# Katherine Liu

> Design at Bridge

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/katherineliu2

Currently starting the design function at Bridge (now part of Stripe) and running my small clothing brand, Meridrop.

Personal website: katherineliu.me

## Work Experience
### Founding Designer @ Bridge
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
Leading all things design at Bridge (now part of Stripe).

### Staff Product Designer @ Stripe
Jan 2025 – Present

### Owner & Artist @ Meridrop
Jan 2020 – Present
Running my own creative brand specializing in illustration and clothing design (meridrop.com). 
My clothing designs can be found at craft and design fairs, local boutiques, and online. 

Outside of clothing, I create custom illustrations and murals for clients. I also teach 3D modeling workshops at my local makerspace.

Selected clients: Discord, Instagram, Logitech, City of Palo Alto, City of Mountain View

### Staff Product Designer @ Opendoor
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

### Senior Product Designer @ Opendoor
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States
Led design for the public launch of Mainstay, Opendoor's enterprise branch, from the full website experience to brand identity. Developed the company's comprehensive design system, including typography, iconography, color systems, and design components and patterns.

### Co-Founder & CEO @ Formfunction
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Helped creators earn $5 million in our first year. Grew revenue to six figures in ARR, raised $4.7M from top-tier investors like from Variant Fund and Pear VC, and worked with 10,000+ users.

Formfunction was a digital art marketplace, helping independent artists and creators make a living by connecting with art collectors.

### Senior Product Designer @ Instagram
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
Design lead on Instagram's Anti-Bullying team. Designed systems to prevent bullying on Instagram and empower targets of mass harassment.

### Product Designer @ Meta
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
Designed storytelling platforms and new navigation patterns on the Stories team.

### Interaction Design Intern @ IDEO
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
Created a pilot program encouraging commuters to take more sustainable modes of transit instead of single-occupancy vehicles.

### Product Design Intern @ Meta
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Designed more informative journalist profiles and built publisher-reader connections on the News team.

### Product Design Intern @ Meta
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Designed creative tools for small businesses and custom workflows for large advertisers on the Newsfeed Ads team.

### UX Design Intern @ Salesforce
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
Designed tools for IoT administrators and built systems for intelligent data analysis.

### UI Design Intern @ ChannelMeter
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Developed external website and re-designed client dashboards based on user feedback for the 500 Startups demo day.

### Bioengineering Research Intern @ Stanford University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014
Programmed systems to remove noise and improve image resolution for low radiation CT brain scans.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Symbolic Systems (Human-Computer Interaction concentration)
Stanford University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tokatherineliu
- Portfolio: http://katherineliu.me

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Last updated: 2026-04-13