Na Kim
Designer · Art Director · Creative Director
Articles & interviews
- Review of the Year 2025: Top 15 Nicer Tuesdays Talks
The article recaps the top 15 Nicer Tuesdays talks of 2025, highlighting creative duos, multidisciplinary artists, and emotionally resonant presentations. It celebrates a year of events held in London, New York, and newly in Los Angeles, featuring designers, illustrators, and artists sharing insights into their practice and process.
- Has judging a book by its cover gone too far?
The article by Olivia Hingley explores how social media and marketing trends have influenced contemporary book cover design, questioning whether visual appeal has overtaken literary substance. Featuring insights from designers Na Kim and David Pearson, it examines the homogenisation of aesthetics and the rise of 'photographable' covers driven by online culture. The piece reflects on how these shifts affect both readers’ choices and the creative freedom of designers.
- Na Kim Shares How She Balances Roles in Art and Design
The article covers Na Kim’s talk at Nicer Tuesdays in New York City, where she discussed her journey from humble beginnings to becoming an art director at The Paris Review. She reflected on balancing her roles as designer, art director, and painter, emphasizing that creativity is a nonlinear process shaped by diverse experiences.
- Tickets on Sale for Nicer Tuesdays NYC with Top Creatives
It’s Nice That announces the June 2025 edition of Nicer Tuesdays in New York, featuring talks from photographer Dina Litovsky, design studio Little Troop, designer and painter Na Kim, and illustrator Julian Adon Alexander. The event will also include a presentation from Templo on its GF Smith rebrand, with partners Frontify, GF Smith, SuperGay, and Love Corn supporting the evening. The talks will explore topics from photography and identity design to balancing multiple creative practices.
- Graphic Designers Harness Power to Combat Democracy Crisis
The article profiles Seoul-based studio Everyday Practice and its collaborative 'Zeitgeist poster project', created in response to a political crisis in South Korea. Working with over 60 designers, the studio produced posters visualising historic and contemporary declarations on democracy, culminating in an exhibition and forthcoming book. The project highlights design’s potential as a tool for civic engagement and social repair.