Jennifer Zeng

Jennifer Zeng is a multidisciplinary designer with an educational background in architecture and product design. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and currently works at the intersection of XR, AI, and spatial experience. Her design practice integrates spatial storytelling, multimedia, and emerging technologies to respond to complex social and humanistic issues. Rooted in spatial, visual, and product thinking, Jennifer’s work explores the evolving relationship between technology and human identity. Having lived, studied, and worked across Shenzhen, New Zealand, and the United States, she developed a deep sensitivity to cross-cultural identity, emotional experience, and systemic inequality. This global perspective informs her approach to design not just as a method for solving problems, but as a means of questioning systems of power, visual culture, and emotional connection in an increasingly technologized world. Her creative practice spans speculative interfaces, immersive environments, conceptual art, and digital storytelling. Jennifer’s work has been exhibited at the Penn Museum and recognized internationally, including first-place awards in global hackathons organized by institutions and companies such as MIT and Google. She combines analog techniques like hand sketching with digital tools such as 3D modeling and cinematic spatial composition, creating experiences that are emotionally engaging and intellectually reflective. Now based in the New York City Metropolitan Area, Jennifer continues to push the boundaries between product design, spatial experience, and human-machine interaction. Through her unique fusion of disciplines, she brings narrative depth, cross-cultural awareness, and a human-centered lens to contemporary design.