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Things unseen work for the seen.
Jinhwan Kim
With 15+ years of building digital product solutions, SaaS web and app platforms, for US industries including airlines, logistics, finance, pharmaceuticals, and commercial real estate. From experimental ideation to iterative process, I collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to create user-centered solutions.
I lead design teams with mentorship and clear goals. I own enterprise design systems, lead platform redesigns, and explore AI-enhanced features. Currently, I lead product development for facility management platforms at JLL Technologies (JLLT).
My background in aesthetics, scientific processes, and experimental typography shapes my approach to design thinking, writing, and digital production. I keep exploring how emerging and established technologies connect with typography practices.
Reading
Typography
- The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
- Theory of Type Design by Gerard Unger
- My Way to Typography by Wolfgang Weingart
- The New Typography by Jan Tschichold
- Grid systems in graphic design by Josef Müller-Brockmann
- Designing with Type by James Craig
- Designing Type by Karen Cheng
- Graphic Design: The New Basics by Ellen Lupton
- Detail In Typography by Jost Hochuli
- Designing Programmes, Karl Gerstner
- The Stroke, Gerrit Noordzij
- Type on Screen by Ellen Lupton
Information Graphics
- The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte
- Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte
- Visual Explanations by Edward Tufte
- Envisioning Information by Edward Tufte
- Guide to Information Graphics by Dona Wong
- Information Graphics by Sandra Rendgen and Julius Wiedemann
- History of Information Graphics by Sandra Rendgen and Julius Wiedemann
Product Design
- The User Experience Team of One by Leah Buley
- Articulating Design Decisions by Tom Greever
- Designing Interfaces by Jenifer Tidwell, Charles Brewer, Aynne Valencia
Accessibility
- W3C WCAG 2.0 - Understanding Contrast (Minimum)
- Contrast Ratio Calculator by Lea Verou
- Color Contrast Grid by EightShapes
- Color Contrast Check Tool by Snook.ca
- W3C WCAG 2.0 - Name, Role, Value
- W3C WCAG 2.0 - Non-text Content
- Accessibility Handbook: Making 508 Compliant Websites by Katie Cunningham
- Section 508 Laws and Policies
Content Design
- Writing is Designing by Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfle
- Content Design by Sarah Richards
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
- Information Architecture, Peter Morville Jorge Arango
Animation
Posts
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Merry Christmas!
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Fall brown
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Effect called glass
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Genesis 39:2–3
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My favorite place, time of year, and color.
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Is this a thermostat?
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My wallet.
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#E53935
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Infographic, from complicated to simple
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Monument to the Nation by Doryong Han
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N and E.
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Campfire
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Grand Teton, WY
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Li-kha-ya
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The hand written is louder than anything on this sign.
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City Museum, St. Louis, MO
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We love you, Jesus.
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Sun print.
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clock and birds.
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"It's my daddy."
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Various ways to tape paper to the wall.
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Line, area, volume.
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Transition.
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The more painter's tape you use, the thinner font O becomes.
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The evidence of great conversation with good person.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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The color contrast!
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Package is here.
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feat. Wei Hong
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Nikon F2.
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A memory storage.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0
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Brion Tomb, 1969 onward. Map of details.
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Sun, glass, and reflection pattern.
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The good UI, and the good UX.
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white table top, white paper box, white strip, and white dots