Jiahao Lai

MOHA (MasterWorks App) is a mobile experience designed for the Modern History & Art Museum (MOHA). It allows visitors to explore artists and artworks through immersive digital interactions — from browsing collections to viewing pieces in augmented reality. The app also enables users to personalise prints and purchase art-based gifts, bridging physical and digital art appreciation. The design aims to make art discovery more intuitive, accessible, and emotionally engaging.

Loom is a campus-based social memory platform that encourages students to share, explore, and connect through everyday experiences. Users can post their memories or real-time moments — either anonymously or with their names — and discover nearby posts through the “Loom Mode.” The design focuses on emotional connection, lightweight interaction, and community belonging, transforming digital sharing into a collective memory experience.

Life in Orbit is a series of conceptual lifestyle apps inspired by the theme of space and planetary motion. The collection includes a weather app and a time app (alarm and timer), both designed around cosmic aesthetics and ambient interaction. The project explores how futuristic visuals and spatial metaphors can make everyday digital tools feel poetic, immersive, and emotionally resonant.

Foodwise is a smart nutrition and cooking assistant app designed for older adults. It provides personalized dietary analysis and meal recommendations based on users’ nutritional needs and preferences. The app also supports ingredient scanning and cooking guidance, helping seniors manage their daily meals with ease. The design focuses on accessibility, clarity, and warmth — making healthy eating simple, intuitive, and enjoyable.

NeoRoute is an interactive website designed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Monash Mobility Design Lab (MDL). The site visualises MDL’s decade-long research journey through an interactive map and timeline, allowing visitors to explore six thematic pathways — Energy, Safety, Innovation, Connectivity, Sustainability, and Human-Centred Design. The project aims to present MDL’s evolution in an engaging, accessible, and visually coherent way, blending storytelling with digital interaction.

FoodiGo is a smart and social healthy eating app designed to simplify daily meal decisions. It features a “Recipe Box” that randomly suggests dishes based on the user’s mood, time, or schedule — perfect for those with decision fatigue. By analysing users’ calendars, it recommends suitable recipes and plans efficient grocery routes to save time. The app also supports scanning refrigerators and pantries to identify missing ingredients. FoodiGo transforms cooking into a fun, intelligent, and time-saving experience.