PhD in Design, University of Leeds, UK
MA in Graphic Design (with distinction), University of Leeds, UK
MD in Colour Design, Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, South Korea
BFA in Fibre Arts (major) and History of Art (minor), Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, South Korea
Professional Certification
- Colour Coordinator
(Accredited by Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
- Engineer Colourist
(Accredited by Human Resources Development Service of Korea)
- Industrial Engineer Colourist
(Accredited by Human Resources Development Service of Korea)
Professional Organisations
- The Colour Group (Great Britain)
- Design Research Society
Teaching
- Narrative (2022)
- Identifying direction (2022)
- Critical practice (2021-2022)
- Design cad (2013)
- Colour design (2008-2010)
Invited Talks
Hariot Watt University, UK (2021)
Information design and equality
Ewha Woman’s University South Korea (2017)
Accessible information and colour design
Ewha Woman’s University, South Korea (2012)
The role of colour designer in design industry
Voluntary Teaching
Korean language (2014-2017)
As a design researcher working within an inclusive design philosophy, Gyeonghwa's research explores the fundamental causes of design exclusion in our society that occur because of the behaviour of designers. It deals particularly with behavioural characteristics of designers specifically in information and colour design.
- Information design
- Inclusive design
- Colour design
Lee, G. (2021) Clarifying the complexities of qualitative research: A book review of Phillip Adu's a step-by-step guide to qualitative data coding. The Qualitative Report, 26(7), 2168-2170.
Lee G., Cheung V., Tang T. (2021) The role of colour designers in the design process. In: Proceedings of the 14th International Colour Association (AIC) Congress. The 14th International Colour Association (AIC) Congress, 30 Aug - 03 Sep 2021, Milan, Italy., pp. 861-866. (as a best paper)
Lee G., Westland S., Tang T. (2020) Designer attitudes to accessible information provision on a bus route map: Focus group discussions. In: Langdon P., Lazar J., Heylighen A., Dong H. (eds). Designing for Inclusion. CWUAAT 2020. Springer, Cham.
Lee G., Cheung V., Tang T., Westland S. (2020) Designers' experience and use of colour information. International Colour Association. Proceedings of the Midterm Meeting of the International Colour Association, 14-17 October 2019. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lee G., Westland S., Cheung V. (2019) Colour communication challenges: Exploring disciplinary divides. Journal of the International Colour Association. 23, pp.25-35. (Invited paper)
Lee G. Designers' responses to information accessibility needs. (2019) The Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) Postgraduate Conference. University of Leeds, Social Sciences Building. 11-12 July 2019.
Lee G., Walker V. (2018) Creating accessible transport information for people with vision and colour-vision impairment: A focus group interview. The 9th Lancaster Disability Studies conference. 11-13 September 2018. Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Lee G., Westland S., Cheung V. (2018) Effective colour communication. AIC Interim Meeting 25-29 September 2018. Lisbon, Portugal. (award-winning)
Lee G., Westland S., Cheung V., Matthews B. (2017) Designers' perspectives: colour as a catalyst for improving information accessibility?. AIC Interim Meeting 16-20 October 2017 Jeju, South Korea.
Lee G. (2010) A study on sensitivity image using crack paint for mobile plastic. Korea Society of Color Studies, 4-5 November 2010. Gumi, South Korea.
2007 Textile design exhibition. Seoul, South Korea.
2006 Textile design installation. Iksan, South Korea.
