Thien Le,
A product designer and researcher based in
San Francisco. He cares deeply about design human machine interactions with craft, thinks in systems, and makes complex things feel simple.
Previously designing at Mochi Health. Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where he studied
Experience Design, Social & Political History,
& Human-Computer Interaction.
Insurance cases is a system that supports over 400+ providers and 30+ internal agents to streamline provider licensing and credentialing. Working as the sole product designer, I transformed a previously fragmented system into a centralized case management system.
High-impact mobile app refreshes aimed at reducing friction, increasing trust, and unlocking value for Mochi Health members.
Working with the core experiences team at Headspace, I envisioned new features that focused on the search for meditations in the app with both a routine-making feature and conversational interface to create a more personalized experience.
Working with the design team, I helped to refactor the design system for Mochi, a startup without a scalable system in place. The work included establishing standards, reusable components, and coding conventions, as well as organizing Figma files.
Prioritizing joy and discovery in a platform for Carnegie Mellon students to find HCI research opportunities that align with their interests, skills, and goals.
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Interaction Design, AI Interface
2026
An exploration into ambient context-aware AI mobile interactions. Mobile computing has been optimized for accessing information, what happens when it's optimized for recognizing opportunities instead?
Book Design, Historical Writing
2024
Beyond Trophies is an archive of artifacts spawning from iconic 2000– 2020s pop culture moments from American award shows that explores how celebrities and the public collaborate in creating pop culture.
Publication Design, Creative Direction
2023-2024
Lemon Publication is a biannual print publication showcasing creative student work at Carnegie Mellon University. After my first year at Carnegie Mellon, a friend and I noticed a schism between the creative and scientific communities on campus, so we gathered a group of friends and started collecting Lemons!
Rice with Salt is a revisit to the food, memories, and experiences I had growing up as a first generation Vietnamese-American. It tells of my love for food and my process of becoming. Through photos, interviews with my parents, and recipes, I explore how Vietnamese food has shaped my understanding of myself and questions of class, race and belonging.
Visual Identity, Art Direction
2023
Impact CMU is an end-of-year showcase of student-led social good projects and initiatives at Carnegie Mellon University. I led the creation of the visual identity for the event and art direction across web, print, merch, social, and environmental assets.
