about kim sunghoon — kimsunghoon

Kim sunghoon is founder of hej and a graphic designer based in seoul, south korea. Starting with graphic design based on typography, he is a graphic designer who is interested in using various visual languages such as image and digital as a means of communication and is working on a number of projects. He is working on a variety of projects with different personalities, creating each communication tool that fits the project as a result of the design. By doing so, the company is expanding its scope to graphic design, such as public design, space design, signage design, exhibition design, information design, brand design, digital design.

Contact

hoons79@gmail.com
+82.(0)10.2541.8550

hej.kr

Education

︎Visual Communication Design, MFA, Hongik University, SEOUL/KOREA (2008)
︎Visual Communication Design, BFA, Kyonggi University, SUWON/KOREA (2006)

Experience

︎Founder of hej, Creative Director & Creative Consultant (Mar 2021 - )
︎Creative Director & Creative Consultant & Graphic Desinger, SEOUL/KOREA (Jan 2017 - )
︎Adjunct Professor of Communication Design at Hanyang University, KOREA (2022 - )
︎Adjunct Professor of Visual Communication Design at Kyonggi University, KOREA (2019 - )
︎Creative Director, ahn graphics, SEOUL/KOREA (Jan 2020 - Mar 2021)
︎Creative Director, Yoondesign, SEOUL/KOREA (Jan 2017 - Jan 2019)
︎Art Director & Graphic Designer, ahn graphics, SEOUL/KOREA (Feb 2008 - Dec 2016)
︎Professor Ahn Sang-soo’s assistant, SEOUL/KOREA (Jul 2006 - Jan 2008)

Teaching

︎Communication Design, Hanyang University, KOREA (2022- )
︎Visual Communication Design, Kyonggi University, KOREA (2019- )
︎Visual Communication Design, Kyonggi University, KOREA (2016)

Lecture

︎“Cultural Heritage Signage Improvement Project” Visual Communication Design, Semyung University, JECHEON/KOREA (2021)
︎“Graphic Design” Visual Communication Design, Hanse University, GUNPO/KOREA (2017)

Association Memberships

︎Member of AIBA
︎Member of IAD
︎Member of IDC
︎Member of Korean Society of Typography
︎Member of Design History Society of Korea

Awards

︎GOLD, LONDON DESIGN AWARDS, Communication Design - Company Branding, LONDON/UK (2024)
︎PLATINUM, International Architecture & Design Awards 2024, Branded Content / Brand and Corporate Identity Design Completed / Professional Category (2024)
︎SILVER, LONDON DESIGN AWARDS, Communication Design - Printed Publications, LONDON/UK (2024)
︎SILVER, LONDON DESIGN AWARDS, Communication Design - Communication Design - Poster (Series), LONDON/UK (2024)
︎PLATINUM, ADC Awards 2023, Communication & Web Design, Editorial & Publication Design (2023)
︎PLATINUM, ADC Awards 2023, Communication & Web Design, Print & Outdoor Advertising (2023)
︎GOLD, ADC Awards 2023, Communication & Web Design, Editorial & Publication Design (2023)
︎IRON, A’Design Award & Competition 2022-Brand Design, MILANO/ITALY (2024)
︎SILVER, LONDON DESIGN AWARDS, Communication Design - Poster, LONDON/UK (2023)
︎SILVER, LONDON DESIGN AWARDS, Communication Design - Printed Publications, LONDON/UK (2023)
︎SPECIAL PRIZE, OESOL International Typography Awards, ULSAN/KOREA (2023)
︎GOLD, LONDON DESIGN AWARDS, Communication Design - Printed Publications, LONDON/UK (2023)
︎BRONZE, A’Design Award & Competition 2022, MILANO/ITALY (2023)
︎GOLD, ADC Awards 2022, Publications and Advertising category (2023)
︎SILVER, ADC Awards 2022, Typography category (2023)
︎SILVER, ADC Awards 2022, Brand Identity category (2023)
︎BRONZE, ADC Awards 2022, Publications and Advertising category (2023)
︎BRONZE, ADC Awards 2022, Brand Identity category (2023)
︎Merit, 2022 One Asia Creative Awards, TDC Typography Discipline (2023)
︎SILVER, A’Design Award & Competition 2021: Print and Published Media Design, MILANO/ITALY (2022)
︎IRON, A’Design Award & Competition 2021:
Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design, MILANO/ITALY (2022)
︎WINNER, The STA 100 Competition 2021, CHICAGO/USA (2021) ︎SILVER, A’Design Award & Competition 2020: Book Design, MILANO/ITALY (2021)
︎BRONZE, A’Design Award & Competition 2020: Book Design, MILANO/ITALY (2021)
︎WINNER, The Most Beautiful Book in Korea 2020, SEOUL/KOREA (2020)
︎SELECTED, Asia-Pacific Design Award 2020 (Dokkaebi), GUANGZHOU/CHINA (2020)
︎SELECTED, Asia-Pacific Design Award 2020 (Kang Yoon Sung, Graphic Design Story), GUANGZHOU/CHINA (2020)
︎SELECTED, Korea Design Award 2020, Selected in Category Communication (The Journey of Arita), SEOUL/KOREA (2020)
︎SELECTED, Korea Design Award 2020, Selected in Category Communication (Dokkaebi), SEOUL/KOREA (2020)
︎SILVER, A’Design Award & Competition 2019: Book Design, MILANO/ITALY (2020)
︎GRAND PRIX, IT Award, Design Leader’s Choice 2019: Communication Design, SEOUL/KOREA (2019)
︎WINNER, Red Dot Award 2014: Brands & Communication Design, BERLIN/GERMANY (2019)
︎BRONZE, A’Design Award & Competition 2018: Branding, MILANO/ITALY (2019)
︎WINNER, a book with a beautiful typography 2017, SEOUL/KOREA (2018)
︎FINALIST, IDEA (International Design Excellence Awards) 2018: Branding, NEW YORK/USA (2018)
︎SELECTED, the 3rd shenzhen international poster festival, selected in category (a) cultural poster, SHENZHEN/CHINA (2018)
︎SELECTED, golden bee 13 moscow global biennale of graphic design, selected in category (a) fresh wind, MOSCOW/RUSSIA (2018)
︎WINNER, The STA 100 Competition 2018, CHICAGO/USA (2018)
︎WINNER, iF Design Award 2018: Communication (Brand Design), MÜNCHEN/GERMANY (2018)
︎WINNER, The STA 100 Competition 2017, CHICAGO/USA (2017)
︎GOLD, German Design Award 2016: Excellent Communication Design, FRANKFURT/GERMANY (2016)
︎GRAND PRIX, Red Dot Award 2015: Communication Design, BERLIN/GERMANY (2015)
︎BEST OF THE BEST, Red Dot Award 2015: Communication Design, BERLIN/GERMANY (2015)
︎WINNER, Red Dot Award 2014: Communication Design, BERLIN/GERMANY (2014)

