KT
WOONGJIN
KOREA FOUNDATION
KYOWON
SPOTIFY
A B O U T
Smiley Jo / 스마일리
Hello, I'm Smiley Jo :)I was born in Gwangju, South Korea in 1996 and graduated from the Department of Visual Design and I am currently working as a character illustrator with a unique style in the world.
I've worked on projects in various fields such as 2D, 3D illustration, loop animation, and character design, and I am developing character brand "COSMIC NOMAD" to expand the scope of work.
Hello, I'm Smiley Jo :)
I've worked on projects in various fields such as 2D, 3D illustration, loop animation, and character design,
CLIENT
SAMSUNG
NIO
CHUNJAE
ANGSI CAKE
VISIT KOREA
META
LOTTE WORLD
VISIT SEOUL
KT&G
PROJECTS
- 2023 [KT] San Francisco Project : Y Artist Collabo
- 2023 [KOREA FOUNDATION] The 6th Public Diplomacy Week KV design
- 2023 [KT] Seoul Illustration Fair V.15 Y Parade KV
- 2023 [STYLES+PARTNERS] < The Future of Human Connection > Cover Commission
- 2022 [META] 3D Platform Assets Design
- 2022 [NIO X SMILEY] NIO SUMMER 2022 KV DESIGN
- 2021 [KYOWON] Application Main page Design
- 2021 [LOTTE WORLD] 2021 Horror Halloween
Key Visual Design ( 4 Character + Emblem)
- 2021 [KAKAO] 8 kinds of eye gif emoticons design
- 2021 [SAMSUNG] Grande AI video character design
- 2021 [SPOTIFY] 5 Concepts of Character Animation
- 2021 [SPOTIFY] 4 Concepts of Character Animation
- 2021 [WOONGJIN] 'Who's Voice' Children book Illustration
- 2021 [Coupang] car 3D Modeling and Animation
- 2021 [PIXPILLS] Participate in Artist Calendar Collaboration Project
- 2020 [VISITKOREA] Production of 3D Illustrations for Leisure Promotion in Korea
- 2020 [BTS X VISITSEOUL] See you in Seoul :
SUGA, J-HOPE part Illustration
- 2020 [Angsi Cake] Artist Collaboration Goods design
- 2020 [Warner Music Korea] Jello 3 Character Loop animations
- 2019 [Very Coy Bunny] 3D Character Album Artwork
ACTIVITY
- 2023 [Y ARTIST] San Francisco Art trip V-LOG
- 2023 [NOTEFOLIO] Artist & Cosmic Nomad Interview
- 2023 [EXHIBITION] Seoul Illustration Fair(S.I.F) V.15
- 2023 [JEEP] Angel sculpture for World Women's Day
- 2022 [PIXPILLS] Annual Art book Exhibition
- 2022 [COLOSO] Cinema4D Tutorial Class open
- 2021 [OPEN FILE] Grobal Artist Installation Exhibition
- 2021 [9AND LAB] Second Hands Donation fair
- 2021 [THE MONSTER PROJECT] Collaboration
- 2021 [9AND LAB] Artist Interview bundle project
- 2021 [Early] Artist Interview
- 2021 [Young Creative Korea] Artist Interview
- 2021 [VOICER] World Illustrator 20 Interview
- 2020 [ADOBE CREATE] Artist Interview
- 2020 [ANGLE MAGAZINE] Artist Interview
- 2020 [V/COLLECTIVE] Artist Interview
- 2020 [M.F.M Poster shop] PIXPILLS Vinyl Collabo
- 2018 [Young Creative Korea Fair] Artist Exhibition
AWARDED
- 2023 [KT] 2nd generation artist of Y Artist Label
- 2020 [LG] TONE Free Case Design Competition Grand Prize
- 2019 [SAAF Korea] UCC Character Contest Special Awarded
- 2018 [Korea Post] Video Contest Best Awarded
- 2018 [Korea District Heating Corporation] Digital Video Contest Award
- 2018 [Chonnam National University] CVCA Making Workshop WIN
- 2018 [Chonnam National University] Student Start-up Item Competition Awarded
- 2017 [Nutrilite] College Student Advertising Competition Excellence Award
- 2017 [Korea Investment & Securities] College Student Advertising Contest Bronze
- 2017 [Korea District Heating Corporation] Digital Video Contest Promotion Award
- 2017 [LG HS Ad] University Student Advertising Finalist
- 2016 [Seoul Hanok Fair] Hanok poster contest Special Award
COSMIC NOMAD LAB
Cosmic Nomad is Smiley's One Man Studio.
COSMIC NOMAD is the ONE MAN STUDIO for Smiley's experimental and creative work.
The trademark is currently registered and is used as a representative trademark of the Smiley brand.
The trademark is currently registered and is used as a representative trademark of the Smiley brand.
