Kana KIM


空 to 間 [Kū and/to Ma]

Graduate Diploma Show 2024
UAL Chelsea College of Arts

Installation
Publication
Typography
This project explores the intersection of design and the Japanese aesthetic of 'emptiness (Ku)’ and 'in-between (ma)'.


The ikebana (flower arrangement) installation expresses the idea that the space between (間/ma) is not a void, but an integral part of a harmonious whole, while the layered posters aim to make people think about the value of authenticity through emptiness (空/ku).



The publication
introduces these two concepts and focuses emphasizing the authenticity and richness that emptiness brings.



Typography

To reflect this sense of impermanence, I created an alphabet specimen sheet that visualises typography as a temporal trace rather than a fixed form.

Each letter captures a suspended moment, expressing movement, fragility, and atmosphere.




 SELECTED WORKS

GYRE GALLERY — スペクトラム
Web Design / Implementation / 2026
GYRE GALLERY — VERDY Presents “In Good Company”
Web Design / Implementation / 2026
KOKUYO English Website
Web Design / Localisation / 2026
Financial Service Website
UI/UX Design / 2026
Sake Sommelier Association
Brand Identity / Graphic Design / 2023–2025
Bar Stage Gate / Brand Identity / Graphic Design / 2025
RUBAN LIBERTÉ / Brand Identity / Graphic Design / 2024

 Kana KIM
Graphic & Communication Designer



グラフィック、Web、ブランディングを横断し、複雑な情報や背景を整理しながら、伝わる構造とビジュアルへ翻訳するデザイナーです。

広告営業、クリエイティブ制作、国内外でのデザイン経験を活かし、丁寧な対話とリサーチをもとに、プロジェクトの目的や価値をかたちにします。

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自主制作
나는(I) decided to embrace the in-betweenness —あわいという領域 (A sphere of Awai)
Borderlands: 사이와 間 — Archives from the In-Between
Rebirth: Carrier Bag Climate
Underwhelming Times Ahead
空 to 間 [Kū and/to Ma]
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