Transformed complex experimental data collected from user testing into intuitive data visualizations. The research and testing outcomes were ultimately exhibited at the Harvard Innovation Labs and MIT Media Lab.

■ YOUR BRAIN ON CHATGPT (MIT) (2025)

IN THIS EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE NEURAFUTURES RESEARCH, HARRY SHARED HIS EXPERTISE ON COGNITIVE DEBT...

IN THIS EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE NEURAFUTURES RESEARCH, HARRY SHARED HIS EXPERTISE ON COGNITIVE DEBT AND GENERATIVE AI CAPABILITIES. THE PIECE DETAILED HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AT THE MIT MEDIA LAB, EMPHASIZING HIS VISION ON THE EVOLVING SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN HUMAN COGNITION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

■ DREAM REALITY: THESIS BOOK & EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN (2024)

DEVELOPED AT THE DYNAMIC MEDIA INSTITUTE, THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY THESIS EXPLORES LUCID DREAMING...

DEVELOPED AT THE DYNAMIC MEDIA INSTITUTE, THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY THESIS EXPLORES THE PROFOUND PHENOMENON OF LUCID DREAMING. THROUGH A SYNERGY OF THESIS WRITING, ART INSTALLATIONS, AND INTERACTIVE DESIGN, HARRY TRANSLATED CONSCIOUS DREAM NARRATIVES INTO TANGIBLE EXPERIENCES, CHALLENGING USERS TO EXAMINE THE BLURRED BOUNDARIES BETWEEN INNER PERCEPTION AND AWAKE REALITY.