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Hi - I’m Kyungmin.
Nice to meet you.

I’m a highly skilled Product Designer with extensive experience at Google and Apple. I excel at crafting innovative and user-centered experiences across diverse platforms, from AI-powered products to emerging technologies. My expertise lies in leading design initiatives, navigating complex organizations, and building scalable solutions that impact millions of users.

In my current role at Apple, I’m working on two 0-1 products, creating new solutions from the ground up. Previously at Google, I designed and launched impactful products, leading design efforts across key business areas.

Selected Projects at Apple 2024 - Current

New Liquid Glass Design for Weather App

  • Led the app-wide redesign of Weather app across all platforms, successfully implementing Apple's Liquid Glass design system for a cohesive user experience.

  • Demonstrated expertise in design system implementation by adapting and applying a new design framework, ensuring brand consistency and visual harmony across diverse platforms.

Faster & More Glanceable Way to Check Weather on macOS

  • Designed the Weather Menubar UI for macOS, providing an intuitive and efficient desktop experience.

  • Showcased expertise in designing useful features for various environments while maintaining brand consistency and user familiarity.

Spatial UI: First Widget for Vision Pro

  • Designed the first Weather widget for visionOS 26, extending Weather app's reach into spatial computing by adapting its design system for immersive user experiences.

  • Demonstrated platform fluency by translating core app functionality into an intuitive and beautiful widget tailored to visionOS interaction paradigms.

Siri Response: More Scalable UI System

  • Architected the new UI framework for Weather's Siri responses, crafting an engaging and scalable conversational experience for a large user base.

  • Showcased expertise in designing for AI-powered products, optimizing user interactions through intuitive voice-based interfaces.

Selected Projects at Google 2016 - 2024

Google Assistant: More Proactive & Personalized AI System

  • Led the design of a new app experience and scalable design system for Google Assistant, enabling more proactive and personalized AI interactions for millions of users.

  • Defined key user journeys and drove Google-wide integrations, expanding the AI platform's impact.

  • Expertly navigated complex orgs to deliver a unified UX for a large-scale AI product.

Wearable Experiences: Google Pixel Watch 1 & 2

  • Led UX design for Google Pixel Watch launch across key areas: Out-of-Box Experience, Mobile Companion App, Safety Features, and Fitbit Integrations.

  • Navigated complex org structures, aligning Google teams and Wear OS/Android partners for seamless user experiences.

Call Screen: Imagining AI-Powered Communication

  • Drove Call Screen UX from concept to launch, including research, visual design, and interaction design.

  • Designed a novel UI to establish a clear user mental model for AI-powered call screening.

  • Iterated design based on user feedback, creating a simple and understandable experience that expanded over time.