As a co-founder of 2Room, I’ve defined the brand’s experiences, cross-platform visuals, and built a community that connects Korean expats around the world. Previously at Snap and Time Inc, I’ve designed at the scale and pace of media, delivering for stories and creativity. I care about making seamless designs that makes the content shine, both functionally and visually.
2Room Magazine Mobile App for iOS and Android
Product Design, Visual Design, Art Direction
2024 to 2025
2Room Magazine is a digital publication that shares intimate, identity-driven stories of Korean women living abroad.
I led the full design of the mobile app - including product features, interface, and branding - to bring the editorial voice into an intuitive, frictionless mobile reading experience.
🧭 Role -
> Led product ideation and execution from concept to launch.
> Designed both the Reader app(for users) and the Editor Tool (internal CMS feature for admins)
> Communicated with iOS and Android developers, providing design specs and assets, tested builds and shipping a finished product.
> Launched V1 (monthly publication) in Jan 2024
> Shipped V2 (daily article publishing) in Mar 2025, with complete UX restructuring.
✍🏻 Design Approach -
> Goal was to create a modular, scalable system that could grow with our content library while staying intuitive and resonant. I focused heavily on flexible browsing of jumping from content to another by interest.
> Editing tool that is easy to use was vital for non-developers on the team.
⚡️ Features -
> Curated Main Screen: articles are sorted by topic, tone, and type.
> All Articles View: shows all content in time order.
> Filter by Region: stories based on location.
> Keyword Search: works like tags, supports efficient filtering by topics and themes.
> Recommended Reads: suggestions shown at the end of every article to deepen engagement.
> Badges: visual labels for ‘Free’ and ‘Bookmarked’ content.
> In-app Editor: custom tool for admin to upload and manage content.
APP STORE
I led the full design of the mobile app - including product features, interface, and branding - to bring the editorial voice into an intuitive, frictionless mobile reading experience.
🧭 Role -
> Led product ideation and execution from concept to launch.
> Designed both the Reader app(for users) and the Editor Tool (internal CMS feature for admins)
> Communicated with iOS and Android developers, providing design specs and assets, tested builds and shipping a finished product.
> Launched V1 (monthly publication) in Jan 2024
> Shipped V2 (daily article publishing) in Mar 2025, with complete UX restructuring.
✍🏻 Design Approach -
> Goal was to create a modular, scalable system that could grow with our content library while staying intuitive and resonant. I focused heavily on flexible browsing of jumping from content to another by interest.
> Editing tool that is easy to use was vital for non-developers on the team.
⚡️ Features -
> Curated Main Screen: articles are sorted by topic, tone, and type.
> All Articles View: shows all content in time order.
> Filter by Region: stories based on location.
> Keyword Search: works like tags, supports efficient filtering by topics and themes.
> Recommended Reads: suggestions shown at the end of every article to deepen engagement.
> Badges: visual labels for ‘Free’ and ‘Bookmarked’ content.
> In-app Editor: custom tool for admin to upload and manage content.
APP STORE