Frank YJ Cho

I’m a multidisciplinary designer working across product, interaction, motion, and systems. My background in motion design and conceptual art shapes how I approach digital experiences — blending clarity, narrative, and emotional resonance. I focus on turning complex structures into intuitive, expressive interactions. Whether designing a product ecosystem, crafting a motion system, or prototyping a workflow, I aim to create digital experiences that feel grounded, calm, and human.

I collaborate deeply with engineers, PMs, and stakeholders, translating technical problems into design solutions and design intentions into functional systems. I also teach motion design, helping emerging designers understand the power of pace, emotion, and visual storytelling — skills I bring into every project I lead.

PROFESSIONAL

Production Project Leader
Elevated / Lighting Environments
2022- Nov 2025

Product Designer
Elevated / Lighting Environments
2022- 2022  

Senior Digital Designer
Lighting Environments
2021- 2022

UX/UI Engineer & 3D/AR Developer
Johns Hopkins Medicine
2017 – 2020 

Multimedia Designer & Engineer
INCREDITEK
2009 – 2017 

Interactive Designer, Concept Design / Illustration, and Motion /Animation Artist
ADMIND, DESIGNCORNER and DOOBIMEDIA
2001 – 2006 

2003 “한국설화” (Animentary Korean Folk Tale) 제 30회 한국방송협회대상. Received the 30th Korean Broadcasting Association Award.

2003 “한국설화” (Animentary Korean Folk Tale) YMCA 좋은 어린이 프로그램 상. Received the Award for the Best Children’s Television Program by YMCA.

 

ACADEMIC

Adjunct Professor at MICA Media Arts
2022 – Present
• AN 245 Pre-Production
• PD 390 Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship

Adjunct Professor at UMBC Department of Visual Arts
2022 – Present
• ART447 Motion Graphics and Composite
• ART341 Introduction to Animation

Adjunct Professor / Associate Graduate Instructor  Towson University Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
2019 – Present
• ART322 Motion Design
• ART414 Advanced Studio
• ART514 Advanced Studio

Master of Fine Arts, Digital Design
Towson University
2019 

MFA Thesis Show“In Pursue of Greatness”
Holtzman MFA Gallery
2019 

Solo Exhibition “Alumni Spotlights” 
Chesapeake Gallery, MD
2012

Nancy Sterner Fine Art Memorial Endowment recipient.
2009  

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communication Design
Kyungwon University,  South Korea
2004 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Specializations

Imfomation Visualization Specialization
Tandon School of Engineering, New York University
• Foundation • Applied Perception • Programming with D3.js • Advanced Techniques

iOS Developer Specialization
LearnQuest, Apple Authorized Training Provider
• Programming in Swift 5 • iOS App Development with Swift 5 • Tables, Data & Networking in iOS • iOS App Store & In-App Purchases


Course Certificates

Game Development for Modern Platforms Michigan State University

User Experience Principles and Process University of Michigan

Search Engine Optimization University of California, Davis

Biomedical Visualization University of Glasgow

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for Web Developers Johns Hopkins University

Continuous Delivery & DevOps Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

Version Control with Git Atlassian

Front-End JavaScript Frameworks: Angular Hong Kong University of Science and Technology