# Iris Chung

> Product Designer @ Google, Ex-frog

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/irischung

## Work Experience
### Design lead, App Basics, Design Sys UI Mobile l Google Messages @ Google
Jan 2024 – Present
Driving Seamless Messaging & Craft Excellence on Android

· Transformed Rich Media Experience: Strategically rebuilt the media viewing experience, significantly increasing user engagement and establishing the app as a premier communication tool.

· Elevated Core Interaction Design: Designed modern, delightful interactions that improved the overall experience, including the long-press menu, read receipts and the introduction of rich, colorful link previews. 

· Strengthened User Trust & Clarity: Enhanced core platform reliability and clarity by implementing key features like Privacy Controls, the Trash folder, fallback experiences, and Messages details view.

· Design Systems & Craft Leadership: Defined and scaled the foundational design system to ensure a cohesive visual language and premium experience across the app. Drove the visual direction for major feature releases, including Nano Banana in Messages, Voice Moods, Themes, and beyond.

### Design lead, Multi Device Experiences l Google Messages @ Google
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Seattle, Washington, United States
Delivering innovative features across wear, web, and mobile while building cohesive design systems for Google/Android's flagship texting app and business communications platform.

· Cross-Platform Expansion & Leadership: Spearheaded the end-to-end UX design and successful launch of Google Messages on the Pixel Watch, establishing the foundational, cohesive experience on Google’s flagship wearable.

· Wearable Feature Ownership: Owned the E2E adaptation of critical communication features (e.g., Audio Messaging, Reactions, Quoted Replies, Parental Controls for Kids Watch, Text to 911, Text via Google Assistant) for Wear OS, strategically balancing feature parity with wearable best practices.

· Scalable System Design: Led the design of the Cloud Backup & Restore system, directly supporting over 3.2 billion cloud backups and dramatically improving the stability and reliability of a critical user experience at Google scale.

### Visual Designer l Google Ads Design system, Google Cloud Design System @ Google
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Mountain View, CA
Defining the Google Material design system for many of Google’s flagship enterprise products.

### Visual Designer II @ frog
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
Created impactful visual designs and user experiences across diverse platforms (mobile, web, app, emerging technologies) for a wide range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies and startups.

### Visual Designer @ frog
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Associate Designer @ High Lantern Group
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

### Graphic Design Intern @ TBWA\Chiat\Day
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Los Angeles, California, United States
Created conceptual posters, brand promotional materials, and brand identities for both clients and internal projects. Played a key role in launching an LA County energy-saving campaign, including logo development, illustrations, and  website. As well as the branding of a Netflix candle to promote the Gilmore Girls revival.

### Intern @ NEXON M
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
Design posters and apps. Assisted UI/UX designs for newly launched SNS game '2012:Seoul'.


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Graphic Design
California Institute of the Arts

### Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Visual Communication Design
Ewha Womans University 이화여자대학교


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/iris-chung-720999b7

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Last updated: 2026-03-30