
Design for core needs

Hi, I'm Chris Michaelides, a UX and Product Designer with 12 years of experience. I excel at designing complex products and services, and enjoy providing tools and guidance to strengthen design teams.
My current work focuses on health because it is foundational to hope and happiness.

Hi, I'm Chris Michaelides, a UX and Product Designer with 12 years of experience. I excel at designing complex products and services, and enjoy providing tools and guidance to strengthen design teams.
My current work focuses on health because it is foundational to hope and happiness.
Experience
Apple
Asst. Design Director
Sr. UX Designer
UX Designer
Hinge Health
Sr. Product Designer
SomosXR
Advisory Board Member

Chris Michaelides
Design for core needs

Hi, I'm Chris Michaelides, a UX and Product Designer with 12 years of experience. I excel at designing complex products and services, and enjoy providing tools and guidance to strengthen design teams.
My current work focuses on health because it is foundational to hope and happiness.
Experience
Apple
Asst. Design Director
Sr. UX Designer
UX Designer
Hinge Health
Sr. Product Designer
SomosXR
Advisory Board Member
Selected work
Surgery patient guide
By your side on the quest to overcome pain



Guide UI. Quest landscape made with Midjourney
Guide UI. Quest landscape made with Midjourney
Guide UI. Quest landscape made with Midjourney
Co
Hinge Health
Role
Sr. Product Designer
Year
2022
Time
4 months
Co
Hinge Health
Role
Sr. Product Designer
Year
2022
Time
4 months
The journey through joint replacement surgery is physically and emotionally demanding. Research shows that patients with accurate expectations have improved outcomes, yet patients often receive little education from their providers.
To better prepare surgery patients, we made an interactive guide containing education about what to expect and how to prepare for each phase of the journey, along with tools to manage stress and pain.
Clinician Tools
Scaling medical services with bespoke tools





Clinician UI. Nurse image made with Midjourney.
Clinician UI. Nurse image made with Midjourney.
Co
Hinge Health
Role
Sr. Product Designer
Year
2022
Time
6 months
Co
Hinge Health
Role
Sr. Product Designer
Year
2022
Time
6 months
I worked with nurse practitioners and surgeons in order to understand their workflow needs for a medical second opinion service. I built relationships, earned trust, and fostered open communication, which enabled me to design a web tool that streamlines cumbersome workflows and supports ever-evolving processes.
Serene VR
Immersive digital therapeutics
VR prototype, built in Unity. Unmute for UI sounds.
VR prototype, built in Unity. Unmute for UI sounds.
Project
Self directed
Role
Designer & Developer
Year
2022
Time
4 months
To prepare for opportunities to design digital medicine, I learned best practices in VR design. I then designed and developed a tele-health concept, culminating in a working Unity VR experience for Meta Quest devices.
To prepare for opportunities in digital medicine, I learned best practices in VR design. I then designed and prototyped a tele-health concept, culminating in a working Unity VR experience for Meta Quest devices.
Design Systems & Operations
Elevating design team performance and culture
Standards, tools, and documentation I made for my team


UI kit type lockups
UI kit iPad templates
New typography usage demonstration
Lockup funtional analysis
Standards documentation
UI kit components
Red line best practices example
New design process
UI kit type lockups
UI kit iPad templates
New typography usage demonstration
Lockup funtional analysis
Standards documentation
UI kit components
Red line best practices example
New design process
UI kit type lockups
UI kit iPad templates
New typography usage demonstration
Lockup funtional analysis
Standards documentation
UI kit components
Red line best practices example
New design process
UI kit type lockups
UI kit iPad templates
New typography usage demonstration
Lockup funtional analysis
Standards documentation
UI kit components
Red line best practices example
New design process
Co
Apple, Inc.
Role
Assistant Design Director
Years
2017-2019
Co
Apple, Inc.
Role
Assistant Design Director
Years
2017-2019
I created and implemented a “team elevation plan,” in collaboration with design managers. I provided the team with processes, standards, tools, and rituals to build and strengthen culture.
With this support, the team accelerated output by 3x, while improving cohesion and consistency. This greatly improved our reputation with stakeholders and resulted in grants of additional headcount.
Get Support
Transforming how Apple customers seek support






Get Support landing page in Japan and USA.
Get Support landing page in Japan and USA.
Co
Apple, Inc.
Role
Sr. UX designer
Years
2013-2017, 2019
Co
Apple, Inc.
Role
Sr. UX designer
Years
2013-2017, 2019
Over 4M customers a month use Get Support. Its triage and routing connects customers with the appropriate help based on their need.
During my tenure we increased the scope of offerings, like Genius Bar reservations, countries and languages served, and responded to partner requests from the retail, marketing, and service orgs.
Our efforts increased traffic by millions, while also increasing completion rates by almost 2x.
Over 4M customers a month use Get Support. Its triage and routing connects customers with the appropriate help based on their need.
During my tenure we increased the scope of offerings, like Genius Bar reservations, countries and languages served, and responded to partner requests from the retail, marketing, and service orgs.
Our efforts increased traffic by millions, while also increasing completion rates by nearly 2x.
About Chris



Thanks for asking. I like listening to Ray Brown records, exploring Portland, and figuring out how to grow vegetables efficiently. I value thoughtfulness, compassion, curiosity, discernment, and humor.
Previously, I was a professional jazz bassist in Chicago. My transition to UX design involved a snack delivering robot.
I like playing with technology. I used Framer, ChatGPT, and Midjourney to make this website. I also volunteer with RepairPDX, fixing neighbors’ small appliances. I enjoy making and fixing things because it involves creative problem solving, learning how things work, and building new skills.
@c_note on Instagram
Thanks for asking. I like listening to Ray Brown records, exploring Portland, and figuring out how to grow vegetables efficiently. I value thoughtfulness, compassion, curiosity, discernment, and humor.
Previously, I was a professional jazz bassist in Chicago. My transition to UX design involved a snack delivering robot.
I like playing with technology. I used Framer, ChatGPT, and Midjourney to make this website. I also volunteer with RepairPDX, fixing neighbors’ small appliances. I enjoy making and fixing things because it involves creative problem solving, learning how things work, and building new skills.
@c_note on Instagram
Thanks for asking. I like listening to Ray Brown records, exploring Portland, and figuring out how to grow vegetables. I value thoughtfulness, compassion, curiosity, discernment, and humor.
Previously, I was a professional jazz bassist in Chicago. My transition to UX design involved a snack delivering robot.
I like playing with technology. I used Framer, ChatGPT, and Midjourney to make this website. I also volunteer with RepairPDX, fixing neighbors’ small appliances. I enjoy making and fixing things because it involves creative problem solving, learning how things work, and building new skills.
@c_note on Instagram
Contact
Questions? Opportunities?
Let's talk.
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Opportunities?
Let's talk.
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