Ming

Ming

Designer in Tokyo

Designer who drives product strategy and codes sometimes... has some experience in ML

Projects

Ongoing

Introduces Emoji Kitchen to Google Maps and expands the range of sentiments you can react with on reviews and photos.

2024

English Language Learning web app. Save words, translate to Chinese, learn how to pronounce them!

2023

Unifies 25+ different implementations of the photo viewer into one modernized, visually immersive photo viewer on Google Maps.

2023

Announced at SearchOn, Google Maps now helps you get a better understanding of a neighborhood before you visit.

2022
User and Avatar

Contributed a new design system component to attribute users across their photos, videos and reviews on Google Maps.

2021
Local Recommendations

Answering hyperlocal queries for supplies (yes, including toilet paper), volunteering and grocery delivery on Maps and Search

2021

Launched a Google Maps challenge where 165k Local Guides posted 400k+ times (inc. reviews/photos/videos) across 200k restaurants.

2021

Helping users get information on 5k hospitals and oxygen suppliers in India during the COVID-19 pandemic on Maps and Search

2021
Q&A

160k questions and answers are posted on places every day. Modernized the answering and asking flows on Google Maps across web, iOS and Android. Provided new avenues for users to answer community questions in the Contribute tab, and created a new tutorial experience for answering questions.

2019

Launched a digital bank, associated debit card, and rebranded the company.

Work Experience

2020 — Now
IxD at Google
Tokyo
2018 — 2019

Contact

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