Julie Kim is a multidisciplinary artist and writer based in Northern California. She holds a degree in architecture from UC Berkeley and a master’s in urban planning from UCLA. Before turning to art full-time, she designed everything from affordable housing and walkable neighborhoods to a mass-produced trash can, mobile apps and machine learning tools.
Her design work has been featured in Print Magazine, Gizmodo, and Utne Reader, while her writing has appeared in GovLoop, The Startup, Mobility Magazine, and Houzz. She presented on public interest technology at the Code for America Summit, Rosenfeld Media, and Google Coffee Chats. Most recently, she served as creative director for the inaugural poetry folio of Barahm Press.
Get in touch! jliekim@gmail.com
Writing
“Better Language Translation Through Machine Learning: Everything I Wish I Knew 6 Months Ago,” December 2020, The Startup
“Discovery Sprints Do Work (Even in Government),” November 2018, Code for America blog
“Stop, the Bus,” 2012, Mobility: The European Public Transport Magazine
Speaking
“Better Language Translation Through Machine Learning,” May 2021, Code for America Summit and Google Coffee Chat
“Designing an Inclusive City: UX Methods in Another Language & Culture,” 2019, Brigade Congress
“User Research in Another Language,” 2018, National Day of Civic Hacking
Press
“What Happens When a Bus Stop is Turned Into a Lounge Room?,” July 2011, Gizmodo