https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/about daily 0.75 2026-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607638148090-Y6OFDI575CM3NQV732RJ/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0387.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607628784608-5D22G9GPLHDSAB2IXC2G/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0638.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/656091e4-6802-435d-9bd8-6a89ebc1a18c/PXL_20211224_214232154.PORTRAIT_3.jpg About - Hi, I’m Malika I've spent the last 10+ years designing digital products for companies like Google, IBM, The Obama Foundation, as well as failed startups you’ve never heard of. Along the way, I’ve learned the best design is forward-thinking, invisible and delightful, and the best teammates are both hardworking and kind. I enjoy solving problems that really make me think, and understanding what motivates people. These days, I'm especially interested in helping startups and mission-driven organizations tackle meaningful problems. When I'm away from my computer, you'll usually find me painting, doing yoga, or chasing after my 3 kids (2 human, 1 canine). https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/talks daily 0.75 2026-06-05 https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/work daily 1.0 2026-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/2de83bd7-df89-4ce7-a972-ee8c7efd0a90/0764-obama-foundation.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/af1b6755-f65a-42af-b803-39e84e9eb55f/Google+Logo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/b66c8499-dd5b-42f1-b962-e31a1294ff94/Priceline+Logo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/917ac4ad-8664-4764-9259-cf3140b3c4ef/United+Logo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/7bae4f6b-cfd9-4998-91db-251a198bb217/IBM+Logo.png https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/work/detroit-digital-divide monthly 0.5 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/c9a47913-81ae-490f-96fa-9f4a22274e84/USE-Hope-VillageMMB3894.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/153544d9-6870-43e3-8d0b-fec8b0cdf27c/Website-Yoast-SEO-logo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/36c71f06-70af-4429-a412-d1196ebfc913/beeckcenter.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/9c269ff9-da00-42f4-a040-9905bb09fd42/KF_Logotype_Icon-and-Stacked-Name.webp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/ab78ef78-adab-40ea-95a3-c7f28b1649c5/Google_org_logo.svg.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/daef151c-3157-4dae-a8e9-9488851345e7/Screenshot+2025-12-14+at+12.28.02%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/6971196c-e0c5-4931-ace4-4625f5206086/Screenshot+2025-12-14+at+12.28.12%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/41f841a7-45eb-4b00-9dba-083100e4e7be/FgMGpkKXkAIR_Mu.jpg https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/work/democracy-forum monthly 0.5 2025-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/b441b3da-5263-4324-9cc3-5fcc75acc21c/OF120524CD_16246+%281%29.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/9d9b9231-f759-422e-af67-a03ac80cf695/OF120524CD_9995.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/12df0eb8-90cc-48a1-8acb-59dba080b4c3/54186396335_ca885bd6b9_o.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/c7271280-6123-4052-942f-5f40b256aab1/Journey+-+Young+Changemakers+-+Dem+Forum.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/ea7f6dea-b026-4e4f-8811-cbeff7616b72/3.png https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/work/googleorg-fellowship-with-ny-state monthly 0.5 2025-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1651775994840-7FX2U85B0WS26FGL8KSJ/Screen+Shot+2022-05-05+at+2.39.20+PM.png Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1651776026029-5Z5JMMM8G5V3S0VQV465/Screen+Shot+2022-05-05+at+2.39.25+PM.png Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1651776042509-ECJK0GD35WZ14BWM1HTY/Screen+Shot+2022-05-05+at+2.39.32+PM.png Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1651776056293-WXWKMAN0XQZ2MHRKCRZM/Screen+Shot+2022-05-05+at+2.39.37+PM.png Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/6d5afdf6-a993-4546-90a4-2a335fb7db26/viki-mohamad-tWXH_zGJrPo-unsplash.jpg Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/0b7beebd-02bb-4d5c-ac97-84e89894a541/Screen+Shot+2022-07-01+at+8.04.38+AM.png Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need - Make it stand out Navigation to NY State’s services on the ny.gov website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/9e1ef172-0599-4486-80fe-feb704b2d7c0/Screen+Shot+2022-06-27+at+1.59.15+PM.jpg Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need - Make it stand out Screenshot of ACCESS NYC’s homepage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/81827c81-d75b-4e5d-93e1-cfde1f273b94/Screen+Shot+2022-06-27+at+2.31.45+PM.png Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need - Make it stand out Screenshot of the landing page for GetCalFresh.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/b617335e-3b95-45c0-a993-ec16636181ed/Screen+Shot+2022-05-05+at+2.31.20+PM.png Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need - “I didn't even know that these things existed, so this is super helpful...I’m probably going to go on this website later myself!” — Research participant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/a2dd5a6b-83fb-4eb0-9e58-d624e20381d9/Screenshot+2023-01-26+at+3.43.26+PM.jpg Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/c80b251f-7b0b-4a59-a0ed-5b454669be2b/Screen+Shot+2022-06-06+at+7.49.27+PM.png Work - Helping New Yorkers Find the Support They Need - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/work/ny-dmv-design-sprint monthly 0.5 2025-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/0a6808c1-41a7-4282-a880-1e37fe6369c4/0_9tNuWf8zO4pMjxjd.jpg Work - Reimagining the DMV in 5 Days: A Design Sprint Case Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/60fac7d8-7a4d-4151-aa81-31c166af3405/1_EJM7gNtt6EgFtBg1VkD97Q.jpg Work - Reimagining the DMV in 5 Days: A Design Sprint Case Study - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/335883cb-0fac-45e1-b69f-c690b5a7dee3/0_lqg_k5i96d03x6pK.png Work - Reimagining the DMV in 5 Days: A Design Sprint Case Study - Make it stand out We used a “dump and clump” format in Google Slides to identify key problem areas related to