Ying Ying Liu // UX Designer

Work

I lead design for early-stage, bold ideas — shaping strategy and embedding UX from the ground up to turn vision into impact.


Screenshots of the Onduo mobile next to a small hardware device

Design lead

Reimagining chronic care at home

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By bringing a user-first lens to reimagine traditional chronic care, I led design for Onduo — empowering better self-management for people with Type 2 Diabetes.

  • Defined strategic vision for the end-to-end patient experience

  • Led UX for zero-to-one experiences across onboarding, mobile app, integrated hardware, behavioral change, first-time unboxing & setup, and packaging design

  • Launched Verily’s first-ever commercial disease management platform

 
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Design lead

Expanding access to prevent blindness

I led a team of designers and researchers for Verily’s next-gen retinal camera, using human-centered design to bring advanced AI and robotics into primary care and expanding access to eye disease screenings.

  • Designed end-to-end experiences (first-time setup, training, hands-on practice, daily device use), ensuring seamless integration within real-world clinical workflows

  • Led UX across multi-user/multi-device system: hardware, tablet UI, audio, voice, small screen, custom interaction models, AI imaging algorithms

  • Launched to critical development and commercial milestones

 
Verily Study Watch next to a mobile app screen with "Set up your watch" text on the right

Design Lead

Breaking barriers in clinical research

Led design for Verily’s next-generation Study Watch, using design thinking to bring precision technology to underserved populations (older adults, Parkinson’s patients, no-connectivity communities) and expand the reach of clinical research.

  • Transformed a broken, complex, first-time setup UX into user-friendly experiences for older adults with accessibility needs

  • Led UX across multi-modal ecosystem (watch, mobile app, hardware accessories, printed instructions)

  • Defined first-ever packaging design system for Verily’s devices portfolio

  • On track to pass FDA mandated study for commercialization

 

Design lead

Preventing cancer with AI

I led design for Verily’s advanced AI algorithm system, helping gastroenterologists identify polyps during routine colorectal cancer screenings.

  • Integrated AI into real-world, invasive procedure workflows

  • Led systems UX for large screen UI, spatial UX, audio UX

  • Pioneered solutions where AI initially did not meet user needs, bridging critical adoption gaps

  • Enabled critical R&D milestones

 
Screenshots of Youtube's mobile video creation flow

UX Designer

YouTube mobile video creation

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I led UX for YouTube’s first in-app camera and video transformation tools, fixing the app’s “most broken user journey” and paving the way for future features like Live and Shorts.

  • Launched YouTube’s first in-app camera and video transformation tools

  • Designed the in-app camera, driving innovation from ideation to launch

  • Crafted scalable information architecture and intuitive features such as trimming, filters, and audio