→Franche Lippée
→Starblinc
→Blue Vinyl
→KQ Entertainment
→Penguin Random House
JULIA MARILYN MURPHY.
American designer, trained in Japan and South Korea. Upon graduating from Tama Art Univeristy’s department of graphic design, I started my career as an in-house illustrator for the Japanese brand Franche Lippee.
In 2018, I joined the 60s-inspired fashion brand Starblinc as their graphic designer and art director.
After moving to Korea in 2020 to pursue my Master’s in Advertising and PR at Hongik University, I spent 2021 working alongside Korean singer-songwriter Yerin Baek at her label Blue Vinyl.
In 2022 I joined KQ Entertainment as part of the Production and Planning team for the K-pop group ATEEZ.
Currently located in the U.S.
Current title: Assist. Manga Editor at Penguin Random House (Kodansha).