RIN KIM JOHNSTONE
graphic designer + art director
they + she + he
hyperfocused movements of a particular upheaval, an ongoing irruption
that re-arranges every assumption of the equivalence of subjectivity and identity.
personal work focused around apotheosis, folk storytelling, the dematerialization of the body, deep fantasy, personal mythologies, the revolution of crisis, creating demi-god through the written word and the embracing de-weaponizing our identities and alchemizing intimacy.
client work focused around collaboration, community, honoring the bonds of creation and mother earth. How can we do things both sustainably for us as human beings tapping into the depth of the creative process and be as effective as possible in a world demanding “results”? I’m interested in: Winning together! Defining what success looks like for us and for our audience and going above and beyond. Experimentation, I love when we try new things together. I enjoy working with non-designers to make design accessible, understandable, and be a tool that works for them. Last but not least failure, looking at what if can teach us and how we can improve from it and not shying away from failure small or large when it occurs with accountability and grace.
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EMAIL: rinkimdesign@gmail.com
SOCIAL: @otherpublishing
LOCATION: Occupied Wappinger land
ABOUT: Artist Bio
Rin’s work experience and collaborators vary from being the designer at THINX, NYLON magazine, AWAKE NYC, GHOSTLY, Sundae School, June Canedo, Chino Amobi’s EROICA, Naima Green, Sable Elyse Smith, The Swiss Institute, the GEM rebranding, and Mixpak Records.
Formerly at COMBO and currently at THINX.
They currently co-run OTHER PUBLISHING along side partners Mai-Phuong Bui, Yi Song, Mary Lai, Rey Carlson, and Nix Ni.
Their work has been within and at the MoMa institutions, The Human Sexuality Archive at Cornell University, University of Southern California USC Libraries, and many more.
COMMUNITY TO CHECK OUT
Mai-Phuong Bui
Nix Ni
Miguel Gaydosh
Lentz Marseille
Reading Zimbabwe
Ladin Awad
Sienna Miles Fekete
Linda Hang
Mary Lai
David S. Lee
Chino Amobi
Alfred.
ARCHANGEL
Mary HK Choi
Yi Song
OLIVER
Mitsu Okubo
Candice Williams
Charlie Mai
MARS NEXUS OBSIDIAN
jesstfang
Jeemin Shim
Mai-Phuong Bui
Nix Ni
Miguel Gaydosh
Lentz Marseille
Reading Zimbabwe
Ladin Awad
Sienna Miles Fekete
Linda Hang
Mary Lai
David S. Lee
Chino Amobi
Alfred.
ARCHANGEL
Mary HK Choi
Yi Song
OLIVER
Mitsu Okubo
Candice Williams
Charlie Mai
MARS NEXUS OBSIDIAN
jesstfang
Jeemin Shim
Embaci
June Canedo
Sap Evans
Connie Controversial
Prison Religion
Coloured Publishing
Hee Je 希齊 희제
RAVEN
Brinda
Nontsikelelo Mutiti Somnath Bhatt
South Asian Arts
Candex 淑儀
CHROMA
BB BASURA
Nix ni
Wolfman Books
ウミコ u m i c o
NUNCHI
Andrew Thomas Huang CHROMA
Jenna Wortham
Miles: DJ Oyasumi
Hassan Rahim
ITS WILDLIFE!
Mommy Issues
mimi zhu 朱希媛
Nunko
SOW
Amy Suo Wu
Gerardo Ismael Madera
Poly-Mode
Son Kit
Genderfail
Andy Chen
EMIKOKAMAHAO
Clara Lu
AA
Petra Szilagyi
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Cyber Doula
Listless
Taylor Simone
As Not For