Full of Curiosity


Sun-A Choi 

Design is akin to the art of observing people, and she aspires to create innovative products that enhance people's lives through research and understanding.










Education


2018-2024

Hongik University
Fine Arts & Design,
Industrial Design

Fine Arts & Design,
Woodworking & Furniture Design






Experience




Feb 2024
- Jul 2024




Volvo Cars


CMF Design Intern

Mar 2023
-Jul 2023
Samsung Electronics
Industry-Academic Cooperation Participant
Samsung Visual Display business division “New Screen” project
Product Design, UX Design and Design Strategy
Jan 2022
-Mar 2023
Hyundai Motors
Industry-Academic Cooperation Participant
EV Car Charging Port Design
Interaction Design, Product Design and Visual Design

Nov 2022
-Mar 2023
Toyogaguclub
Project Participant
- Product Designer
Design work shop - (NE)TWERKING
Furniture Design, Exhibition preparing


May 2022
-Jun 2022
Milan Salone
del Mobile 2022
Salone Satellite Exhibitor
The largest trade fair of its kind in the world. 2020/2021 Graduation Works Submitted
Exhibition Space Planning, Branding and University promotion


Feb 2022
-Jun 2022
Sulwhasoo Culture Project
Team Leader
A Modern Reinterpretation of the Traditional Furniture "갑게수리"
Furniture Design, Branding, Content Promotional Marketing Ideas


Oct 2021
Dec 2021
Futuring peace in
Northeast Asia
UN DPPA & Speculative Design Seoul / Participant
Proposing the future with a focus on design, methods and tools to improve conflict and maintain peace in Northeast Asia
Product Design, Spatial Design and Web Design


Mar 2021
-Aug 2021
Cheil Worldwide
Design Intern
Samsung Unpack event, Maison Kitsuné Brand Film, ect.
KV Design, Video content production, Ideation, Competitive PT Making


Sep 2020
-Jan 2021
Hyundai Motors


Industry-Academic Cooperation Participant
As part of Hyundai Motor and 새농's logistics mobility business
Preliminary study of EV Potter trucks and new logistics services proposal


Aug 2020
-Nov 2020
Uniview (Mobile application)


UX/UI Lead Designer
University Announcement Notification App Design
Over 10000 cumulative downloads
Apr 2020
-Jun 2020
Gangnam-gu X Hongik Univ. Public Design Research Center
Industry-Academic Cooperation Participant
Gangnam-gu, Teheran-ro [Public Design in between] Space Rebranding Project


2020
-Dec 2020


Team hills (Illustration club)


Team Leader


[2021 Playground] Online exhibition web design
Club management and Content production




Awards




2023 Oct


        Model One Award 2023


Model Solution


NOVA, modular robot           designed to assist humans living in space-based environments



2023 May


Encouragement prize


2023 Spring College
Student Design Symposium


Design of External Door and Indicator for Improved Usability of Electric Vehicle Charging Ports



2022 May


Grand prize
Sulwhasoo Culture Project
A project to promote the brand value of Sulwhasoo and reinterpret 
the traditional Korean furniture "갑게수리" in a modern way.


2021 Nov


Encouragement prize
2021 Creative Bridge Festival
Idea contest where creativity and imagination are combined with various cultural 
and technological elements to develop new content


2020 Dec


Excellence prize
UN Hult Prize Korea
Young people around the world to solve the planet's most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship


2020 Dec

Excellence prize
SOPT App Jam
Long-term hackathon to build mobile application services


2020 Sep



Grand prize
KB Financial Group Inc.
New service Proposal
A project to discover and implement KB Financial Group's digital projects (apps/homepages, etc.) 
through collaboration between KB Financial Group, college students, and digital experts.


2020 Jul
Grand prize
SOPT App Jam
Long-term hackathon to build mobile application services