UX Lead/Manager working on Google Lens. Been tackling search problems while moving across South Korea, Japan and United States.
Work Experience
Projects
After the launch of Multisearch, the obvious next step was integrating this as part of core search. I single-handedly crafted multisearch searchbox interaction/spatial model and then led the team of designers (interaction, visd, motion, uxr) to enable integration process.
This was quite complex, high-risk project as we're touching Google Searchbox - we're talking about a lot of higher stakeholder's interests and potential revenue impacts.
I successfully navigated cross team review process and got alignment in time - part of reason why was the prototype (Origami) that I built for user testing. It proved the new model vastly improved user perception/comprehension.
This feature launched Apr 2023 and rolled out globally.
First multimodal search - enabling text + image query to further enable complex, rather arbitrary questions such as finding a way to fix the item you don't know how to describe.
I led the team of multi-function designers while crafting initial vision to get approval from SVP (prabhakar raghavan). Laying out the first ever multisearch flow at Google Search.
Speaking
Sharing cultural differences that I experienced in Japan, and how different perspective motivated to tackle a new design problem.
Features
A short interview with the interface lover (then), talking about daily design process, how I work and more.