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Product and UX designer

Born in Jeonju, South Korea and currently based in Germany, Yujin Kang is a product and UX designer exploring digital and physical experiences through research-driven approaches to interaction, perception and human behavior.

Her background in craft design and early interest in Bauhaus design philosophy shaped her transition from South Korea to Germany, where she continues her interdisciplinary design practice.

Education

Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main
University of Art and Design Offenbach am Main
Design Product Design
Diplom-Designerin (equivalent to a Master’s degree)
2022 / Germany (DE)

Dankook University
단국대학교
Crafts Design Metal & Textile
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
2012 / South Korea (KR)

Experience

Research Associate - UX Design
BMFTR-funded research project DeepWrite
02.2023 - 12.2025 (DE)
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR; German: Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt)

Teaching Assistant and Student Assistant
Industrial Design
Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main
2018 - 2019 (DE)

Design Intern
Product Design
L&Z elements Design Studio
2014 (DE)

Student Assistant
Jewelry Research
Wolgok Jewelry Research Center
2011 (KR)

Honors & Awards

Design Culture Award
Winner
German Design Graduates (Rat für Formgebung)
2022

Korea + Sweden Young Design Award
Winner
IKEA , Embassy of Sweden and Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP)
2019

Ambiente Talents
Talents for Dining
Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main
2019

DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V.; German Academic Exchange Service)
Scholarship
2021

Deutschlandstipentium (Germany Scholarship)
Scholarship
2020

Publications

Research Paper: “Conceptualising of the artificial intelligence legal learning platform DeepWrite in Germany -Focused on the user interface based on the survey results-”
Journal of Korea Design Forum
2024

Research Paper: “Visual Narrative Effects and Implications of Electronic Journalism Infographics -Focusing on Infographics in Korea, Germany, and the United Kingdom-”
Journal of Korea Design Forum
2021

Master’s Thesis: “Ein Vergleich der Lehrkonzepte Grundlagen der Gestaltung zwischen den Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm und Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach” (“A Comparison of the Teaching Concepts for the Foundations of Design between the Ulm School of Design and the Offenbach University of Art and Design”) Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main
Thesis grade: 1.0 (sehr gut)
2022

Selected Exhibitions

Dutch Design Week
Schellens Fabriek
Eindhoven, Netherlands (NL)
2023

German Design Graduates Show
Wasserpalais, Schloss Pillnitz
Dresden, Germany (DE)
2022

Design Korea
KINTEX
Ilsan, South Korea (KR)
2019

Korea + Sweden Young Design
Ung Svensk Form
Stockholm, Sweden (SE)
2019

Korea + Sweden Young Design
Grand Hyatt Seoul
Seoul, South Korea (KR)
2019

Ambiente Talents
Messe Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (DE)
2019

Luminale
with PD Dorte Janussen, Senckenberg Museum (Naturmuseum Senckenberg)
Frankfurt and Offenbach am Main, Germany (DE)
2018

imm cologne
Institute for Materialdesign, HfG Offenbach
Galerie Freiraum
Cologne, Germany (DE)
2018

Group Exhibition: 20th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relation between South Korea and China
Songzhuang Art Colony
Beijing, China (CN)
2012

Group Exhibition: Living Art
Seok Ju-Sun Memorial Museum
Jukjeon, South Korea (KR)
2012

Graduation Exhibition, College of Arts (School of Fine Arts), Dankook University
Seoul Museum
Seoul, South Korea (KR)
2011

Selected Press

The Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae | 청와대)
IKEA

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Impressum / Datenschutz Published in May 2026