# Janet Liu

> UX Design Intern at Grantware.ai | Graphic Design student at Boston University

Location: Cupertino, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/janetliu

Product / UX Designer (New Grad 2026) with experience designing and shipping user-centered products across fintech, AI, cybersecurity, and Web3. 

I’ve worked on everything from design systems to icon design to mobile apps, collaborating closely with product managers and engineers. 

Currently studying Graphic Design with a Business minor at Boston University, I’m passionate about turning complex problems into clear, thoughtful, and scalable design solutions.

## Work Experience
### Product Design Intern @ BU Spark!
Jan 2025 – Present | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Personally invited by design professor to return as a paid intern after earning the BU Spark! Innovation Award for design work in the previous semester.
- Designing branding elements such as logo and landing page, as well as user experiences for Grantware.ai, an AI-powered platform that streamlines the grant management process from discovery to submission through intelligent automation and collaborative tools.
-Collaborating with a cross-disciplinary team of engineers on a project backed by Red Hat, focusing on intuitive workflows and user-centered design systems.
- Served as the sole designer on Fitted, a casual and pressure-free fashion social media app in the BU Spark! Innovation Program, leading end-to-end design and earning the BU Spark! Innovation Award as a team.

### Product Design Intern @ Huma Finance
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Jose, California, United States
- Designed and launched three user engagement features, contributing to 20%+ growth in site traffic
- Designed Huma Anytime, enabling purchases via Jupiter SDK to boost user retention
- Designed Badge system and Rewards Calculator, loved by 90K+ users, driving loyalty and community growth
- Partnered closely with Head of Product, Design Lead, and engineers in rapid iteration cycles

### UX Design Intern @ Stellar Cyber
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | California, United States
- Designed core UI components (buttons, inputs, typography) to a new design system for the Open XDR platform
- Independently designed and shipped 20+ cloud resource icons for GraphML
- Presented design work to cross functional teams, incorporating feedback through multiple iterations

### Design Intern @ Studio Salt
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Studio Salt is a design agency that works on graphic design and UX design projects for Web3, fintech, and other startup companies. I joined weekly meetings and collaborated with two graduate students on several projects. I was also under the mentorship of a seasoned product designer, Li.

- Collaborated with senior designers on branding, UX, and app designs for Web3 startups.
- Designed and launched the logo and brand guide for Sancus Ventures
- Contributed to Puffer.fi Ethereum staking app, conducted user research and created lo-fi/hi-fi wireframes

### UX Designer @ ZERO CASH Algeria
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | United States
- Became the sole designer for Zero Cash and designed a QR- based restaurant menu and payment system

### BU FORGE Labs Design Apprentice @ FORGE Design Studios
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | United States
FORGE Design Studios, the pre-professional, student-led design community at Boston University, offers an exciting opportunity called FORGE Labs. These labs connect students with client-based design projects, providing invaluable real-world experience. 

- Became the only emerging Freshman in the Boston University student-led pre-professional design organization
- Collaborated with a cross-functional team to design a logo, develop a mobile app, and define the brand identity for an Algerian Fintech startup company with one of my logo prototypes selected as the final logo. 
- Wireframed and prototyped low and high-fidelity app wireframes for an onboarding process, a scheduling payment feature, and a budget organization feature using Figma

### TA & TA Director @ Hongyun Art
Jan 2011 – Jan 2021 | Cupertino, California, United States
- Received President's Volunteer Service Awards two years in a row
-Became a TA director and taught more than 100 TAs about leadership, patience, and clear communication
- Traveled to Myanmar and created arts and crafts with local Burmese kids in schools and orphanages 
- Taught kids from ages 5 to 14 about art techniques and guided them through their art class projects for 14 years


## Education
### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Graphic Design
Boston University

### Pinewood School

### Psychology
De Anza College

### Design and Visual Communications in General
Pratt Institute

### Psychology
University of Massachusetts Amherst

### Drawing
UCLA

### Hongyun Art Studio


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/janet-liu-a594a2109
- Website: https://janetliuca.wixsite.com/mysite

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Last updated: 2026-04-08