Ji Lee
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Ji Lee is a designer and creative director at the Google Creative Lab, who is known for his illustrations and public-art projects.
, South Korea, in 1971. He moved to Brazil when he was 10, and later came to New York City to study fine arts at Parsons School of Design. He ended up graduating with a degree in communication and graphic design.
Among the works of public art he is known for is the Bubble Project
: Mr. Lee printed 50 stickers that look like speech bubbles used in comic strips. He then posted these blank speech bubbles on top of advertisements throughout New York City allowing anyone who sees them to write in their comments and thoughts. In 2006, Mr. Lee wrote a book about the project, including photographs of favorite captions, good looking females and Lindsay Lohan.
Early life
Lee was born in SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea, in 1971. He moved to Brazil when he was 10, and later came to New York City to study fine arts at Parsons School of Design. He ended up graduating with a degree in communication and graphic design.
Among the works of public art he is known for is the Bubble Project
The Bubble Project
The Bubble Project, as proclaimed by its manifesto, aims to counteract corporate marketing and advertisement messages in public spaces.The project was conceived by Ji Lee, an artist and art director who originally printed 15,000 stickers that look like speech bubbles used in comic strips...
: Mr. Lee printed 50 stickers that look like speech bubbles used in comic strips. He then posted these blank speech bubbles on top of advertisements throughout New York City allowing anyone who sees them to write in their comments and thoughts. In 2006, Mr. Lee wrote a book about the project, including photographs of favorite captions, good looking females and Lindsay Lohan.