Five Things the Designer Yoon Wishes She’d Made

“I started out as a graphic designer, and Kubrick brings a graphic element to each frame: a perfect symmetry, a very specific color palette. I love the monolith, particularly the contrast of that stark, black, angular object against shots of nature.”

“I’m blown away that Satoshi Nakamoto was able to come up with a currency that goes against a government’s standard financial system. That’s so punk.”

“If I were to compare this song to food, I’d say you can taste four different flavors at once. How can something so sweet be so sour? You can almost taste tears in it. But then there’s also this hopefulness. Life’s like that, no?”

“I don’t get it! I really don’t! I’m not going to pretend like it’s the best painting I’ve ever seen, just because everyone says so. I haven’t emotionally connected to it. But maybe if I painted her myself, I could understand her. There must be a reason why she has no eyebrows.”

“I was never into cute things, but I don’t [want to become] hard. A state of rejection isn’t a great place to be in when you’re creative.”