Cathy Jin McDonald
Cathy Jin McDonald
Los Angeles based product designer with a focus on usability, empathy, and accessibility.
A strong visual communicator with a love of collaborative problem solving.

Check out my work
Accessibility Report
Designed and led a 0-1 accessibility feature that empowers users to build ADA-compliant pages, integrating realtime issue detection and guided fixes.

Error Reduction
40%
Sales
50% of Q
Accessibility Report
Designed and led a 0-1 accessibility feature that empowers users to build ADA-compliant pages, integrating realtime issue detection and guided fixes.

Error Reduction
40%
Sales
50% of Q
Accessibility Report
Designed and led a 0-1 accessibility feature that empowers users to build ADA-compliant pages, integrating realtime issue detection and guided fixes.

Error Reduction
40%
Sales
50% of Q
Pop-up Alerts
Led the design and product strategy. The redesign drove a 70% increase in usage and 200%+ boost in community engagement.

Adoption Growth
80%
Engagement
Increase 3x
Pop-up Alerts
Led the design and product strategy. The redesign drove a 70% increase in usage and 200%+ boost in community engagement.

Adoption Growth
80%
Engagement
Increase 3x
Pop-up Alerts
Led the design and product strategy. The redesign drove a 70% increase in usage and 200%+ boost in community engagement.

Adoption Growth
80%
Engagement
Increase 3x
Design System
Created a scalable design system for Family Industries’ Print division. Enabled consistent UI and future-proofed the foundation for a customer-facing portal.

Design System
Created a scalable design system for Family Industries’ Print division. Enabled consistent UI and future-proofed the foundation for a customer-facing portal.

Design System
Created a scalable design system for Family Industries’ Print division. Enabled consistent UI and future-proofed the foundation for a customer-facing portal.

Nested Links
Led the end-to-end design for the Nested Links feature, optimizing navigation for enterprise customers and broader audiences.

Enterprise Impact
$1M client
Enterprise Adoption
100%
Nested Links
Led the end-to-end design for the Nested Links feature, optimizing navigation for enterprise customers and broader audiences.

Enterprise Impact
$1M client
Enterprise Adoption
100%
Nested Links
Led the end-to-end design for the Nested Links feature, optimizing navigation for enterprise customers and broader audiences.

Enterprise Impact
$1M client
Enterprise Adoption
100%
AI Alt Text Generator
Designed and led the product strategy for an AI-powered alt text generator.

AI Alt Text Generator
Designed and led the product strategy for an AI-powered alt text generator.

AI Alt Text Generator
Designed and led the product strategy for an AI-powered alt text generator.

I'm looking for my next role!

Cathy J. McDonald © 2025
I'm looking for my next role!

Cathy J. McDonald © 2025