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Hyejun Youn is an Interactive designer, developer and researcher with a passion for user experience design and HCI using cutting-edge technology and psychology. Hyejun uses an approach that is both creative and data-informed, and eager to work on interactive projects on multiple platforms.

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About me

What I Do

  • UI/UX Design
  • Front End
  • 3D Animation
  • Product Design

Skills

  • Graphic and UI Design Tool

    Adobe Suites, Sketch, Figma, Invision, Proto.io, Zeplin

  • 3D Design

    Cinema4D, Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Z Brush, Blender, Unity, Fusion 360, Maya, Madmapper

  • Software

    HTML, CSS, Javacript, Python, p5js, Unity 3d (C#), Processing

  • Fabrication

    Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, Ceramics, Woodworking, Arduino

  • Language

    English (Fluent), Korean (Native), Chinese (Inter), Japanese (Inter)

Education

  • Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

    M.F.A in Digital Media, 2020
  • Brown University

    Coursework in Literary Arts & Computer Science

    Writing in 3D, Spring 2019

    Creating Modern Web Applications, Spring 2020

  • New York University

    B.S. in Psychology

    Double Minor in Studio Art / Digital Art and Design

    Honors: Dean’s List. 2014 - 2018

Experiences

2020

  • MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA

    Collaborator, Feb 2020 - Present

    Collaborate with the MIT Media Lab under a Ph.D. candidate in the Responsive Environments Group, develop the HCI of a pneumatic device for soft robotics, including UIUX design and front end coding using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Research and fabrication into soft robotics, including preliminary course development for a soft robotics course for the Spring semester at MIT. Conduct experiments for tangible projects and document new findings

  • Loft, Providence, RI

    UIUX Designer/Video Editor, Jan - April 2020

    Working on industrial design, 3D animation, and information architecture projects, assisting in ideation and prototyping using Sketch, Invision and Figma, and providing visually compelling solutions that are rooted in user-centered research insights

2019

  • Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI

    Interactive Design Assistant, Jan 2019 - May 2020

    Organized and helped developing department website using Front-end coding (HTML and CSS), edited videos and photos to be posted on social media using After Effects, proofread the website, and created posters for visiting artists

  • Bread Communication, Republic of Korea, Seoul

    Video Editor/Graphic Design Intern, Jun - Aug 2018 & 2019

    Developed storyboards for Samsung refrigerator, assisted in photographing Samsung LED and Hyundai for advertisements, assisted in web design for the agency’s website using Figma, helped designing a massive media installation at Incheon International Airport using Cinema 4D

2018

  • All That New York, New York, NY

    Graphic Designer, Apr 2017 – Dec 2017

    Utilized Adobe Effect, Photoshop, Premier and Illustrator tools to design logos and code subtitles to weekly promotional videos on social media, assisted in identifying, researching renowned destinations in New York City.

Awards

2020

  • HackBrown 2020, Providence, RI

    Best Real World Application, 2020

2019

  • HackHarvard 2019, Cambridge, MA

    Best Overall Hack (2nd Place), 2019

    Best UX/UI Design, 2019

  • HackNY 2019, New York, NY

    Best Use of Giphy SDK Award, 2019

  • MIT Hacking Arts 2019, Cambridge, MA

    Finalist, 2019

  • RISD Material Funds, Providence, RI

    Selected Student, 2019

2018

  • Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

    2 years Fellowship with Assistantship, 2018 - 2020

  • How We See Philly, Philadelphia, PA

    Permanent display in FSS Mural Arts Philadelphia, Selected Applicant, 2014

  • Portrait, Philadelphia, PA

    Friends Select School show, 2014 Theresa Feo, Class of 70 Award and Scholarship for Art

  • Pain, Montclair, NJ

    Montclair Art Museum and Education Casita Maria Center for Arts Education Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Key Exhibition, 2012