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 [Link]
Bestfolios Editor’s Pick Featured Site
Design Nation Conference Selected Attendee [Link]
Facebook GH Scholarship Recipient (1 of 25 worldwide)
Hexagon UX Mentorship Program Selected Participant
IDEO CoLab Makeathon Selected Participant [Link]
Kleiner Perkins Engineering Fellow (<2% acceptance)
Medium Top Writer in Design (225K+ views) [Link]
Mercury Spheres Scholarship Recipient [Link]
Rarible Editorial Writer (front-page feature)
Unsplash Featured Photographer (5.8M+ views)

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

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