Yihan Ge

Yihan Ge is a PhD researcher in i-DAT on the CODEX International Postgraduate Research Network.

Born in 1994 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, I hold dual master’s degrees in design. I earned a bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design from the School of Industrial Design at Nanjing University of the Arts in 2016. After graduation, I worked as a UI designer at Bihui Electronics (2016–2018) and as a designer at Hanqingtang Studio (2018–2019). From 2019 to 2023, I pursued a master’s degree in Art Design at Nanjing University of the Arts, followed by a Master of Arts in Visual Communication Design at Birmingham City University (2021–2022).
My expertise lies in graphic design, video animation, and interactive graphic design. Throughout my academic and professional journey, I have received several accolades, including:

• Third-Class Academic Scholarship (2019)
• Second-Class Academic Scholarship (2020)
• Excellence Award in JD’s “High Energy Creation Camp” Game Phone Design Contest (2020)
• First-Class Academic Scholarship (2021)
• First Prize in the “Internet+” Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (2021)
• Finalist in the 4th Huang Gongwang Cross-Strait Cultural and Creative Design Competition (2021)
• Publication of “The Interactive Future of Wayfinding Design” in Architecture and Culture (2021, CNKI indexed)
• “Eastern Creative Star” Design Competition Winner (2023)
• Outstanding Advisor Award in the Luminarc Campus Design Competition (2024)

I am passionate about exploring the intersection of design, culture, and technology.