Side Project

2024 Wrapped

A year of building quietly: a stealth startup, a jazz album, a hackathon, a magazine, and a lot of things that never made the resume.

Role
Designer, founder, collaborator
Timeline
2024
Team
Various
Tools
Figma, Webflow, Procreate, Final Cut Pro
2024 Wrapped

Most of what I do doesn't fit cleanly into a case study. Here's what 2024 actually looked like.

Stealth Startup

Made meaningful progress on a product I've been building quietly. Not ready to talk about it yet, but the foundations are solid.

Stealth startup progress

YouTube

Uploaded four videos covering design philosophy, random thoughts, and exploration work. Less about tutorials, more about thinking out loud.

YouTube content

Philosophy Writing

Anonymously published three articles on philosophy. Separate from the design work entirely. Some things are worth writing just to write them.

Philosophy articles

OKTA Hackathon — 2nd Place

Participated in the Overseas Korean Traders Association Hackathon with an AI-assisted psychotherapy platform concept. Came second. The idea was better than the pitch.

OKTA Hackathon

mooque_mag

I have a long-standing obsession with editorials and zines. Started branching off from my main brand into @mooque_mag — a magazine concept that's still taking shape.

mooque_mag magazine

Pet Social App

Helped a 10-person startup design a social app for pet owners. Small team, clear scope, shipped fast.

Pet social app

Jazz Album Design

My piano teacher was releasing her third album. She needed a designer for the book and digital release. Worked on both. The album is available here if you want to listen.

Jazz album design

ArtsGaze

Continuing to volunteer with ArtsGaze, a project giving upcoming artists in New York exposure. Same work as last year, still worth doing.

ArtsGaze volunteering