Creative Director's Journal #1-1

Sensibilities Must Be Activated and Legible.

Sensibilities Must Be Activated and Legible.

Design is never just about delivering outputs.
It’s about creating experiences — ones that go beyond function to trigger emotion and intuition.


At the heart of communication design lies the ability to translate sensibilities into language.
Or perhaps more accurately, to let sensibilities speak without words. Through structure, color, material, and sequence — we communicate what can’t be said. 

Sensibility dulls when left unused. That’s why a conscious effort is a must to keep it activated.


I discovered the importance of this while living in New York. Observing architecture daily — the lines, surfaces, shadows — became a ritual. Not to collect, but simply to sense.
In doing so, I taught myself how to keep intuition alive, and how to make it legible to others.


When starting any project, intuition always leads. What feels natural? What feels intense? These questions begin the journey, which later evolves into strategy and finally, into visual language. But it’s not always easy. For clients who see design as technical execution, articulating the depth of our sensibility can be challenging.


Ultimately, design is about balancing intuition, strategy, and the ability to communicate sensibilities without needing to say them aloud.

Date

03.18.2025

Written by

Hayoon D. Kim, Creatve Director