Profile
Hao Liu (Leo) is a visual designer and creative technologist based in London and Hangzhou. He has an interdisciplinary background in art and computer science. He completed his BA in Visual Communication Design and earned an MSc from the Creative Computing Institute at the University of the Arts London. His work focuses on human–computer interaction, computational creativity, and cross-media art.
His practice spans visual design, interactive installations, robotic art, and digital media, with a research focus on embodied interaction, human–computer interaction, and spatial experience design. He is especially interested in how technology shapes bodily perception, spatial storytelling, and artistic expression.
His work has received several international and national awards, including the MUSE Design Awards, IDA Design Awards, DNA Paris Design Awards, and C-IDEA Design Award. His projects have also been exhibited at the Peru Bienal 2024 and the Arts in Robotics Exhibition at IEEE ICRA 2026.
Email
lhngata@gmail.com
leogata@163.com
Instgram
@hao.oliu
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/in/hao-liu-252047359
CV # Product Design
Aba Tibetan and Qiang Intangible Cultural Heritage
Visual Archive & Cultural Product Design
This project focuses on the systematic documentation and contemporary reinterpretation of the intangible cultural heritage of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. Through in-depth research into traditional patterns, colour systems, and cultural symbols found in religious objects, architectural decoration, textiles, and everyday artefacts, the project establishes a structured visual archive. By organising fragmented cultural elements into an accessible design database, it provides a stable visual and cultural foundation for further creative development.
At the stage of design translation, representative pattern structures and the traditional “Five-Colour System” are extracted and reinterpreted within contemporary product and exhibition design contexts. These visual elements are applied to tea sets, gift packaging, cultural products, and display systems, enabling a transition from cultural resources to modern design outcomes. While respecting the cultural spirit and regional aesthetic logic of Aba, the project integrates contemporary design language and usage scenarios, allowing intangible heritage to enter everyday life with renewed clarity, continuity, and relevance.