Frances Lai
 

product design

 
 
 
 
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my current focus

product design

I have spent the last 6 years focusing on envisioning future-facing AR interactions as a research designer with Meta Reality Labs Research. When leading ideations and research directions, I have often applied architectural principles to novel interaction concepts. In pitching these concepts, I have often leveraged the storytelling skills from my background in film.

 
 
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META

REALITY LABS - RESEARCH

To be updated ….

 
 
 

CHATHAM LABS

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION RESEARCH & DESIGN

To be updated …


 
 

university of waterloo | M.arch thesis project

massive-scale agency

The goal of my thesis project was to give individuals an informed choice about their everyday actions, consumption of goods, and the embodied energy required to sustain their lifestyle. This was done through the design of a digital platform where information could be easily shared. 

 
 

 
 

Design challenge

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This design challenge asked for the creation of a digital service that informs the user of their environmental footprint. The scope of the service was left broad, so I chose to focus on a service that would help educate the locals in Yangon, Myanmar on the issue of waste disposal.