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seoa488@newschool.edu
@aprilseo_

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April Seo is a New York–based graphic designer currently pursuing a BFA in Communication Design at Parsons School of Design. Originally from Daegu, South Korea, she draws from personal observations and poetic storytelling, reflecting on experiences shaped by living in various parts of Korea and the U.S. Her work explores the quiet intersections of memory, materiality, and urban space.

Her practice spans print, photography, and web, often blurring the line between analog and digital. Through tactile forms, typographic exploration, and subtle narrative cues, her work creates space for the overlooked, the sentimental, and the ephemeral.



She is currently: (needing to go back to) making a pair of boots 
having too much fun at tattoo workshops
(instead of) working on her thesis


Education
Parsons School of Design
BFA Communication Design
2022—

Central Saint Martins
BA Graphic Communication Design
Study Abroad
2025

Yonsei University
Yonsei International Summer School
Study Abroad
2023

St. Andrew’s School (DE)
2019—2022


Experience  Creative Intern
DAE NEW YORK
Brooklyn, Jan 2026—

CD Tutor—Print
Parsons School of Design
New York, Oct 2025—

Freelance Graphic Designer
DIALECTIVE
New York, Oct 2025—

Freelance Graphic Designer
Ephemere
Remote, Aug 2024—

Graphic Design Intern
Oscar de la Renta
New York, Sep 2025—Dec 2026

Art Fair Assistant/Translator
Urban Break
Seoul, Jul 2024­­

Street Culture Festival Staff/Translator
Groove In Gwanak
Seoul, Jul 2023/2024­­

Student Graphic Designer
St. Andrew’s School (DE)
Delaware, Dec 2020—May 2022




Exhibitions Offset Art Book Fair 
NY, Oct 2025

Offprint London 
London, May 2025

Offset Art Book Fair 
NY, Oct 2024

illur. Illustration Exhibition
Seoul, Dec 2023—Jan 2024

ANARCHY º1 Photo Exhibit & Publication
Tokyo, Oct 2023




Side QuestsJANE/WADE F/W Runway 
Production Team 
2026

GREEDILOUS—COTERIE New York Assistant/Translator 
2024

Bach Mai NYFW 
Dresser
2024

DIALECTIVE 
Dresser/Backstage
2023




Skills / Interests
 Adobe Suite
Figma
Canva
HTML/CSS/JS
Print Production
Art Handling
Editorial Design
Exhibition Design
Fashion Design
Shoe Design
Illustration
Photography
Visual Merchandising
Translation (Korean—English)





AwardsMerit Scholarship
Parsons School of Design
2022

Dean’s List
Parsons School of Design
2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Art Prize
St. Andrew’s School
2022







FOR NOW, I AM CONTENT
Parsons BFA Communication Design Thesis
Coming Soon

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Neither Here, Nor There
Book Design
Art Direction
Ephemere
2025

A two-book series featuring diptychs from 100 photographers from across the globe, centered around the theme of duality

Available here

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Farewell to the Humble Tailor
Book Design
Ephemere
2025

For Judith Hornbogen

Available here

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Best by Yesterday

Exhibition Design
Web Design
2024

An exhibition that delves into the quiet poetry of the mundane through forgotten sauce bottles

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An Extension of Our Homes
Book Design
Photography
2024

A booklet on the poetic and emotional side of fire escapes in New York

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The Evolutionary Adaptation of Ecology After the Nuclear Disaster of 7013 Vol.1
Photography
2024

A hypothetical post-human environment where nature reclaims Earth

Photo, Lighting & Retouching by April Seo
Food Styling & Book Design by Amber Pjongluck
Photo Assist by Karissa Poon

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Code 42299

Book Design
2024

Anthology exploring taste and what it becomes when it is controlled by the government through different perspectives on the illegal underground tattoo culture in South Korea

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And That’s Fine Too
Merch Design
Motion Design
2023

Typographic exploration that advocates for a nonchalant acceptance of any given situation and encourages living in the moment

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ether(aithēr)

Visual Merchandising
Branding
2024

A luxury fragrance brand inspired by scent illusions

Imagined with Sona Saldana

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ether(aithēr) x Monell

Campaign 
2024

A collaborative campaign with a research center to raise awareness

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Lost in Translation
Film Title Card
2025

Title card and credits for a film that explores the cross-cultural miscommunication and highlights the limitations of translating non-Western languages into English

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HANNAH
Web Design
2025

An experimental typographic website that explores the idea of history repeating itself, using  the non-linear time structure in Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival

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Void
Poster Design
2023

A poster exploring the vast emptiness through negative space

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Photographic Explorations
Ongoing

Fujifilm XT-50 & iPhone 13 Pro

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© April Seo