Binna Lee

binnalee82@gmail.com binna@newschool.edu

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CURRENTLY

12.2023 – Present New York, NY

Parsons School of Design, The New School

Adjunct Professor of Interaction and Media Design

Fall 2024
Thesis 1 BFA
Spring 2024
Core Lab: CT Environemnts, BFA

Visual Design Concepts, MFA

11.2023 - Present New York, NY

Team Echo︎︎︎

Creative Director and Project Lead

Echo 2024
The Power Paradox 2022

09.2023 – 01.2024 New York, NY
Korean Community Services of Metropolitan, KCS

Instructional Program Developer, Creative Art Instructor, Visual Designer, Part Time

07.2023 – 02.2024 New York, NY
Artist: Maya Ciarrocchi | LoopCurrent

Researcher and Prototype Developer in Wearable Tech for Perfomance, Freelance

03.2020 - 08.2021 New York, NY

Ashcan Studio of Art

Design Director

07.2017 - 02-2020
STEAM and Visual Design Instructor

03.2019 - 03.2020 New York, NY

STEM Kids NYC

Lead STEAM Teacher, Freelance

09.2017 - 11.2017 New York, NY

Urban Leaf

UX/UI Designer, Freelance

09.2017 New York, NY

Catch NYC

Product Designer, Freelance

06.2017 - 07.2017 New York, NY

sous le manteau

Product Designer, Freelance

02.2008 - 02.2011 Seoul, KR

GreenSum Art Academy

Vice Director, Full-time

10.2009 - 03.2010 Seoul, KR

Keagnam Enterprise, LTD

Spatial Design Director, Freelance

03.2002 - 03.2008 Seoul, KR

Various Art Studios

Art and Design Instructor, Freelance

MENTORSHIP

01.2025
MIT Reality Heck 2025: Most Recognized Mentor in UX and Design
11.2024 – 2025
XR Design Challenge

EDUCATION

08.2015/2021 - 12.2022 New York, NY
Parsons School of Design The New School

Master of Fine Art in Design and Technology

| Dean’s Merit Scholarship (the entire years)

| Specialized in Interaction Design, Experiential Design, Research in Emotional Intelligence in Positive Psychology
| Design Menifesto︎︎︎

Hongik University | Seoul, KR

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.A.) in Industrial and Product Design

| Specialized in Interaction Design,

Human Centered Design

| Awarded first place in Hongik

Art Competition in 2001

EXPERTISE

Software

Proficient in: Unity, Figma, Blender, Adobe XD, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Aero, Madmapper

Familar with: After Effects, html/css, Media Encoder, TouchDesigner, Cinema 4D

DESIGN METHODS

Interaction Design
Product Design

Human Centered Design
Spatial Design
Research
Critical Thinking

Divergent and Convergent Thinking
Art Direction
User Interface Design
Creative Direction
Conceptualization
Visual Design

Game Design
Motion Graphics
3D modeling
Furniture Design
Illutration
Technical Sketch

LANGUAGE

C#, HTML, CSS
English and Korean

ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITION

06.2024 New York, NY
NYC Resistor

14th Annual Interactive Show

09.2023
Women United ART Magazine

In The Spotlight | Issue V Autumn 2023
The Power Paradox︎︎︎

05.2023
Red Dot Design 2023

Shortlisted
| The Power Paradox︎︎︎ (Experience Design)

| Ranking of Happiness︎︎︎ (Communication Design)

| I Feel Many Things During The Day︎︎︎ (Design Concept)

11.2017 New York, NY
Inaugural Show – Gallery Madison Park︎︎︎

I Feel Many Things During The Day︎︎︎

Perception︎︎︎

09.2016 New York, NY
NYC Media Lab – Demo Expo

Creative Tech | I Feel Many Things During The Day︎︎︎

04.2015
Parsons School of Design The New School Scholorship

Dean's Merit Scholarship (for the entire academic years)

05.2009 KR
Architecture Award | Gyeonggido Office of Education

The Best Elementary School | Saptial Design in Mural Design

03.2007 Seoul, KR
Winner of Concept Car Interior Design - Interaction Design

KIA Motors Competition | Collaborative Project

RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS & TALKS

06.2024
Talk at Unbound Variable Exhibition

Hosted by Notyet Arts, UAAD A

rt at Sojourner Gallery

09.2023

Women United ART Magazine

In The Spotlight | Issue V Autumn 2023 – The Power Paradox (Audio reactive Projection Mapping)

01.2016
Instructables

Author Reward – Runner Up | I Feel Many Things During The Day︎︎︎

12.2015

Design Manifesto︎︎︎

Critical Design for 21 Century