SARAH JI-WON KIM / Designer & animator based in Brooklyn, NY /
Brooklyn-based product motion designer specializing in motion systems, interaction behavior, and scalable design language across complex digital products. Currently: Senior Motion Designer @ Shopify. Previously: Datadog, Fictive Kin, WSJ, and Hornet.
2020—2021PROJECT 4 / 5
PALANTIR
AGENCY: FICTIVE KIN
UI/UX Design, Motion & Interaction Design, UX Animation, Microinteractions, Responsive Systems, Engineering Collaboration
A redesign of Palantir’s digital platform aimed at making complex systems easier to navigate through interface design, motion, and interaction. Motion supported flow, clarified states, and improved usability in data-heavy environments.
This project reflects earlier systems and interaction work and does not represent my personal views or values. More detailed case materials available upon request.
TEAM; Palantir team. Fictive Kin Design Team: Cameron Koczon, Josh Smith, Soundarya Soundararajan, Kim Inthraith, Rin Park, Sarah Kim. Fictive Kin Engineering Team: Jacob Fentress, Bri Camp, Joey Erskine.
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CURRENT OBSESSION: travelers notebook, fountain pens, green onions, farmers market every Saturdays / OTHER HOBBIES: journaling, scrapbooking, collecting stickers & stupid small but cute shit, cleaning the house, yoga /