People behind the studio

Net Core Studio began as a critique circle for Korean product teams shipping multi-brand interfaces. Today the collective mixes Ulsan-based mentors with remote leads across APAC, still obsessed with messy handoffs—not polished hero decks.

We bias toward evidence, not charisma.

Principles

  • Tokens before pixels in every critique.
  • Paired rotations so designers and engineers feel shared ownership.
  • Explicit scope limits so marketing language never sneaks into syllabi.
  • Accessibility reviewers in the room early, not as a gate at the end.
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Milestones

2019

First critique studio

Piloted paired exercises with a Seoul product trio testing token-first feedback.

2022

APAC hybrid rhythm

Introduced rotating time blocks so Ulsan and Singapore teams could share mentors.

2025

Library commons

Opened downloadable ritual kits for alumni maintaining systems in slower quarters.

Core team

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Haneul Park

UX engineering mentor

Guides token labs and release cadences for mobility interfaces.

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Sora Ahn

Accessibility reviewer

Builds audit scripts and motion-reduction pairings for bilingual cohorts.

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Jisoo Han

Design system lead

Architects component APIs that survive messy enterprise data.

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Eun-bi Choi

Accessibility reviewer

Focuses on inclusive states for education products across APAC.

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Min-jun Lee

Admissions advisor

Helps teams negotiate realistic studio scope with PM partners.

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Noa Kim

UX engineering mentor

Coaches portfolio narratives rooted in systems evidence.

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Rowan Singh

UX engineering mentor

Spends office hours translating research tools into code spikes.

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Camille Ortiz

Design system lead

Facilitates critique intensives for distributed agencies.

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Ji-yoon Kwon

Admissions advisor

Onboards cohorts and coordinates mentor pair rotations.