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Hyung Park

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Hyung Park

Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design Program

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Bio

Mr. Park has been a designer and an educator. His professional practice specializes in strategic branding and visual communication.

As a key executive member of PSA (Professional and Scientific Associates) from 1999 to 2014, Mr. Park pioneered a foundation of graphic department when he joined the company in 1999, and have educated employees and clients about the values of graphic communication as a branding of their messages while conducting and developing all the corporate communication strategies and collaterals. As a result, he implemented the graphic communication principles into the corporate culture as the intangible assets. He has also worked in the roles of Chief Creative Officer, Vice President of Communications, and Art Director.

 

He has worked for numerous Federal agencies, NGOs, and commercial organizations.

  • Federal agencies including:
  • Department of Defense: Event Communication Collaterals, Event Identity and Branding Designs
  • Department of State: Event Communication Collaterals, Event Identity and Branding Designs
  • Department of Health and Human Services: Event Communication Collaterals, Event Identity and Branding Designs, Program Books and Reports
  • Department of Justice: Event Communication Collaterals, Event Identity and Branding Designs
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: : Event Communication Collaterals, Event Identity and Branding Designs
  • National Science Foundation: Event Communication Collaterals, Event Identity and Branding Designs, Brochures and Reports
  • General Services Administration: Event Communication Collaterals
  • Office of Minority Health: Event Communication Collaterals, Event Identity and Branding Designs


Non-profit Organizations including:

  • The International Volleyball of Fame: Event Communication Collaterals
  • USA Volleyball: Event Communication Collaterals, Advertisings, Identity Program Guide
  • USA Fencing: Event Communication Collaterals
  • National Visionary Leadership Project: Event Communication Collaterals
  • Promise of Good Sports: Logo, Identity Program, Branding Designs, Web Design, Marketing and Promotional Materials, Advertisings
  • Festival Sports, Inc.: Event Communication Collaterals
  • Child in Hand: Logo, Identity Program, Branding Designs, Web Design, Promotional Materials, Advertisings
  • Whitman Walker Clinic: Event Communication Collaterals, Annual Report
  • Kids Serve 2: Logo, Identity Program, Branding Designs, Web Design, Promotional Materials, Advertisings


Commercial Organizations including:

  • International Bank of Chicago: Annual Report
  • Curb Records: World War II Tribute Album (CD Package)
  • Peterson Companies: Promotional Brochure

 

Current Outside Position

  • Chief Executive Director/Co-Founder and Instructor,  Studio 7/8
    • Studio 7/8 Incorporated is a design and art studio that provides not only graphic design and brading services to the public but also a comprehensive creative educational program for young students and their parents.
    • As the Chief Executive Director and co-founder, Mr. Park conduces, monitors, and develops all the graphic design business programs and the promotional materials with an emphasis on the graphic communication educations.
    • As the instructor, Mr. Park has developed and taught multiple book design courses: cross-disciplinary education programs for young students and inspired them to build VALUE: Vision, Abilities, Leadership, Uniqueness, and Experiences through the creative courses.
      • The main topics of the program are art, art history, and design for the 1st year program, introductory level of geology, paleontology, biology, zoology, ecology, anthropology, philosophy, and sociology for the 2nd year program, and a comprehensive practice: a magazine development course for 3rd year program.
      • Mr. Park has tried to raise awareness of the function of art and design education through the program by reminding the students and their parents about the humanity and revolutionery perspectives that improves current values and communities.

 

Distinctions

  • Letter of Appreciation from President Bill Clinton for the Korean War Poster Design (the official poster for 50th Commemoration of Korean War), 2000
  • Certificate of Appreciation from Department of Defense for the Korean War Poster Design, 2000

 

Publications

  • His design for the official poster for 50th Commemoration of Korean War:
    • Published in two major Korean newspapers, Korean Daily and Chosunilbo
    • Published on the June 2000 issue of Army magazine
    • Was selected as the official poster for the 2000 Opening Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War Commemoration at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.

 

Education

BFA in Graphic Design, The Corcoran School of Art