Email-Focused Privacy Feature Integration,
Email-Focused Privacy Feature Integration,
Timeline
Timeline
13 weeks
Role
Role
User Experience Design Intern
Skills
Skills
Interaction Design, Visual Design, Product Thinking, Product Design
Team
Team
Product Manager, Visual Designer, Content Designer, Researcher, Interaction Designers
Overview
During my Summer 2025 internship at Google, I worked as a UX Design Intern on the Privacy Sandbox (now part of Google Chrome) team, leading the designs for a new email-focused privacy feature integration on the Sign in with Google experiences.
Over 13 weeks, I partnered with cross-functional teams to navigate complex product challenges, explore strategic design opportunities, and contribute to product decisions through research, prototyping, and iterative design.
While this project has since been sunsetted and the details of my work is under NDA, this case study highlights my process, key learnings, and approach to designing within a large-scale product ecosystem that I am excited to bring to any future org :)
The UX Challenge
How might we introduce an unreleased email-focused privacy feature into the Sign in with Google flows without adding friction or confusion, while still helping users feel confident and in control of their privacy?
My intern project scope was centered around Sign in with Google authentication experiences, which was an incredibly rewarding privacy space to think about. I was able to consider high-stakes security touchpoints, trust metrics, and user-facing privacy frameworks on Chrome, and work with a design org that guided me to dive deep on complex systems-level problems.
The Impacts
I was able to present my proposed design solutions and future vision concepts to UX leadership at Chrome, and gain UX approval from the team to shape the project's long-term roadmap.
I conducted a thorough UX audit across authentication flows, analyzing 3 critical touchpoints where privacy could be seamlessly introduced. I was also able to collaborate with PMs and other cross-functional partners to embed these UX principles directly into the PRD, obtaining the necessary data to back up my design rationale and ensure parity with competitors.
Thanks to my cross-functional team, I also had the amazing opportunity to rapidly iterate on and test design variations with 5 participants, gaining real-time feedback that was crucial in the days before my final presentation to UX leadership!
Key learnings
How to give and receive feedback
I can confidently say that I became a better storyteller by the end of my internship! Presenting my work in UX crits and syncs was super helpful to get feedback from the team, convince stakeholders of the value in my work, and communicate my vision.
Be a best friend with ambiguity
In a large company with many product levels, a project's scope will always be evolving. I've learned that instead of waiting for perfect clarity, me as a designer should navigate this ambiguity by asking the right questions, relying on my intuition to form a testable hypothesis, and validating it with data and strong rationales.
Apply systems thinking within a large corporate project
I’ve learned the ins and outs of working within an established design system and thinking broader about the interactions and their scalability across platforms before thinking about choosing the right components to use.
Thanks for a great summer!
Email-Focused Privacy Feature Integration,
Email-Focused Privacy Feature Integration,
Timeline
Timeline
13 weeks
Role
Role
User Experience Design Intern
Skills
Skills
Interaction Design, Visual Design, Product Thinking, Product Design
Team
Team
Product Manager, Visual Designer, Content Designer, Researcher, Interaction Designers
Overview
During my Summer 2025 internship at Google, I worked as a UX Design Intern on the Privacy Sandbox (now part of Google Chrome) team, leading the designs for a new email-focused privacy feature integration on the Sign in with Google experiences.
Over 13 weeks, I partnered with cross-functional teams to navigate complex product challenges, explore strategic design opportunities, and contribute to product decisions through research, prototyping, and iterative design.
While this project has since been sunsetted and the details of my work is under NDA, this case study highlights my process, key learnings, and approach to designing within a large-scale product ecosystem that I am excited to bring to any future org :)
The UX Challenge
How might we introduce an unreleased email-focused privacy feature into the Sign in with Google flows without adding friction or confusion, while still helping users feel confident and in control of their privacy?
My intern project scope was centered around Sign in with Google authentication experiences, which was an incredibly rewarding privacy space to think about. I was able to consider high-stakes security touchpoints, trust metrics, and user-facing privacy frameworks on Chrome, and work with a design org that guided me to dive deep on complex systems-level problems.
The Impacts
I was able to present my proposed design solutions and future vision concepts to UX leadership at Chrome, and gain UX approval from the team to shape the project's long-term roadmap.
I conducted a thorough UX audit across authentication flows, analyzing 3 critical touchpoints where privacy could be seamlessly introduced. I was also able to collaborate with PMs and other cross-functional partners to embed these UX principles directly into the PRD, obtaining the necessary data to back up my design rationale and ensure parity with competitors.
Thanks to my cross-functional team, I also had the amazing opportunity to rapidly iterate on and test design variations with 5 participants, gaining real-time feedback that was crucial in the days before my final presentation to UX leadership!
Key learnings
How to give and receive feedback
I can confidently say that I became a better storyteller by the end of my internship! Presenting my work in UX crits and syncs was super helpful to get feedback from the team, convince stakeholders of the value in my work, and communicate my vision.
Be a best friend with ambiguity
In a large company with many product levels, a project's scope will always be evolving. I've learned that instead of waiting for perfect clarity, me as a designer should navigate this ambiguity by asking the right questions, relying on my intuition to form a testable hypothesis, and validating it with data and strong rationales.
Apply systems thinking within a large corporate project
I’ve learned the ins and outs of working within an established design system and thinking broader about the interactions and their scalability across platforms before thinking about choosing the right components to use.
Thanks for a great summer!