Carolyn Kim is a multidisciplinary designer focused on creating memorable experiences, based in the SF Bay Area.
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With 4+ years designing and 2 years working professionally across various creative environments, such as in a graphic design studio, museum, exhibitions, and marketing agency, she brings versatility and adaptability with a research-driven approach whether working in interdisciplinary teams or independently.
We refreshed Children's Creativity Museum's experience across branding, characters, and wayfinding & signage, expressing creativity and interactivity in all elements.
Social Media Designs
art direction, social media design (2025)
As an intern and freelance designer for marketing agency Nesscessity, I led social media art direction for 2 brands and designed Instagram posts/stories for 4 brands, including templates, digital assets, & photography direction.
Jinju Soju
Packaging, web design (2023)
A fresh twist on soju with Jinju: a pearl-like premium soju distilled from the local-favorite white Chardonnay grapes of Napa Valley.
R3ALIZED
Exhibition Design (2023)
CCA BFA Graphic Design Level 3 student work becomes R3ALIZED on a 14-foot-wide giant “3” vinyl installation across 3 surfaces.
Attention Thesis Showcase
Exhibition Design (2024)
Directed an exhibition identity calling attention to the 2024 Thesis Showcase that diverts from the diverse perspectives in an attention-filled economic landscape.
Unfolded
installation (2024)
Unfolding memories from 4 years of my life through an experiential installation of 400 film cards to explore the act of recollection.
The Language of Image
exhibition design (2022)
What can be defined as an image? In this conceptual exhibition featuring contemporary Korean posters, "The Language of Image" reshapes how we think about image and typography as they blur the lines between text and graphics, seamlessly connecting them into one unified entity: a visual language called image.
Blushed Boba
Branding, packaging, 3d (2022)
Enjoy an elegant experience with Blushed Boba until you become blushed from drinking too much boba.
Kroma Beauty
Branding, packaging (2025)
Kroma Beauty curates hybrid skincare-makeup solutions made to shine on all skin.
Mirror Mirror
Campaign Design (2022)
Mirror Mirror is a campaign that addresses body dysmorphia in South Korea, where extreme beauty standards and stigmatized mental health reign society.
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