Shawn Cai

Shawn Cai

University Lecturer at XUJC

I’m a university lecturer at XUJC with a background in product, interaction, and digital media design. My industry experience at RingCentral, Cisco ThousandEyes, and China Telecom Cloud informs how I think about design education.

For me, design education is about learning to ask better questions, understand people, and make ideas tangible. I want to connect critical thinking with hands-on making—from exploring an interaction to shaping a coherent digital experience.

Product design, user experience, branding, and digital media provide the context for this approach. Real projects offer a way to discuss design decisions, constraints, iteration, and the relationship between an idea and its execution.

Education

  • Indiana University Bloomington, Human Computer Interaction Design, 2014–2016

  • Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Telecommunication Engineering, 2009–2013

Teaching at TKKC

  • User Experience Design

  • Digital Product Design

  • Interaction Design

  • Interaction Design History

  • Web Design

  • Interactive Installation Design

  • Creative Coding

  • Interactive Arts Creative Foundations

  • Python for Designers

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