MDes Design Innovation & Service Design School of Innovation & Technology
Yiheng Shao
I am a service designer focusing on design justice and innovation for vulnerable communities. With a background in product design, I specialise in creating tangible, co-creative processes that empower individuals and translate complex lived experiences into new forms of expression and dialogue.
Works
My Texture, My Voice
Yet, these ‘minor’ subjects are truly creative in that they are experiencing the world in ways ‘beyond’ the majority-Mould, Oli. Against Creativity
What does it feel like to navigate a world not designed for you? This project explores the lived experiences of visually impaired people, challenging a society built on seeing.
In a co-creative workshop with members of Neighbourhood Network, participants used a specially designed ‘sensory vocabulary’ of materials to translate their personal journeys into the tactile artworks. Each piece is a materialised story, accompanied by the creator’s own voice.
This work is an invitation to listen differently and to feel what is often left unseen. It is an act of design justice, giving both texture and voice to unheard narratives.
