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Design Evenings NYC: Building a Creator-First Editing Tool with Design at Its Core

Join us in NYC for an inside look at how Senior Interaction Designer Ethelia Lung and her team brought YouTube Create to life, from a blank slate to a powerful mobile editing experience.

  • BrainStation New York
  • Thu, May 15, 2025
  • 2025-05-15T22:00:00.0000000Z  –  2025-05-15T23:30:00.0000000Z

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  • Ethelia Lung

    Ethelia Lung

    Senior Interaction Designer

Ethelia Lung

Senior Interaction Designer

YouTube

Join Ethelia Lung, Senior Interaction Designer at YouTube, as she shares the 0–1 journey behind YouTube Create, YouTube’s first standalone app in over seven years. Discover how thoughtful interaction design, creator feedback, and mobile-first thinking came together to make content creation faster, easier, and more accessible for everyone.

 

  • Ethelia Lung

    Ethelia Lung

    Senior Interaction Designer

    Ethelia Lung is a designer, thinker, and problem-solver focused on making digital creativity more intuitive and accessible. At YouTube, she played a key role in the launch of YouTube Create, the company’s first standalone app in over seven years, designed to help creators edit and publish videos from their phones with ease. Her work centers on interaction design, accessibility, and crafting user experiences with real human impact.

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Event Overview

YouTube Create reimagines what mobile video editing can feel like. In this session, Ethelia Lung shares how her team built the app from scratch to empower creators at every level, launching in multiple countries with the goal of making high-quality editing tools radically more accessible.

  • 01

    Designing for Empowerment: Tools Creators Actually Want

    YouTube Create was built with one mission: to give creators tools that help them do their best work. Ethelia shares how the team designed around real creator workflows, prioritizing flexibility, simplicity, and speed in every interaction.

  • 02

    Building YouTube Create from the Ground Up

    How do you create something entirely new within a legacy platform? This session explores the 0–1 design process behind YouTube’s first standalone app in years, starting from a blank page and building toward a distinct yet cohesive experience.

  • 03

    Momentum and Global Impact

    After launching in multiple countries and reaching hundreds of thousands of creators, YouTube Create is already making waves. Learn what success looks like for the team, from retention to feedback, and how those insights continue to shape the product.

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  • Gourmet Light Refreshments – Enjoy a curated selection of artisanal bites and small plates, perfect for connecting with colleagues.
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