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.

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

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

Awards

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

RISD Mother Tongue Salon
TDC Annual

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.