Design is in charge of the aesthetic realm of marketing.

YOUNG KANG

Design is the cornerstone of marketing, as sight dominates human perception. It bridges art and commerce, sometimes sparking tension but always driving impact.

With the evolution of tools from brushes to code, the designer’s role has expanded. My 20+ years of experience equip me to blend creativity and strategy, maximizing design’s power in marketing.

Master of Engineering in Industrial Design / Korea University
Bachelor of Art and Design / Korea University
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Certificate in OCAD Digital Media Skills / OCAD (Present)

Design converging from UI/UX of web & mobile to Graphic Design & Illustration
A large spectrum from Enterprise solutions such as CRM dashboard UI to eCommerce platform

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UX research such as personas, user scenarios, journey maps and logs analysis
UI architecture such as UI wireframes, workflows and IA using Figma, Axure and XD
Knowledge and experience of WCAG 2.1, ADA and 508 compliance
Professional UX evaluation experience (LG, Mobile Scientific UI Validation Team for 2 years)

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Graphic design to visualize UI/UX concepts using Adobe tools
Illustration from logos to icons
Marketing Materials for Email and Social Media
Print design experience from cheater page to brochure

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Video/Animation using After effects and Premiere for the YouTube
SVG Animation using After effects , JavaScript and XML for the Website

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Responsive design using JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3 – LESS/SASS and XML
jQuery, and Bootstrap libraries
CMS such as WordPress and Drupal
eCommerce platforms such as WooCommerce, OpenCart and Shopify
Web graphics (gif / jpg / png / svg) plus CSS graphic sprites with XML and JSON
Cross-Browser Development such as CSS vendor prefixes
SEO Friendly coding
Code versioning using Git (Git Bash and SourceTree), GitHub, SVN and JIRA in Agile environment
Pair programming with Angular JS, Node.JS and .NET developers in MEAN Stack

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A user perceives only the overall impression, without distinguishing between UI, graphics, and technology.

Andrea Goliger	Nexent Innovations Inc.	Director Marketing
” Young is very versatile with skills in a wide range of digital media and design. He is a highlyskilled graphic artist with a keen eye for developing visually appealing and effective media. ”
Robert Spano	icon1 communications	CEO
” With regards to his design/visual work, it was always fun to see what he could come up with which at times exceeded our expectations. ”
Nishi Jain	Bell Canada	Lead Business Analyst
” As we did the project in Agile environment, we had lots of changes on adhoc but we did not receive any complaints from him. Sometimes we wanted to have two versions so that we can give options to our partners for a fast approval and he was proactive in providing that for us.”
Vivi WANG	Altima Telecom	Marketing Assistant
“I was working with Young very closely in the past year. He is organized and easy to communicate with. He worked with great care and created numerous modifications for all of our requirements. Young is a great designer with attention to detail and he works hard to understand all of your needs. It was a nice experience for me to work with Young”
Micheal King	Zaloplex	Chief Product Officer
” Young has shown consistent ability to take a new problem or situation and break it down into small chunks to solve. He generates many options and works with the team to consider the pros and cons of each one before settling on a direction.”
Marilyn Hamilton	Young People Theatre	Director of Marketing
” Young’s experience was demonstrated in his professionalism. He was a team player, punctual and very organized. The project was delivered on time and exceeded our expectations.”