Kathy's Rad Page - 90s Style!

About Me

Hi, I'm Kathy. I'm a Taiwanese-American art director and designer from Kansas City, Missouri. I also art direct for Games at The New York Times, shaping creative strategy and expression across editorial and product spaces.

Previously, I managed visual design systems and experiences at Rest of World and art directed at The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and Globe Magazine. I produced and designed The Mueller Report Illustrated, a graphic nonfiction book and six-part digital presentation. In 2017, I helped launch the visual style of a Snapchat Discover channel.

My Rad Work

Here's some of the stuff I do:

What I Do	Where I Did It
Art Direction for Games	The New York Times
Managed Visual Design Systems	Rest of World
Art Direction	The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Globe Magazine
Produced & Designed	The Mueller Report Illustrated
Launched Visual Style	Snapchat Discover Channel

Page Under Construction! More Awesome Stuff Coming Soon!

Get in Touch!

Contact me:

Email: katherine.lee@nytimes.com (for illustration submissions) or katherineblee@me.com

Involvement

Inkygoodness Collective
Mentor and judge / 2024 Society for News Design
Jury, digital / 2024 Society of Illustrators
Jury, uncommissioned / 2023
Jury, student competition / 2017 Society of Publication Designers
Illustration review / 2022, 2021 Sheridan College of Illustration
Jury, graduate show / 2021

Speaking Engagements

School of Visual Arts/ 2024, 2023
Northeastern University/ 2024, 2019
Fashion Institute of Technology/ 2023, 2017
University of Miami/ 2020, 2017
College Media Association/ 2020, 2014
Associate Collegiate Press/ 2019, 2014

Selected Recognition

Society for News Design: World's Best Designer Finalist / 2023, Gold medal / Portfolio / 2023, Best in Show (small organization) / 2023, Best in Show (large organization) / 2020, Gold medal / Print and Digital / 2020, Silver medal / Miscellaneous (book) / 2020, Bronze medal / Mueller Report coverage / 2020, AOE / Portfolio / 2017
American Society of Magazine Editors: Best of Design Finalist / 2023
Malofiej International Awards: Gold medal / Innovative Format / 2020
New York Times Bestseller: Graphic Books and Manga / 2019
The Indie Bestseller List: Paperback Nonfiction / 2019
Scripps Howard Awards: Finalist, Innovation / 2020