JANGSEOKIN

JANG, SEOKIN is Korean, who is in Design & Technology at Parsons the New School for Design (Manhattan, NY). He was born in Seoul, which is the biggest city of South Korea. Growing up with his artistic family, he was able to get to know and experience various types of art. He moved to Carbondale, IL with his family in 2005 and recieved a B.A.in Communication Design from Southern Illinois University(Carbondale, IL). Now, he is doing Master of Fine Arts in Design & Technology, Parsons School of Design, and the Member of American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)

Educations
2010 - Present    Master of Fine Arts in Design & Technology, School of Art, Media, and Technology,
                         Parsons New School for Design [Manhattan, NY]
2006 - 2010       Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design [major] and Art History [minor],
                         School of Art & Design, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL)
2000 - 2004       Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design [Dropping out], Hoseo University [S.Korea]

Experiences
2011 - Present    Freelancer, a graphic designer at Victoria Lab Inc.
2011                  Freelancer, a graphic designer at Design306.
2010                  Participated in the project as a graphic designer with Transparent Container Company                          (Incharge:Product Designer Kee Yoo)
2009                  Selected to participate the project that research marketing and design for the German scent company
2006 - 2007       Part-Time Job for teaching dessin, a pencil drawing, for Korean-American children
2001 - 2003       Korean Army, Troop Information and Education personnel (TI & E)
2000 - 2001       Part-Time Job, Team Convention, Korean Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP)

Awards
2011                 Accepted Scholarship, University Merit Award
2011                 Accepted Graduate Dean's Scholarship, Parsons the New School for Design
2011                 Selected one of the Top 8 designs in USA contest(Battle of the Cities USA) from HUGO creation
                         by HUGO BOSS
2010                 Selected one of the Top 10 designs in a global design contest(12RD) from HUGO creation by HUGO BOSS
2010                 Accepted Graduate Dean's Scholarship, Parsons the New School for Design
2009                 Selected and displayed in gallery, SIUC, 2009 Communication and Industiral Design portfolio competition
2009                 The first place, 2009 SOJ T-shirts design competition
2005                 The first place, ESL Logo and T-shirts design competition
2003                 Selected to design the logo of military unit [Incheon, S.Korea]

Exhibitions
2010 BFA Senior Thesis Show, Surplus Gallery [Carbondale, IL]
2009 Communication and Industrial Design Portfolio Show, Blue Barracks [Carbondale, IL]