yale ryan kwon
My name is Yale Ryan Kwon. I'm a senior at Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. I love classics, history, and medicine. Here is my portfolio.
About Me
Yale Ryan Kwon is a dedicated student from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), enraptured by the world of classics and medical care. From a young age, he spent his time scouring libraries for mythology and ancient history books, and his passion only grew when he started learning Latin in middle school. Ryan’s interests range from mythology and Roman history to researching cancer genetics and Socratic philosophy.
Ryan regularly volunteers at the Grace Community Center Clinic and created the Y.A.L.E. Foundation to take his volunteering efforts even further. In addition to all of his activities, he is an award-winning poet, published author, researcher, and doctor shadower. In his spare time, Ryan enjoys spending way too much time at the TJHSST Latin club, coaching for his local swim team as ‘The Great Dragon Warrior’, and playing volleyball with his friends.
Atlas is tired
This poster was designed to emphasize pollution through trash. Every day, our world is becoming more unbearable due to plastic. The public should understand the importance of reducing, reusing, and recylcing. I used the Greek mythological god Atlas to express the hardship of bearing the earth.
Trapped in plastic
In the past, I would often go fishing with my father. From time to time, I would notice that my father would pull up trash instead of fish. This memory influenced me to create this poster to bring awareness to the public about throwing out plastic into the ocean. The image of a person being trapped in plastic shows metaphorically how the ocean, surrounding us, will some day be full of plastic instead of fish.
The sea no longer obeys
This poster was created to show the importance of understanding Ocean pollution. I used Poseidon, the Plympian fod of the sea from ancient Greek mythology to emphasize ocean life.
Oracle one
Initially inspired by an old stone, this wearable design was created to allow users to visit philosophical questions throughout the day. Customers would purchase "Oracle One" and use it like a small necklace. Through the e-ink screen, users will be able to experience philosophical questions, allowing them to invite mindfulness and slow, intentional thoughts
axis - App design
This website was designed for philosophical individuals to ask hard life questions, where no answers exists. This website provides a quiet space for users to type their deepest questions, and hear the thoughts of 'dead philosophers' from the past. Specific key words will allow an AI program to generate answers as if they are from past philosophers.
Website design
This website was designed for philosophical individuals to ask difficult life questions where no answers exist. It provides a quiet space for users to type their deepest questions and hear the thoughts of famous philosophers from the past. Specific keywords will allow an AI program to generate answers as if they came from past philosophers.
Some of my loudest thoughts
This poster was created to express a visual echo of what goes through an individuals mind. These unspoken thoughts are lound, yet quiet. Sometimes, meaning continues to reverberate even when they are left unspoken.
Modern cave dwellers
This infographic was created to extend the idea of Plato's Allegory of the Cave to the modern era. Even today, we experience similar ideas -- we scroll through social media feeds without reading them carefully, and only look at news headlines. We trust what we see without asking if the information we read was credible --just like living in the cave.
a day in two lives
This collage was created to compare and contrast a day in the lievs of Kant and Diogneses, two very famous philsophers. By using symbolic imagery, placing structures side by side, the word highlights the two different approaches of life brought by the two philosophers.
Fast food thinking
We often get lost in the world of social media, locking ourselves up in virtual reality. Because of the fast paced short-form videos and posts, we begin to yearn for more dopamine. Through this, we try to appreciate immediate gratification over detph, being lost through fast food thinking.
typography
This typography was designed to sympolize a candle burning itself to emit light. Thiscandle represents the yearing for truth.
Self portrait
This self-portrait was creaeted by layering various mediums: drawing, photography, and classical architecture. Through this, I wanted to reflect a mind shaped by philosophy -- something I love spending time with. I also used minimal line styles for drawing to create a deliberate contrast with the detailed collage elements. Through this, I tried to emphasize openness and suggest that identity and thoughts are never fully complete.