About

I'm Karlo, a creative director and product designer based in Washington.
I'm a Product Design Lead and Creative Director at Xbox/Microsoft, currently leading AI experiences across Xbox, including chat, voice, multimodal interfaces, and 0→1 product design.
My work sits at the intersection of AI product design, gaming, conversational UX, human-AI interaction, and design systems. I partner across product, engineering, research, and leadership to turn emerging AI capabilities into useful, trustworthy, player-centered experiences.
Before Microsoft, I built a multidisciplinary foundation across UX, visual design, brand, apparel, and entrepreneurship, founding Kalacreative and co-founding Jeepney, a clothing brand that achieved international distribution and was later acquired.
When I'm not designing or obsessing over something creative, I'm usually spending time with my wife, Kelly, our twin daughters, Kaia and Kolbi, yes, we're all K's, our French bulldogs, binge-watching Netflix, or training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
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Experience
Creative Director for AI, Family & Support Experiences
Xbox | Microsoft
Senior Design Lead for Safety & Trust
Xbox | Microsoft
Senior Designer for Customer Experiences
Xbox | Microsoft
Interaction Designer 2
Xbox | Microsoft
Interaction Designer
Xbox | Microsoft
Co-Founder | Creative Director
Jeepney
Principal | Creative Director
Kalacreative
Education
University of Washington
BFA - Visual Communication
Patents
Systems and methods for presenting visual content
12427412 · Issued Mar 28, 2024
Two-way interactive streaming media
358703.02 · Filed Feb 29, 2016
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