Photo: Heji Shin

About Ji Lee

Ji Lee was born in Korea, raised in Brazil, and after many years in New York, Ji has recently moved to Seoul, Korea to work as Executive Vice President at Samsung Global Marketing. Ji’s past jobs include: Creative Director at Facebook, Google and Droga5.

Ji works in the fields of advertising, graphic design, marketing, product design, street art, animation, installation, gaming and video. Ji is a public speaker, teacher and an advocate of the “Power of Personal Projects.” His projects include the Bubble Project, Word as Image and Drawings for My Grandchildren.

Ji was named one of the 50 most influential designers in America by Fast Company. Ji’s work has appeared in the New York Times, Time magazine, Newsweek, BBC, ABC News, The Guardian, Wired among others. Ji’s work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in New York, Seoul, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Torino, Lisbon, St. Petersburg and Iran. Ji’s the author of five books.

Instagram: @jileecious

jilee@pleaseenjoy.com


Jobs

  • Samsung, Korea, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing, 2022– Present

  • Facebook & Instagram, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, NYC, LA, Creative Director, 2011 – 2022

  • Google, NYC, Creative Director, 2008 – 2011

  • Droga5, NYC, Creative Director, 2006 – 2008

  • Saatchi & Saatchi, NYC, Art Director, 1999 – 2003

  • Tsang Seymour Design, NYC, Designer, 1997 – 1998

  • Frankfurt Balkind Partners, NYC, Designer, 1995 – 1996

 

Press

 

Books

 

Books with Ji’s work

 

Education

  • Parsons School of Design, BFA in Communication Design, New York

 

Speaking

 

Teaching

  • School of Visual Arts, NY, BFA Senior Class, 2008 – 2014

  • Parsons School of Design, NY, BFA Sophomore Class, 2001 – 2002

 

Exhibitions

  • Cooper-Hewitt, National Design MuseumGraphic Design: Now in Production, New York

  • Museum of Art and DesignOtherwordly, New York

  • International Design Biennale, Experimenta, Amsterdam

  • The New York Times GalleryWord Play, New York

  • Frankfurt Museum of Applied ArtsKorea Power, Frankfurt, Germany

  • The Eisner – American Museum of Advertising & Design, Milwaukee

  • Boston Society of ArchitectsStereotype, Boston

  • Murphy & Dine GallerySmall is Beautiful, New York

  • Sangsangmadang GalleryPicnic on the City, Seoul, Korea

  • Lisbon Design BiennaleCatalysts, Lisbon, Portugal

  • Jan van Eyck AcademieLatent State, Maastricht, The Netherlands

  • Anonymous GalleryJoy Ride, New York

  • International Design WeekIcograda, Torino, Italy

  • Museum for Graphic DesignDialogue, Breda, The Netherlands

  • Museum of Contemporary Art, The World's Peace Day, Isfahan, Iran

  • UICAArt Prize, Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • Raduga MallPlay, St. Petersburg, Russia