Min Hee Lee is a graphic designer and art director originally from the New York City area. She is the founder of her namesake design practice, where she focuses on editorial design, identity systems and interactive works with collaborators in art, architecture, culture, fashion and commerce. She has a passion for telling stories through original content development by engaging with writers, photographers, illustrators and artists from all over the world.
Prior to founding her own practice, Min Hee worked at New York-based Common Name, Wax Studios and UNIQLO Global Creative Lab. She also began her career as a strategic planner at the advertising company Ogilvy.
She holds a BSE from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and an MFA in graphic design from Yale University. She has previously taught at SVA, Parsons and Rutgers, and has given lectures at Columbia GSAPP and University of Pennsylvania.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
GRAPH 3214-03 - TYPOGRAPHY I
LevelUndergraduate
UnitGraphic Design
Subject Graphic Design
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
GRAPH 3214-03
TYPOGRAPHY I
LevelUndergraduate
UnitGraphic Design
Subject Graphic Design
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: W | 11:20 AM - 4:20 PMInstructor(s): Min Hee LeeLocation(s): Design Center, Room 408Enrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Typography 1 is the first in a three-course sequence that introduces students to the fundamentals of typographic practice, both as a set of technical skills and as an expressive medium. This first semester of typography begins fully zoomed-in -- exploring how and why letterforms are formed. Students will work with various tools and materials to construct letters; with attention paid to meaning, voice and the line between language and abstract form. The second part of the semester concerns itself with setting type. Typesetting is the score for the reading experience. Typesetting conventions and nomenclature will be taught by zooming out from the letter, to the word, to the paragraph and to the page. Students will become comfortable with typographic color and texture in a finite static composition. This is a studio course, so some class time will be used for discussions, most of the time we will be working in class. There is an expectation that students work both individually and in groups and be prepared to speak about their own work and the work of their peers in supportive and respectful ways. A laptop and relevant software are required.
Please contact the department for permission to register.
Major Requirement | BFA Graphic Design
GRAPH 3223-04 - TYPOGRAPHY III
LevelUndergraduate
UnitGraphic Design
Subject Graphic Design
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
GRAPH 3223-04
TYPOGRAPHY III
LevelUndergraduate
UnitGraphic Design
Subject Graphic Design
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: TH | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Min Hee LeeLocation(s): Design Center, Room 404Enrolled / Capacity: 14Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Typography III is the culmination of RISD's typography sequence, with an emphasis on typography and contemporary display platforms. Advances in software and hardware have created new opportunities for how language is written, sequenced and accessed. Projects in this semester depend on altered states, where the content, composition, and context all are potentially at play. Students will continue to develop proficiency in designing for static compositions while extending the meaning and voice of that work across multiple platforms. Students will have ample opportunity to further shape their perspective and individual voice in relation to contemporary typography. This is a studio course, so some class time will be used for discussions, most of the time we will be working in class, often on a computer. There is an expectation that students work both individually and in groups and be prepared to speak about their own work and the work of their peers in supportive and respectful ways. A laptop and relevant software are required.
Please contact the department for permission to register.