Darren Yao
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDarren Yao is a multidisciplinary junior visual designer based in Brooklyn with six years of experience shaping brand, editorial, web, and motion work across agencies and startups. Currently designing at Bask Health while tutoring at FIT, he brings studio experience from Lippincott, Red Antler, and Slope where he translated strategy into wireframes, animations, and digital interfaces. He pairs a compassionate, user-centered approach with strong analytical synthesis — a practice he showcases through a daily design challenge on Instagram. Beyond visual work, Darren contributes to the widely used cpinitiative/usaco-guide by curating author profiles, a detail-oriented habit that reflects his care for documentation and collaborative projects. He excels at turning research and empathy into original design concepts that build lasting connections.
7 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Graphic Design at School of Visual ArtsStaten Island Tech High School
Github Skills (9)
algorithm10
cpp10
co9
data-structure9
data-structures9
java7
python7
javas7
ed7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cpinitiative/usaco-guide
Jun 2020 - Jul 2022
A free collection of curated, high-quality resources to take you from Bronze to Platinum and beyond.
Role in this project:
Content Author
Content AuthorContributions:50 reviews, 165 commits, 76 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Darren primarily focused on updating author information within the `usaco-guide` repository. Their commits involved modifying the `authors.ts` file to include or update details such as names, titles, blurbs, websites, email addresses, codeforces handles, and GitHub usernames. This suggests a role in maintaining and curating the content related to authors contributing to the USACO guide. The commits show consistent updating of author profiles.
cpppythonhigh-qualityusacocompetitive-programming
darren-yao/darren
Jun 2020 - Apr 2022
Contributions:219 pushes, 16 branches, 1 issue in 1 year 10 months
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