Heejae is an interdisciplinary designer, artist and writer. His work spans identity design, art direction, illustration and self-initiated projects. Currently, he is based in New York and can be reached out via email or Instagram with any questions or opportunities.

Email, Instagram, Behance, Linkedin.

The New York Times, Rockwell Group, Crack Magazine, Vans, GQ Korea, 88rising, Apple, Meta, Bloomberg, Mellon Foundation, Nina Las Vegas, Google, Wired and Onbeing.

Yale School of Art, 2026 MFA Candidate.
Rhode Island School of Design, 2016 BFA.

Ongoing Independent Practice.
Previously, Apple and Sagmeister & Walsh.

Awards

ADC Young Guns, TDC Ascenders, Forbes 30 Under Nominee and TDC Annual.

A Grand Union, Yale School of Art
Time Again, Yale School of Art
Feedback Loop, Yale School of Art
Senior Show, RISD
Mother Tongue Salon, RISD
TDC 69 Annual, TDC

Press

It’s Nice That (‘22,’19 and Review of the Year ‘19), Viction:ary, étapes #257, Computer Arts UK, AIGA, Experimenta, Viction:ary, Mind Sparkle Mag, The Dieline and The Design Blog.

It’s Nice That, Reflection on Burnout.