Prof. Hyungjoo Kim
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, USA
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A visual communicator, researcher, and educator.
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As a visual communicator, researcher, and educator, Hyungjoo Kim is inspired to employ human values (such as respect, openness, courage, humility, compassion, and commitment) as a motive for her creative research in design. Kim firmly believes in the capability of visual communication design to shape and enhance human perception and experience. Kim has used the poster as a medium and opportunity to engage in design and examine current pressing issues. Kim’s posters often convey complex ideas in humanizing and personal ways by utilizing abstraction and symbolism.
Hyungjoo Kim has participated in over 200 exhibitions in 30 different countries. Kim’s work has been featured at diverse exhibitions and received awards at international venues, including Hong Kong Poster Triennial (Hong Kong, 2024), USIPB (the United States International Poster Biennial (USA, 2023), BIPB (BI International Poster Art Biennale (South Korea, 2021, 2023), GRAPHIS Protest Posters 2 (USA, 2022), GRAPHIS Poster Annual (USA, 2022/2023/2024), GRAPHIS Design Annual (USA,2023/2024), International Poster Biennial for Peace Nanjing (China, 2021, 2019, 2023), 11th Triennale Poster Trnava (Slovakia, 2022), Cyprus Poster Triennial (Cyprus, 2022), Peru Design Biennial (Peru, 2021), Grande Festival (Italy, 2021), 17th Bienal Internacional del Cartel en México(Mexico, 2022), The 4th Block, 11th International Eco-Poster Triennial (Ukraine, 2020), Gwangju Design Biennale (Korea, 2019, 2023).
Positions
MEMBER, CLA FACULTY SENATE
ORGANIZING MEMBER/DESIGNER, UKRAINIAN GRIT & HOPE TRAVELING EXHIBITION
CLA RESEARCH & CREATIVE ENDEAVORS SHOWCASE EVENT PRESENTER
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Hyungjoo A. Kim is a communication designer, interdisciplinary researcher, and educator. Kim’s research and teaching interests are Visual System Design, Typography, Branding, Information Design, Experience design, Environmental Design, Design Thinking, and Social Design.
Kim has been interested in the role of design and visual communication to positively shape human perception and experience. Kim has developed social and environmental posters as opportunities to engage design and examine pressing issues of our times. Kim’s work has been presented internationally in more than 100 exhibitions and publications. Kim has practiced as a designer, illustrator, art director, design director, and a consultant in the field. These positions involved completing diverse design solutions for a variety of client groups. Kim also has been served on diverse advisory, steering and organizing committees for international events and public organizations, and has been curating and art directing international events and exhibitions.
Kim holds an MFA from Hongik University and an MA from Purdue University in Visual Communication Design. Also, she has a BS in Social Science from Ewha Womans University and a Certificate in Journalism from the University of Missouri. For her PhD (ABD) in Environmental Planning at Kyungpook National University, she examines the role of visual system design in the built environment. Her research, as an interdisciplinary study investigates how design objects and visual/information system can be inclusive and responsive to different user groups as active components of environmental infrastructure balancing style and functionality.