Hye-Jin Nae

Associate Professor

School of Design

College of Art and Design

hxnfaa@rit.edu

Hye-Jin Nae

Associate Professor

School of Design

College of Art and Design

hxnfaa@rit.edu

Personal Links

Personal Website

Areas of Expertise

User Experience Design

Access/Healthcare Technology

Select Scholarship

Journal Paper

Nae, Hye-Jin and Adam Smith. "Preparing for Now and the Future User Experience with Interdisciplinary Projects." Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal—Annual Review 16. 1 (2023): 151-161. doi:10.18848/1833-1874/CGP/v16i01/151-161. Web.

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Nae, Hye-Jin and Adam Smith. "Preparing for Now and The Future Human Experience with Interdisciplinary Projects." The Sixteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices. University of Newcastle. Newcastle, Australia. 19 Jan. 2022. Conference Presentation.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. "Building a System of Open Access Digital Materials for Creative Online Activism." the Fifteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices (virtual). University of Monterrey. Monterrey, Mexico. 5 May 2021. Conference Presentation.

Nae, Hye-Jin, et al. "On Human-Centered Design Panel Discussion." ITX UX 2019: Beyond the Pixels. ITX. Rochester, NY. 5 Oct. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. "Digital Literacy and Capacity Building to Counter Extremist Narratives." Digital Forum on Terrorism Prevention. Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA. 11 Sep. 2019. Conference Presentation.

National/International Competition Award Winner

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. International Design Awards. Bronze, Multimedia/Mobile/Web Application Design. Los Angeles, CA, 2021.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. Indigo Design Awards. Gold, Apps for Social Change, Freelancer. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2021.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. Indigo Design Awards. Gold, Integrated Graphic Design for Social Change, Freelancer. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2021.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. Indigo Design Awards. Freelancer of the Year 2021-Shortlist Winners. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2021.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. The American Advertising Awards. Gold, Online Interactive Digital Publications, Campaign. Rochester, NY, 2021.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. W3 Awards. Gold, Mobile App & Sites. New York, NY, 2021.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. Communication Arts Design Competition. Finalist, Identity Manual. Menlo Park, CA, 2020.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. RIT College of Art & Design. Frank J. Romano Endowed Prize for Publishing Entrepreneurship. Rochester, NY, 2020.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. Graphic Design USA. Winner, UX Design Application, American Web Design Award. New York City, NY, 2020.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. UCDA. Gold, Mobile Application, UCDA Design Awards. Smyrna, TN, 2020.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. UCDA. Excellence, Digital Design, UCDA Design Awards. Smyrna, TN, 2020.

Nae, Hye-Jin. Graphic Design USA. Winner, Public Service, American Graphic Design Awards. New York City, NY, 2020.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. UCDA. Judges Choice, Digital Design, UCDA Design Awards. Smyrna, TN, 2020.

Nae, Hye-Jin, Adam Smith, and David Borkholder, PhD. Personalized Healthcare Technology Research Initiative at RIT. Winner, GDUSA American Inhouse Design Awards. New York, New York, 2018.

Published Conference Proceedings

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. "Reestablishing a Collaborative Research Project Practice in an Academic Environment." Proceedings of the UCDA Design Education Summit. Ed. Michael Clayton, Johnathon Strube. Smyrna, TN: University & College Designers Association, 2021. Print.

Nae, Hye-Jin. "Experience, Learn and Design to be Inclusive, Raise Awareness and Persuade in an Interdisciplinary Program." Proceedings of the AIGA National Design Conference, Design Education Symposium, April 4–6, 2019, Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA. Ed. The AIGA Design Educators Community (DEC). Pasadena, California: n.p., 2019. Print.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. "Stealing Bubblegum: Design Ethics and Intentionality." Proceedings of the FITC Spotlight: Design Ethics. Ed. FITC. Toronto, ON: n.p., 2019. Web.

Nae, Hye-Jin. "Typography Education in an Interdisciplinary Program Through Inclusive Projects." Proceedings of the Typography Day 2017, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, Feb 23-25, 2017. Ed. Dr. Sumanthri Samarawickrama and Prof. Ravi Poovaiah. Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka: n.p., 2017. Web.