COVID-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/46b21593-708d-4202-adfd-c0370c89aa57/0_qDEO_nsJgQpZHhuw.png Work - Reimagining the DMV in 5 Days: A Design Sprint Case Study - Make it stand out An ideal user journey for taking an eye exam virtually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/242dffd2-f688-457c-9ccb-e12c4b15cfbf/1_iTzuEDUHiDjpovlscURPMQ.jpeg Work - Reimagining the DMV in 5 Days: A Design Sprint Case Study - Make it stand out An ideal user journey for taking an eye exam virtually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/14fee33a-0074-4962-9288-062256f66c2b/0_baKdQY6_aLKNRIW6.png Work - Reimagining the DMV in 5 Days: A Design Sprint Case Study - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/787c0d65-87d9-407a-89b0-600e26e1a01b/0_Gj0LrOO4QjwssbLn.png Work - Reimagining the DMV in 5 Days: A Design Sprint Case Study - Make it stand out Screenshot of the Google Slides prototype we showed to end users https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/work/local-guides monthly 0.5 2025-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Work - Creating Moments That Matter for Google Local Guides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Work - Creating Moments That Matter for Google Local Guides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Work - Creating Moments That Matter for Google Local Guides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/12371078-5711-4eed-98ad-e0a157730c3f/localguide.png Work - Creating Moments That Matter for Google Local Guides - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1b2ef101-18b0-4a04-b92c-95b6d8d6c3c7/Screen+Shot+2022-05-06+at+9.30.29+AM.png Work - Creating Moments That Matter for Google Local Guides - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/3b97a5d6-9802-4a56-928e-19fef7d34faf/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+3.13.23+PM.png Work - Creating Moments That Matter for Google Local Guides - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/c73d3e3b-4433-4593-9cff-991b3be10263/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+3.14.43+PM.png Work - Creating Moments That Matter for Google Local Guides - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/b9d43666-f6ca-45e2-b737-5d81a75d4bd1/Screen+Shot+2022-03-23+at+3.14.30+PM.png Work - Creating Moments That Matter for Google Local Guides - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/work/workplace-wellbeing monthly 0.5 2025-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1651333876791-2Q0QP35WP5F09THDXG45/02+04.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1651333910456-8EUKAVEG01N5OHTBKKGZ/02+6.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1651333923525-ZEZ319XXEBYSZ992CU4X/04+01.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1654774220271-OIXB0NHMCYTTQF53CHEI/1+05+%281%29.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1656607340109-J2H9Y7OR5F50U04H8P47/Audio.Only+X.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/e72e9084-9453-4d49-9f66-9ad2874a37e5/Calendar+mock.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/8a57f8cb-034f-4f13-ab60-5ffe887bf154/Chat+mock.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/c21baf39-eeb1-4b80-b572-698469f11377/Meetings.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/2a3c7fc4-1307-467a-aca7-f2ce961b60e1/Chat.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/d4d1daf0-ac4f-4af8-a2dc-efd2894f690a/Meetings.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/36f0d7ad-4fea-4db7-86ef-46b0270b611a/Chat.png Work - Designing a Culture of Care at Google - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/work/basic-economy monthly 0.5 2023-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/ae1bccb4-2d17-47b5-951b-56ab5ddb0984/process_1.png Work - United Airlines Basic Economy - Basic Economy is United's response to Delta's Basic Economy or Spirit Airlines' products. The fare has several rules: Users cannot select or purchase seats and certain ancillary products like extra legroom Users cannot change flights or fly standby on other flights Users cannot create mixed itineraries (Basic Economy must be selected for the entire roundtrip) Because the product has so many rules, I created detailed screen flows for each scenario of purchasing a Basic Economy fare. Also since the project was being executed through discrete Agile user stories, it was important to tie each user story back to the overall flow of the experience. The screen flow below illustrates the experience of purchasing an Basic Economy ticket on the web and mobile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/9a64d89c-addf-4e27-b2d3-0a04ee3b1497/photo_1.JPG Work - United Airlines Basic Economy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/71dd6a72-09b3-4cc0-9556-48754726ccbc/photo_2.JPG Work - United Airlines Basic Economy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/834977e1-f28c-485a-bf3b-216a33ed6afe/ezgif.com-gif-maker.gif Work - United Airlines Basic Economy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/e733f71c-ff87-4e1e-b310-d18a450654be/modal_2.png Work - United Airlines Basic Economy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/9258a8f6-3d92-4542-b2a2-11a96ae4cd9e/modal_1.png Work - United Airlines Basic Economy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/4adafacc-0aa1-45db-9ca4-26318fed74c2/screenshot_1.png Work - United Airlines Basic Economy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/2ef7f263-5108-4b0c-a32a-2417c8b1da9e/compare_fares_modal.png Work - United Airlines Basic Economy https://www.malikachatlapalli.com/work/priceline-moments monthly 0.5 2023-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/584f6b2e-1c8c-4649-9f97-5359c087f47a/moments_2.JPG Work - Priceline Moments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/1f5613a9-44b4-4420-a724-7dda6d243981/moments_3.JPG Work - Priceline Moments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/a8fee4ed-017b-43cb-96f3-86d408bb2c6d/moments_prehack.png Work - Priceline Moments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/39e0d1f2-8568-4a34-ab65-9d1cef057e27/moments_posthack_ios.png Work - Priceline Moments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/d94daccd-8dfb-4497-88c6-ecc911352f11/moments_android_highlight.png Work - Priceline Moments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6230c81f957c247937c1c58d/51d5d1ca-65c3-4e5e-874e-b5b433634b35/team.jpg Work - Priceline Moments - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.