How we created an AI agent that doesn't get in your way and helps you work better.

Redesigned the browser's tab system to improve productivity by introducing three key features: vertical tabs, split view, and sidebar browsing. The core innovation was creating a "pill-shaped" tab design that detached tabs from the content area, replacing the traditional horizontal tabs that were inefficient on modern widescreen displays.

This unified design language worked across both vertical and horizontal orientations, enabled seamless split-screen comparisons, and supported a new sidebar browsing feature that lets users keep reference materials persistently visible while working in their main browser window. The result was a more modern, organized browsing experience that better accommodates complex workflows and multi-tasking scenarios.

Led the creation of Nala, Brave's design system from the ground up to solve the company's fragmented user experience across multiple products and platforms. As the Design System owner and DesignOps Lead, I architected a three-layer system with universal foundations, platform-specific libraries, and product-specific components, implementing a custom token architecture that bridges design and development.