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.


: SEE PERSONAL WORK
: SEE CLIENT WORK



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.



Background video art directed by Rin Kim J: Paradise Signs trailer - cinematography: Daniel Felipe Mangosing