Hui Zhang

by OrangeZippo

Independent designer, developer, and maker.

Open brief

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Design and ship a web product that turns a complicated workflow into something people understand at a glance.

Strategy through build Screen ↔ object

One studio loop for interfaces, software, CAD, acrylic, and 3D printing.

What I do Virginia · Working everywhere

Ideas become useful when they become real.

I work where software, visual systems, product design, and fabrication overlap. The goal is a clear, working result—not a handoff between disconnected disciplines.

I can shape the interface, build the tool, model the part, and tune the production detail so every decision stays connected from first sketch to final object.

See how the studio works

Selected work

Built across screen, shop, and system.

A selection of product experiences and practical tools, each taken beyond the concept stage.

01 Product · Brand · Frontend

Digital product

FragX

Marketplace storytelling and product surfaces for a more legible coral trade.

02 Workflow · Automation

Operational systems

Order Ops

Queue tools and admin surfaces that keep custom production moving.

03 CAD · Acrylic · Print

Physical systems

Made in the studio

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

04 Code ↔ Craft

The studio

One connected build environment

Digital tools and physical machines sharing the same problem-solving loop.

Live signal

GitHub activity

@ashburn2k ↗

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How it works

A build path at the speed of thought.

One person keeps the strategy, interface, code, model, and production detail moving in the same direction.

01

The brief

Frame

Define the job, audience, constraints, and the smallest useful proof.
Intent · Scope · Signal
02

The first version

Prototype

Build the useful shape in browser, CAD, or both—early enough to learn from it.
Interface · Code · Model
03

The pressure test

Stress

Resize it, scroll it, print it, cut it, hand it over, and watch what breaks.
Use · Measure · Refine
04

The finished system

Ship

Polish the experience, document the handoff, and leave a strong next step.
Launch · Handoff · Evolve

Open brief

Your next useful thing starts with one sentence.

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