Prof. Na
Yumi Na is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual & Media Design at Sookmyung Women’s University. She holds an MFA from the University of Southern California’s Roski School of Art and Design and previously worked as a Senior Design Researcher at the Advanced Design Research Lab, Design Management Center of LG Electronics. Her research and creative practice focus on AI-driven design methodologies, examining how artificial intelligence reshapes visual storytelling, motion graphics, 3D production, and immersive media such as XR and the metaverse. She is particularly interested in AI-integrated workflows and design pedagogy, exploring their implications for contemporary design education and practice. She teaches Basic Video Design, Motion Design, and AI Metaverse Design, and her work has been presented internationally, including at the LA Art Show 2025.

Academic & Professional Experience
2025.9 - Present
Assistant Professor
2024.9 - 2025.8
Adjunct Professor
2023.9 - 2024.8
Lecturer
2013.1 - 2020.5
Senior Design Researcher
Department of Visual & Media Design
Sookmyung Women’s University
Department of Visual & Media Design
Sookmyung Women's University
Department of Visual & Media Design
Sookmyung Women's University
Advanced Design Research Lab
Design Management Center of LG Electronics
Education
2020-2022
USC Roski School of Art and Design
MFA Design
2009-2013
Sookmyung Women's University
BA Visual & Multimedia Design
(ExtraCredit Completion)
Journal Articles & Academic Publications
2025
Comparison of 3D modeling using AI and traditional tools: Focusing on efficiency, aesthetics, and market acceptability. Journal of Basic Design & Art, 26(2), Issue 128.
2024
A holistic approach to enhancing user experience with AI-driven UX in a diet app: Case study of the ‘Endiet’ application. Journal of Creativity and Convergence, 4(1), 39–60.
Books
2025
Motion Graphics Design in the A.I. Era: Comprehensive Theories, Techniques, and Practical Applications
Knowledge&sensibility#
2025
증강현실(AR) 및 가상현실(VR) 그리고 메타버스 디자인 [Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Metaverse Design]
Knowledge&sensibility#
Academic & Professional Activities
2025.11
2025년 서울시청자미디어센터 캠퍼스온에어 ESG 영상 공모전 심사위원회
2024.8
Design integrating AI for personalized obesity management: A holistic approach to diet application design. 2024 Spring International Academic Conference of the Korean Society of Design Science, June 8, 2024. [Published in Conference Journal & Oral Presentation]
Projects
2025.7.31 - 8.6
25 Gangwha Convergence Project
2024.2 - 8
Endiet: AI-Driven Personalized Diet Management App: Ideation Project with Clinical Expertise (Project Lead)
2023.9 - 2024.1
Glub Next: Reinventing Social Spaces with AI & UX (Project Lead)
2023.10 - 2024.1.31
Shinhan Investment & Securities Service UX/UI Design Guide for Generation MZ (Design Supervisor, Industry–Academia Collaboration)
2022.1 - 5
USC Roski X 3rd LA Project: AR Postcard Documentation
Exhibitions
2025.5.18 - 24
Favonians – Group Exhibition (Invited)
3731 Whilshire Blvd Suite 510, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA
2025.1.15 - 19
LA Art Show 2025 – Group Exhibition (Invited)
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA
2024.12.16 - 27
Re:View - Fragments from the Still (Online Exhibition)
Spatial Metaverse Space
2024.10.3 - 10
Digital Touch – Group Exhibition (Invited)
Benedict Yang Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 90020, USA
2024.1.22 - 28
Luminous Veil: Navigating the Ethereal – Solo Exhibition (Invited)
1215 W. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
2022.2.15
USC Roski X Frieze LA
1262 Palmetto Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013, USA