Borami earned her Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has over 15 years of experience as an independent designer, project manager at a design firm, and design team leader at a tech startup in Korea. Her work includes web and brand design projects, with a focus on brand and corporate identities, collaborating with companies, schools, and government agencies in Korea and the United States. Currently, she is pursuing a Master’s degree in Design Research and Development at The Ohio State University, with a focus on advancing design education and integration of AI in visual communication design.  

Committed to giving back, Borami has dedicated time to design work for non-profit organizations and is passionate about mentoring designers, including emerging professionals.  

 

Selected Publications & Conference Proceedings

• 06.2025  - Kang, B., Robilliard, G., Shen, Y., and Munch, F. Nudged by Design: AI Features and Researcher Agency in Everyday Research Tools (Accepted in "HCII 2026 - Late Breaking Papers" later to be published in Springer as conference proceedings) https://2026.hci.international/latebreakingpaper.html 
   

• 12.2025 - Kang, B., & Shen, Y. (2025). Brand Identity Design with Generative AI: Between Automation and Authorship. In C.-Y. Chang & Y. Hsu (Eds.), IASDR 2025: Design NEXT, December 2–5, Taiwan. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.1219 
   
• 06. 2025 - Shen, Y.. Kang, B., Munch, F. Human-centered AI in Design: Examining Educational Paradigms for Creativity and Responsibility In HCI (Human Computer Interaction) International 2025 Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden. 10.1007/978-3-031-93236-6_5
   
• 06.26.2026  - Oral Presentation at Design Incubation Colloquium 12.3: Virtual Summer Graduate Panel (Forthcoming)
  "Nudged by Design: AI Features and Researcher Agency in Everyday Research Tools." 
   https://designincubation.com/?s=graduate 
   
• 06.8-12.2026  - Robillard, G., Shen, Y, Münch, F. Kang, B., and Proulx, S. Epistemic Systems in the Age of Embedded or Agentic AI. 
  Conversation at Design Research Society https://drs2026.thedrs.org/other-tracks (Forthcoming) 
   

• 04.2026 - Online Presentation at Teaching AI: Art and Design Education Under Automation Online Symposium.  Scaffolding AI Roles in the Classroom: A Framework for Reflective Practice and Student Creative Agency.  
   https://robillardstudio.github.io/teachingAI/
   

• 03.2026 - Kang, B., Robillard, G., Shen, Y, Munch, F. Poster Presentation at The Ohio State University AI Research Summit at The Ohio State University. Self Reflective Analysis on Generative AI in Research Platforms
  
   

• 03.2026 - Finalist Oral Presentation at Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum by The Ohio State University. Self Reflective Analysis on Generative AI in Research Platforms
  
   

• 10.2025  -  Oral Presentation at SECAC Conference Panel Discussion. Future of Brand Design with Generative AI.
  
   

• 08.2025  -  Poster Presentation at US-Korea Conference (UKC) of Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA). Ethics of AI: Interactive Digital Art Poster Series 

   

• 06.2025  -  AIGA Weave Panel Presentation. Future of Brand Identity Design with Generative AI.
  
   

Endorsement

• AI Fluency Teaching Endorsement by Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning. May 2026
   

Active Community and University Service and Leadership

• Treasurer Leader at The Korean-American Scientist Engineer Association Young Generation (KSEA YG) Group at The Ohio State University
   

Awards & Honors

• Career Development Grant by The Ohio State University 2024
• Red Dot Design Award, Communication Design 2013 for LG Cosmetic Brand Identity Project Management & Concept Development
• Good Design Award 2012 by KIDP (Korea Institute of Design Promotion) for Incheon Port Brand Identity Project Management & Concept Development
• Society of Publication designers Merit Winner of 42nd Annual competition, Selected for publishing in the Type Directors Club Annual 2007