Yoonsun Chang
3019 Cohoon St. #2 Cincinnati OH 45208 | +1 513 828 9468 | yoonsun.sun.chang@gmail.com
Education
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, DAAP | CINCINNATI, OH 09. 2010 - 08. 2012
Master of Community Planning: Urban Design
KYUNG-HEE UNIVERSITY | SEOUL, KOREA 03. 2005 - 02. 2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Visual Information Design
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON | AKRON, OH 01. 2008 - 08. 2008
Exchange Student: Graphic Design
Work Experience
NIEHOFF URBAN STUDIO + COMMUNITY DESIGN CENTER | CINCINNATI, OH 01. 2011 - Present
Graphic and Urban Design Intern
+ Cincinnati Casino District Study: Partnered with nonprofit Bridging Broadway to analyze
areas surrounding the proposed Horseshoe Casino and how they connect with each other
+ East Third Dayton, Ohio Urban Design Charrette: Collaborated with local stakeholders in
Dayton, Ohio to develop an urban design vision for city’s Third Street corridor
+ Infographic Design: Partnered with the University of Cincinnati Economic Center and analyzed
economic impacts of Cincinnati Reds, Western & Southern Open and Cincinnati Music Hall
+ Event Graphic Design: Do It Yourself Urbanism, Broadway Commons District Study
Exhibit and Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Congress
+ Others: Designed maps, reports, posters, brochures and books for the Niehoff Urban Studio,
Gabriel’s Place Community, Urban Agriculture Campus and Vertical Integrated Urban Farm
SAMSUNG HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CENTER | SUWON, KOREA 01. 2010 - 05. 2010
Graphic Design Intern
+ Designed presentation materials that were used for educating Samsung employees on the
importance of creativity, passion, and challenges
KOREA TELECOM | SEOUL, KOREA 11. 2009 - 12. 2009
Freelance Graphic Designer
+ Designed layouts for the “War Room”, a virtual interface that monitors various information
about Korea Telecom’s economic activities
2009 SEOUL DESIGN OLYMPIAD | SEOUL, KOREA 08. 2009 - 10. 2009
Public Relations Team Video Graphic Design Intern
+ Designed videos to advertise the event
SMILEY HANCHULAK MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS | AKRON, OH 06. 2008 - 09. 2008
Graphic Design Intern
+ Designed website layouts, E-newsletters, posters, labels and brochures
Activities and Honors
GOOD IDEAS FOR CITIES | CINCINNATI, OH 05. 2012
Student Volunteer
+ Helped organize the event
THE OHIO PLANNERS NEWS | CINCINNATI, OH 12. 2011
Contributor
+ Graphics from Bridging Broadway study were included in the Ohio APA December newsletter
48HR INCLUSIVE DESIGN CHALLENGE | SEOUL, KOREA 10. 2009
Awarded “Best Idea”
+ Given by the British Council, Royal College of Art, Seoul Design Foundation
HURRICANE KATRINA VOLUNTEER | NEW ORLEANS, LA 03. 2008
University of Akron, Campus Focus Member
+ Helped in repairing the damage of Hurricane Katrina during spring break
NEO-RENAISSANCE SCHOLARSHIP | LONDON, UK 07. 2007
Student Researcher: Inclusive Design
+ Researched Inclusive Design by visiting London,UK
KYUNG-HEE UNIVERSITY OVERSEAS TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP | GREECE, TURKEY 07. 2006
Scholarship Recipient
+ Studied Classical Architecture by visiting Greece and Turkey
Computer Skills
Adobe® Creative Suite, ArcGIS 10, AutoCAD®, Google Sketchup, Microsoft® Office®
Niehoff Urban Studio | Community Design Center, Cincinnati, OH, US, Urban planning and Graphic design Intern
+ Cincinnati Casino District Study: Partnered with nonprofit Bridging Broadway to analyze
areas surrounding the proposed Horseshoe Casino and how they connect with each other
+ East Third Dayton, Ohio Urban Design Charrette: Collaborated with local stakeholders in
Dayton, Ohio to develop an urban design vision for city’s Third Street corridor
+ Infographic Design: Partnered with the University of Cincinnati Economic Center and analyzed
economic impacts of Cincinnati Reds, Western & Southern Open and Cincinnati Music Hall
+ Event Graphic Design: Do It Yourself Urbanism, Broadway Commons District Study
Exhibit and Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Congress
+ Others: Designed maps, reports, posters, brochures and books for the Niehoff Urban Studio,
Gabriel’s Place Community, Urban Agriculture Campus and Vertical Integrated Urban Farm
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, US, Masters, Master of Community Planning
48hr Inclusive Design Challenge in Seoul, Korea, 1st Place
The team designed an innovative karaoke game for the singing population who are tone deaf.
Kyung-Hee University Overseas Training Scholarship, Scholarship
Studied Classical Architecture by visiting Greece and Turkey