Exhibitions

︎40 x 40 Design Exhibition - Ecotopia - Utopia, NEW YORK, USA (2024)
︎China TDC 2024 Exhibition (2024)
︎Shenzhen Industrial Design Exhibition, SHENZHEN/CHINA (2024)
︎Xi An Design Complex Exhibition, XI AN/CHINA (2023)
︎40 x 40 Exhibition Bulgaria, SOZOPOL MUNICIPALITY/BULGARIA (2023)
︎40 x 40 Exhibition Łódź, Łódź/POLAND (2023)
︎Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference NSIC Exhibition Ground, NEW DELHI/INDIA (2023)
︎Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference Jio World Convention Centre, MUMBAI/INDIA (2023)
︎Shenzhen International Industrial Design Week, SHENZHEN/CHINA (2023)
︎Harbin International Creative Design Week, HARBIN/CHINA (2023)
︎Hebei International Industrial Design Week, HEBEI/CHINA (2023)
︎Hebei Innovation Design Center Exhibition, HEBEI/CHINA (2023)
︎Design Milan at Crystal Hall, BANGALORE/INDIA (2023)
︎Korean Society of Typography Exhibition 17 (2023)
︎Shenzhen International Industrial Design Week, SHENZHEN/CHINA (2022)
︎Hebei Design Center Exhibition, HEBEI/CHINA (2022)
︎Hebei International Industrial Design Week, HEBEI/CHINA (2022)
︎Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference MMRDA Grounds, MUMBAI/INDIA (2022)
︎Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference NSIC Exhibition Ground, NEW DELHI/INDIA (2022)
︎The 4th Basteha Packaging Design Biennial Exhibition, TEHRAN/IRAN (2022)
︎Xi An Design Complex Exhibition, XI AN/CHINA (2022)
︎Korean Society of Typography Exhibition 16 (2022)
︎Jiangxi Design Exhibition, NANCHANG/CHINA (2021)
︎Shenzhen International Industrial Design Week, SHENZHEN/CHINA (2021)
︎40 x 40 Exhibition Istanbul, ISTANBUL/TURKEY (2021)
︎Hebei International Industrial Design Week, HEBEI/CHINA (2021)
︎2021 International Good Design Exhibition in Italy, COMO, ITALY (2021)
︎Korean Society of Typography Exhibition 15 (2021)
︎Hebei International Industrial Design Week, HEBEI/CHINA (2020)
︎Korean Society of Typography Exhibition, <CONTACTLESS>, SEOUL/KOREA (2020)
︎Hebei Design Center Exhibition, HEBEI/CHINA (2019)
︎Hebei International Industrial Design Week, HEBEI/CHINA (2019)
︎Shenzhen International Industrial Design Week, SHENZHEN/CHINA (2019)
︎Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference, MUMBAI/INDIA (2019)
︎Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference, NEW DELHI/INDIA (2019)
︎International Poster Design Exhibition, CIESZYN/POLAND (2019)
︎International Poster Design Exhibition, LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM (2019)
︎The 3rd Shenzhen International Poster Festival, SEOUL/KOREA (2019)
︎The 3rd Shenzhen International Poster Festival, SHENZHEN/CHINA (2018)
︎Golden Bee 13 Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design, MOSCOW/RUSSIA (2018)
︎17th Jeonju Intl. Film Festival <100 Films 100 Posters> Exhibition, JEONJU/KOREA (2016)
︎16th Jeonju Intl. Film Festival <100 Films 100 Posters> Exhibition, JEONJU/KOREA (2015)
︎Epitaph, SEOUL/KOREA (2012)
︎Winter International Design Exhibition, TOKYO/JAPAN (2008)
︎S&S Poster Exhibition, PAJU/KOREA (2008)
︎Typo Story 3, SEOUL/KOREA (2006)