Susan Lin

Designer & Artist. I work at Crunchyroll as a Principal Producer on Concepts Lab, the R&D team. Previously, I was a Prinicpal Product Designer.

I was also the Founder of Mintlodica, cult cute mechanical keyboards. (CLOSING SHOP)

These days, I spend my weekends breaking glass and touching sea grass.

Career Highlights

• Figma: Shortcut (2024)
• Leading with Integrative Thinking (2019)
• My Morning Routine (2019)
• Lovers Magazine (2018)
• Design Details (2015)
• Uses This (2015)

My Art

I've traversed many mediums. In the past, this led to sketchnoting live at conferences, watercolor decks, and a Retro51 pen collab. Eras of my art have been featured nationwide.

Selected Shows

• Multiple Shows @ Giant Robot (2024 - now)
• Keep it 100 @ Chunky Things (2024)
• Holiday Show @ Cherry Co (2022)
• Group Text @ Lavender Labs (2022)
• Power in Numbers @ Gallery Nucleus (2021 & 2022)
• Women Who Make @ Square (2018)
• JWST Art @ NASA Visitor Center (2017)

Celebritries

Who've typed on my keyboards.

• Simu Liu (2024)
• 50 Cent (2020)

My Past

As for origin stories, my love for the web began with Xanga & Neopets. I went on to study HCI at CMU, where I also made indie games. Those experiences led me to my first internship at NASA.

Contact

I live in SoCal with Grass Jelly, the Shiba Inu.

You can try me here: hi [at] this domain. Or find me on Mastodon and Bluesky.