RECOGNITION & LEARNING

Awards & certifications.

Product recognition, design work and the courses that keep my practice moving forward.

01 / PRODUCT RECOGNITION · 2025

SteelSeries product awards

Six MUSE Design Awards recognize SteelSeries products across GG, Sonar, 3D Aim Trainer and Arctis Companion App. Select a certificate to see the full detail.

MUSE Design Awards 2025 Platinum certificate for SteelSeries GG, Product Design: UX / UI / IxD; awarded to SteelSeriesSteelSeries GGMUSE 2025 · Platinum · UX / UI / IxDMUSE Design Awards 2025 Gold certificate for SteelSeries GG, Product Design: Gaming, AR & VR; awarded to SteelSeriesSteelSeries GGMUSE 2025 · Gold · Gaming, AR & VRMUSE Design Awards 2025 Platinum certificate for SteelSeries GG · Sonar, Product Design: UX / UI / IxD; awarded to SteelSeriesSteelSeries GG · SonarMUSE 2025 · Platinum · UX / UI / IxDMUSE Design Awards 2025 Platinum certificate for SteelSeries GG · Sonar, Product Design: Gaming, AR & VR; awarded to SteelSeriesSteelSeries GG · SonarMUSE 2025 · Platinum · Gaming, AR & VRMUSE Design Awards 2025 Platinum certificate for Arctis Companion App, Product Design: Gaming, AR & VR; awarded to SteelSeriesArctis Companion AppMUSE 2025 · Platinum · Gaming, AR & VRMUSE Design Awards 2025 Gold certificate for 3D Aim Trainer, Product Design: Gaming, AR & VR; awarded to SteelSeries3D Aim TrainerMUSE 2025 · Gold · Gaming, AR & VR

02 / EARLIER WORK

Design recognition

A selection of awards and nominations from earlier product and visual design work.

Red Dot Award · 2023Red Dot Award · 2023View full size ↗French Design Award · Gold 2024French Design Award · Gold 2024View full size ↗MUSE Design Awards · Gold 2023MUSE Design Awards · Gold 2023View full size ↗MUSE Design Awards · Silver 2023MUSE Design Awards · Silver 2023View full size ↗International Design AwardsInternational Design AwardsView full size ↗London Design Awards · Silver 2023London Design Awards · Silver 2023View full size ↗SGADC · Silver 2023SGADC · Silver 2023View full size ↗UX Design Awards · Nominee 2024UX Design Awards · Nominee 2024View full size ↗

03 / REGISTERED DESIGN

Industrial AR interface patent

Remote assistance video-call interface for electronic devices. Qiucheng Cao is listed as designer; the patent is held by Innowave Tech. Granted in 2025.

China design patent certificate for remote assistance video-call interface, with Qiucheng Cao listed as designer and Innowave Tech as patent holderRemote assistance interfaceChina design patent · Granted 2025

04 / CONTINUING PRACTICE

Credentials & learning

Formal study and hands-on learning across product design, project leadership and emerging tools.

NTU Advanced Professional Certificate in UX Design and Digital Product Management awarded to Cao Qiucheng in 2025NTU · UX Design & Digital Product ManagementAdvanced Professional Certificate · 2025Google UX DesignGoogle UX DesignView full size ↗NUS · UX DesignNUS · UX DesignView full size ↗Project Management Professional certificate from PMI awarded to Qiucheng Cao, expiring April 2029Project Management Professional (PMP)PMI · Active through April 2029Microsoft & LinkedIn · Generative AIMicrosoft & LinkedIn · Generative AIView full size ↗Adobe · Visual DesignAdobe · Visual DesignView full size ↗Adobe · PhotoshopAdobe · PhotoshopView full size ↗Adobe · IllustratorAdobe · IllustratorView full size ↗CalArts · Graphic DesignCalArts · Graphic DesignView full size ↗UX Design for Augmented RealityUX Design for Augmented RealityView full size ↗Meta · Introduction to AR / VRMeta · Introduction to AR / VRView full size ↗HarvardX · Leadership PrinciplesHarvardX · Leadership PrinciplesView full size ↗Midjourney · Visual ExplorationMidjourney · Visual ExplorationView full size ↗Volunteering in NepalVolunteering in NepalView full size ↗

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