Grace (Jeongwon) Hwang Graphic Designer
When I'm not designing, I love cooking and exploring new cuisines. Whenever I try a delicious dish, I imagine and analyze the ingredients used to create its flavors. Then I look up the recipe and try the menu based on my memory of the tastes. I like the process of combining ordinary ingredients to create a new dish in my own way.
My design approach is similar to how I cook: I analyze and experiment with images, text, shapes, and colors—considering how to craft unique solutions with what I have.
EDUCATION
ArtCenter College of Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Pasadena, California09.2020–05.2025
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Graphic Designer
11. 2025–PresentSupporting visual development for beauty and lifestyle marketing campaigns, contributing to brand assets, pitch materials, and digital graphics in collaboration with creative teams on confidential client projects.
Junior Graphic Designer
Complex NTWRK
Los Angeles, California07. 2025–11. 2025
Assisted in the development of digital and social media design systems for Complex Shop and Complex Con. Contributed to campaign concept ideation and created motion and AI-driven visual assets to support branded content across platforms. Collaborated with senior designers to maintain consistency and expand the visual language for ongoing campaigns.
Graphic Design Intern
DISTINC
Los Angeles, California09. 2023–12. 2023
Contributed to the brand style guide, application, spatial design, and motion graphics for clients, including Park Century School and Colburn School.
01. 2023–03. 2023
Studio Student Designer
Little Steidl
Berlin / Göttingen, Germany01. 2023–03. 2023
Contributed to the production of over 400 booklets at a German publishing house. Dedicated to design, folding, bookbinding, and typography, exploring German graphic design and culture, in collaboration with peers.
RECOGNITION/ AWARDS
Google × The One Club Creative Bootcamp (All-Stars) — Selected Participant, Jan 2026
Developed an integrated campaign concept for Google Gemini, contributing to visual direction using AI-generated 3D iconography across film and digital platformsPortfolio Night 2025, LA Representative, 2025
(By The One Club for Creativity)Selected as the LA representative for Portfolio Night 2025. Presented work at TBWA\Chiat\Day × TBWA\Media Arts Lab for the global Portfolio Night program.