People

Vivian Kim
Design Practice Leader

Vivian Kim
Education
  • Art Center College of Design
Affiliations

What’s your spirit animal?

Gold Monkey. I was born in the year of Gold Monkey according to Chinese Zodiac.

What valuable lesson did you learn from your parents?

When you do something, you must mean it. Hug like you mean it. shake hand like you mean it. Always look people in their eyes. Always pay attention to details (trim your nails and clean your shoes)

What three songs describe your life’s journey?

All By Myself by Celine Dion, We Will Rock You by Queen, and You Are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?

I visited Wuxi, China about 12 years ago, I had “ drunken shrimp” for the first time. It totally freaked me out to see a bowl of tiny live shrimps got bathed in a sea of strong alcohol which stuns them and presumably makes them slower and easier to grab. But they’re still alive! They are quite delicious when I ate them with my eyes closed. Weirdest things I grew up eating: Century eggs (I was on fear factory once), chicken testicles, and pork blood cake.

What are your top four (desired) travel destinations?

Iceland, Denmark, Africa, Morocco

Introvert or Extrovert?

39% introvert and 61% extrovert. I am an open book once I sense we might be a good fit. Always feel at ease with small group setting.

What grinds your gears?

Inconsiderate. Disrespectful.

What’s your ideal superpower?

Teleportation. Snap of a finger, BOOM! Iceland!