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KJ CHUN

Product Design in Brooklyn, NY, He/him



AboutWriting

KJ Chun is a designer who thrives where people and creative tools meet. For
almost two decades, he’s been turning nascent ideas into interactive experiences
that connect emerging technology with how people think, feel, and act. His
natural strengths—like systems thinking, visual communication, collaborative
vision-shaping, and mentoring—enable him to navigate complexity and empower
multidisciplinary teams to ship innovative experiences.


WRITING

2020
Reinventing the Slide

Behind the scenes of Bento Layout System for Paste 2.0


2020
Writing on the Wall

How Paste reimagined the slide deck for collaboration




FEATURES

2020
“If an idea doesn’t move, it will die.” on DesignWanted

Interview as Director of Design and Head of Paste




WORK EXPERIENCE

2022 — 2023
Principal Product Designer at WeTransfer
New York

Led design and implementation of WeTransfer's first shared component library,
uniting design and engineering teams across multiple products.

Created holistic design system and documentation site aligning designers and
engineers across all products.

Championed systems thinking for the evolution of WeTransfer’s product suite to
support cohesive user experiences.


2021 — 2022
Director of Product Design at WeTransfer
New York

Founding designer for Portals & Reviews, a key addition to WeTransfer’s new
Premium offering. Laid the foundations and assembled the Design & UXR team to
ensure a successful beta and v1 launch.

Led product design and UXR teams for Paste, Paper, Portals & Reviews.


2020 — 2021
Head of Product, Paste, and Director of Design, US at WeTransfer
New York

Product owner of Paste and managed the US product design team.

Spearheaded the development and launch of Paste 2.0, introducing the Bento
Layout System to transform slide creation and user experience which drove a 340%
increase in signups.

Reinventing the Slide with Paste’s Bento Layout System
6 min read
Writing on the Wall: How Paste reimagined the the slide deck for collaboration
4 min read

2018 — 2020
Director of Design, Emerging Products at WeTransfer
New York

WeTransfer acquired FiftyThree in August 2018. Led product design and marketing
design for Paste during the transition.


2013 — 2018
Design at FiftyThree
New York

Product design for Paper and Paste.

Led product design for Mix—a collaborative web platform integrated into Paper.

Led design for all FiftyThree.com web properties including product marketing and
shop for Pencil and Book.


2006 — 2012
Senior Designer, prev. Designer at Methodologie
Seattle

Brand identity systems, interactive, motion, print, and environmental design for
AIGA, Boeing, Coca-Cola, MacArthur Foundation, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and more.




CERTIFICATIONS

2023
Semantic Slide Autolayouts Patent from USPTO

US11615233B2




AWARDS

2021
Notable Consumer Technology from Core77 Design Awards

Paste 2.0 with Bento Layout Engine


2020
Web Services & Applications from The Webby Awards

Paste by WeTransfer (acquired from FiftyThree)


2015
Interactive Annual, Mobile/Tablet Technology from Communication Arts

Paper and Mix by FiftyThree


2009
Design Annual, Environmental from Communication Arts

365: AIGA Annual Design Exhibition




EDUCATION

2000 — 2005
BFA in Visual Communication Design at University of Washington
Seattle