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.

To Gather, Edgewood Gallery, CT
A Grand Union, Edgewood Gallery, CT
Time Again, Green Hall Gallery, CT
Feedback Loop, Green Hall Gallery, CT
TDC 69 Annual, Traveling Exhibition
Senior Show, Woods-Gerry Gallery, RI
Mother Tongue Salon, ISB Gallery, RI

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.