Faculty Profile for MiHyun Kim
MiHyun Kim
Associate Professor — School of Art and Design
JCM 3107
phone: (512) 245-2611
Biography Section
Biography and Education
MiHyun Kim is an Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Texas State University. Her main research agenda focuses on screen-based interactive storytelling, combining design, data visualization and human-centered UI/UX design. MiHyun has directed a wide range of projects, partnering with non-profit organizations, including Habitat for Humanity (Dallas), the City of Austin, the City of San Marcos, Amala Foundation, and Opportunity Village Eugene (Oregon). Her interdisciplinary project Placed: Historical Digital Platform to Collectively Archive Our History with Augmented Reality (AR) was selected for the shortlist at the 2020 Interactive Design Awards. Her Data Visualization course projects for the City of Austin were presented at the SXSW Interactive Festival in 2019. MiHyun’s research projects have been awarded recognition from numerous national and international design organizations and competitions including AIAP Woman in Design Awards, European Design Awards, Horizon Interactive Awards, International Council of Design (ico-d), Cumulus, AIGA Design Educator Community, UCDA Design Competition, UCDA Design Education Summit, and eyeO Festival.Teaching Interests
Interactive Design, Web Typography, Data Visualization, Web and Mobile App Design, Information Design, Human-Center Design, Generative Design, Computational Thinking, Multi-Disciplinary research.Research Interests
Participatory, Interactive Storytelling, Data Visualization, Information Design, Human-Center design, Digital Innovation and transformation, Community EngagementSelected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Kim, M. (2019). Placed: Historical Networking Digital Platform to Collectively Archive Our History with Augmented Reality. In Around the Campfire: Resilience and Intelligence (pp. 199–205). Rovaniemi, Finland: Cumulus. Retrieved from https://www.cumulusrovaniemi2019.org/loader.aspx?id=be1107b9-781e-40dd-b88b-d6364b8cc528
- Kim, M. (2018). Left Brain and Right Brain (Computational Thinking vs Design Thinking) (p. 66). Smyrna, TN, United States: UCDA (University & College Designers Association). Retrieved from https://www.ucda.com/media/files/files/c5a8abb4/2018-ucda-des-proceedings.pdf
- Evolving Graphic Design. Art Loft Gallery. May 24, 2022 - June 24, 2022 Artists: Group (National)
- Kim, M. (n.d.). Stories Become Data: How Stories and Visual Narratives Can Be Collected as Data Through Co-Creation Processes. In Story Work for a Just Future: Co-Creating Diverse Knowledges and Methods within an International Community of Practice. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. Retrieved from https://scholarlypress.si.edu/
- Dr. Robert T. Tally Jr: NEH Distinguished Teaching Professorship in the Humanities. Bobcat Tales: Digital Platform to Collectively Archive Our Stories. Higher Education. 2020 - December 2021, Mobile Application.
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: College of Fine Arts and Communication, Presidential Distinction Awards for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative, Texas State University. February 24, 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: The Interaction Design Awards, The Interaction Design Association. November 2019 - January 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, the Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. November 15, 2018 - November 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: GDUSA American Web Design Awards, The Best in Digital + UX Design. June 18, 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: AWDA AIAP women in Design Award, Shortlist. November 4, 2023
Selected Grants
- Kim, MiHyun (Co-Principal). Inclusive Graphic Design: Creating Impactful Graphic Design Exhibition and Research for Academically Underrepresented and Marginal Graphic Design Educators in the United States, Brittingham Wisconsin Trust, University of Wisconsin Madison, Institutional (Higher Ed), $10000. (Funded: December 2022). Grant.
- Kim, MiHyun (Principal). Interactive Data Storytelling on Salary Compression and Inversion in Higher Education, Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $7993.03. (Funded: September 1, 2023 - May 2024). Grant.
- Kim, MiHyun (Co-Principal). DISES: Integrating Environmental Justice into Urban Forest Assessment and Valuation Tools, NSF (National Science Foundation), Federal, $1549219. (Submitted: November 2022, Funded: January 2023 - December 2027). Grant.
- Kim, MiHyun (Supporting). Landscape for Humanity: Multifunctional Landscapes Co-Designed for Vulnerable Urban Populations, University of Oregon Foundation Board of Trustee, Institutional (Higher Ed), $30000. (Funded: August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020). Grant.
- Mehrinfar, Pey-Jing (Principal), Kim, MiHyun (Co-Principal). Projects in Support of Texas State's Diversity and Inclusion Plan, Texas State University, $2600. (Funded: October 22, 2018 - October 25, 2018). Grant.