Hi, I’m Michelle Chiu


Lead designer with 7+ years of experience at Coinbase, Meta Creative X, MongoDB, and high-growth startups such as Axiom, BuzzFeed, Cherry Pick, Daimo, Wish, etc. My work has impacted ~3B+ users globally and contributed to ~$50M+ in funding and revenue across B2B, consumer, crypto/web3, and fashion-tech.

Clients/Experience:
Authoritative, Alta, ARI, Axiom, Beam, BuzzFeed, Cherry Pick, Coinbase, Daimo, DoorDash, Easy Labs, Frog Design, Instagram, Kodely, Megapot, Meta Creative X, MongoDB, Peanie, Pistachio, Prism, Rubi, Shibuya, Wish

Awards & Recognition:
Adobe Design Achievement Awards Recipient
Bestfolios Editor’s Pick Featured Site
Design Nation Conference Selected Attendee
Facebook GH Scholarship Recipient (1 of 25 worldwide)
Hexagon UX Mentorship Program Selected Participant
IDEO CoLab Makeathon Selected Participant
Kleiner Perkins Engineering Fellow
Medium Top Writer in Design (225K+ views)
Mercury Spheres Scholarship Recipient
Rarible Editorial Writer (front-page feature)
Unsplash Featured Photographer (3.5M+ views)

Other Highlights:
Bureau Betak Stand-In Model (2x)
EDGE NYFW Content Studio Manager
Emboldly NYC (Nonprofit) Events Manager
Four Seasons Styling Assistant
Girls Into VC Venture Fellow & Former Newsletter Editor
Interior NYFW Intern
Kleiner Perkins Fellows Program Alumni Interviewer (2x)
Marie Claire Arabia Photography Assistant
Mejuri Brand Ambassador
Slow Ventures Design & AI Dinner Invited Guest
Resumé
Twitter/X
Are.na
Instagram

Accrue x Ralph Lauren (Take-Home)


Embeddable branded stored value wallet solution that helps brands take control of their payments and refunds, rewards customer loyalty, and bypass traditional payment giants.

I helped the team brainstorm 1-3 ideas on that didn’t yet currently exist in Accrue's platform, but would benefit my chosen merchant. My designs focused on:

  • Branded stored value wallet integrations
  • New user onboarding
  • Loyalty program integrations
  • App commerce flow showcasing the ability to checkout with wallet balances
  • Imagined features that would directly address unique challenges or opportunities within the merchant's business model

Branding
Content Design
Copywriting
Interaction Design
Marketing
Mobile Design
Product Design