Led OS-level planning, design system, and core experiences for Tizen, from concept to global launch across mobile, watch, TV, and appliances.
Tizen is Samsung’s operating system powering a wide range of products, including mobile phones, watches, TVs, and home appliances. Designing for Tizen required platform-level decision-making to ensure consistency, scalability, and usability across devices with different screens, input methods, and hardware constraints.
This project focused on OS-level planning and system design for Tizen mobile—from defining foundational interaction principles and leading the design system to designing core multimedia experiences and guiding teams through global launch.
My Role
- Lead Product Designer, OS & Platform (Individual Contributor + Team Lead)
- Planned OS-level interaction principles and system architecture from concept to global launch
- Designed core multimedia experiences, including Gallery and Photo Editor, as a hands-on contributor
- Defined and documented the Tizen design system used across mobile, watch, TV, and appliances
- Reviewed and guided designs for other core apps to ensure system consistency and quality
- Mentored junior designers and collaborated with PMs, engineers, and researchers across teams
Key Contributions
- Defined OS-level interaction patterns adopted across multiple product categories
- Led the design and launch of core multimedia experiences used by millions of global users
- Built a scalable design system enabling consistent UX across mobile, watch, TV, and appliances
- Supported cross-team adoption by reviewing designs and providing system-level feedback
- Contributed to accessibility and usability improvements for diverse user groups and markets
Why This Project Matters
This project demonstrates experience beyond individual app design—showing the ability to design operating systems and platforms that scale across products, teams, and markets. It highlights strong collaboration with engineering, deep consideration of hardware constraints, and long-term system thinking required for OS-level design.
Consistent OS principles applied across phone, watch, and TV
Example of a core experience designed within the Tizen OS system
