Amy Qu is a multidisciplinary design researcher and strategist. She is an alumna of Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design and currently an Innovation Strategist at Orange Sparkle Ball.



Design Beyond Crisis 

Spring 2022
Qualitative research, R&D, strategy

Developing a multi-pronged approach to overdose prevention and harm reduction education.

︎︎︎ Beacon
Product and visual design
A human centered redesign of the fentanyl test strip.

︎︎︎ Safe & Sound
Product and visual design
Overdose prevention and education for events

︎︎︎ Push
Product design
Drug checking made quick, accessible, and discreet



Partnership with the Rhode Island Senate Commission on Reducing the Incarceration of Women

Spring 2022
Qualitative research, visual design

Research and advocacy done in partnership with the RI Senate, identifying alternatives to women’s incarceration.



Socratic Health Email Design System

Summer 2021
Graphic design, Figma


Reimagining healthcare provider-patient communications.





KeepSafe Technologies

Spring 2021
Critical design, CAD, graphic design

Visualizing the consequences of unabated stigma and NIMBYism.