Don Lee
Art Director at Youtube
Founder of Banchan Group
(628) 213 - 9141
don.does.that@gmail.com
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Don Lee is an art director with creative strategy backgrounds. He loves to find and solve problems, and create boundary-pushing works.
When Don was a young boy, he was considered obese. To turn the table around, he started running to lose weight. Surprisingly, whenever he ran, his brain couldn’t stop thinking about people’s complaints in ordinary life, and solutions for them. Running became the fuel that helps him concept useful ideas.
Recently...
↳ Reading: A Promised Land
↳ Watching: The Queen’s Gambit
↳ Eating: Curry (Around 170 days in a row, no cap.)
When Don was a young boy, he was considered obese. To turn the table around, he started running to lose weight. Surprisingly, whenever he ran, his brain couldn’t stop thinking about people’s complaints in ordinary life, and solutions for them. Running became the fuel that helps him concept useful ideas.
Since then, he have ran more than 2,000 hours for ideas which have led to works that improve brands and the lives of others. He is ready to run until his cartilage on knees are gone if it’s valuable for the world.
Recently...
↳ Reading: A Promised Land
↳ Watching: The Queen’s Gambit
↳ Eating: Curry (Around 170 days in a row, no cap.)
🏆 Awards
D&AD:
1x White Pencil
2x Yellow Pencil
SXSW Interactive Innovation Award:
2x Finalist
Clio:
Gold
New York State Governor’s PSA:
Honorable Mention
One Show:
2019 Advertising Portfolio Winner
1x Bronze
Fast Company - World Changing Ideas:
Honorable mention
New York Festivals:
3x Third Prize
2x Finalist
Communication Arts:
1x Advertising - Winner
2x Interactive - Shortlist
Applied Arts Awards:
Winner
American Advertising Award:
2019 Judge’s Choice & Gold
💡 Experience
2022 ~ Present
Youtube, New York
Art Director (Via ASG)
2021
MullenLowe, New York
Art Director
2020 ~ 2021
DDB, San Francisco
Art Director
2019
Droga5 & R/GA, New York
Art Director/Designer Intern
2017
TBWA, Seoul
Junior Creative Strategist
2015 ~ 2016
Samsung, Seoul
Learning Experience Designer/Teacher
🎤 Guest Lecture
2018
@UC Berkeley
Startup & Advertising club 'Idea Factory'
2017
@TBWA KOREA
Speech project 'Hammering'
📚Education
Miami Ad School, San Francisco
Art Direction
D&AD New Blood Academy, London Creative/Client Pitch (Google) winner
Hanyang University, Seoul
Major: Educational Technology
Minor: Business Administration
-Graduated with distinction and President Award
Don Lee