Nae, Hye-Jin and Tim Wood. "Design is STEM! Understanding Interdisciplinary Design Practice, Education and Research." Proceedings of the AIGA Converge, LA, University of Southern California, June 1-3, 2017. Ed. Jessica Barness, et al. Los Angeles, CA: n.p., 2017. Web.

Nae, Hye-Jin. "Motion Design for Data Visualization and Interactive Prototypes." Proceedings of the Motion Design Education Summit 2017. Ed. Andre Murnieks and Rebecca Tegtmeyer. Columbus, OH: Routledge/Focal Press, 2017. Web.

Nae, Hye-Jin. "Multidisciplinary New Media Design Undergraduate Program." Proceedings of the Digital Media and Learning Conference. Ed. Andres Lombana-Bermudez, et al. Irvine, CA: DML, 2017. Web.

Nae, Hye-Jin. "An Interdisciplinary Design Education Framework." Proceedings of the Design for Next. Ed. Loredana Di Lucchio, Lorenzo Imbesi, and Paul Atkinson. Rome, Italy: Taylor & Francis, UK, ISBN 978-1-138-09023-1, 2017. Web.

Published Game, Application or Software

Nae, Hye-Jin and Miguel Cardona. Ex-Out Creativity Handbook. Phone or Smart Device App. MAGIC Spell Studios, LLC. 2020.

Full Patent

Nae, Hye-Jin, et al. "Graphical User Interface for Computer Screen." U.S. Patent D612860. 20 Mar. 2010.

Nae, Hye-Jin, et al. "Transitional Computer User Interface for a Display Screen." U.S. Patent D621850. 17 Aug. 2010.

Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper

Nae, Hye-Jin. "The Design Guide." Proceedings of the Provosts' Learning Innovation Grants 2018 Showcase. Ed. RIT Innovative Learning Institute. Rochester, NY: n.p..

Currently Teaching

NMDE-201

New Media Design Elements II

3 Credits

Information design for static, dynamic and interactive multimedia integrates content with visual indicators. Legibility and clear communication of information and direction is important to the success of any user interface design. This course integrates imagery, type, icons, actions, color, visual hierarchy, and information architecture as a foundation to design successful interactive experiences.

NMDE-301

New Media Design Elements III

3 Credits

This course focuses on advanced visual communication within the current new media design profession. Through formal studies and perceptual understanding, including aesthetics, graphic form and structure, concept development and visual organization methods, students will design sophisticated solutions to communication problems. This course integrates imagery, typography, icons, user interface design, content creation and information architecture in order to design successful static, motion and interactive experiences.

NMDE-599

New Media Design Independent Study

1 - 6 Credits

New Media Design Independent Study will provide students with the ability to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. Students, with the assistance of a faculty adviser, will propose a course of study. New Media Design Independent Study students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll.

In the News

April 5, 2024

Design professor personalizes support to help students grow

Nae is among the recipients of the 2024 Eisenhart Awards for Outstanding Teaching. After teaching at RIT for over a decade, her passion and attentive approach to education continues to shine, especially when talking about her students’ successes.
February 15, 2024

Inside the making of 'That Damn Goat,' RIT's latest video game

Chaos is the only constant in "That Damn Goat," a party, "anti-Covid" video game made by around 60 RIT faculty, students and staff. The project was led by School of Film and Animation faculty Brian Larson (creative director) and Jesse O'Brien (art director).
October 30, 2023

RIT crowds field of international motion design competition honorees

Digital and interactive experiences produced by RIT new media design students were recognized in MODE Fest, an international motion design competition, for a third consecutive time.

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Featured Work

Interactive visual explanation

New Media Design, Elements III, Junior, UI/UX & Prototype

Interactive visual explanation explains an idea, a process, relationships, or a complex concept through a larger device-based solution. Gather the information/data and communicate it in a visually...

Interactive procedural information design

New Media Design, Elements III, Junior, UI/UX & Prototype

Interactive procedural information solutions that explain how and why specific processes occur. The project requires designers to effectively distill complex information into its most accessible form...

Real time data visualization

New Media Design, Interactive IV, Senior, UI/UX & Prototype

An exploration of the innovative real time data forms. Students explore visual representation of data, examine principles for visualizing numerical information, and distill real time data in order to...

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