Hey, I’m Kathleen.

I’m a Brooklyn-based designer from Seoul, passionate about creating thoughtful, human-centered experiences that bring clarity and purpose to complex problems.

Currently, I’m at Lyft, where I work on impactful initiatives spanning safety, in-app advertising, and electrification. Previously, I worked at Spotify, designing tools to help creators connect with their audiences, and partnered with startups, agencies, and brands such as Complex, Toyota USA, Accenture, Mattel, and Pfizer.

Outside of work, I enjoy exploring creative projects, taking long walks, and diving into unfamiliar topics on Wikipedia.

Interviews

• Spotify Design Spotlight

• Interview with Kathleen Namgung, Product Designer by Emi Knight

Features

• ‘I am not your scapegoat’: See the art created by Asian Americans in a year of anti-Asian hate’ for NBC News

• ‘This Powerful New Photo Series Reflects on the Asian American Experience’ for AnOther Magazine

• ‘Perpetual Foreigner’ for Vogue Italia

• ‘Timeless Photos Squash Stereotype of Asian Americans as ‘Perpetual Foreigners’ for NextShark

• ‘'Perpetual foreigner': Photos explore Asian American belonging in everyday spaces’ for CNN Style

• ‘Perpetual Foreigner: Reframing Americana through the Asian American experience’ for NOWNESS Asia

• ‘Way of Flowers’ for Metal Magazine