Prof. Bumsuk Lim

Instructor Profile: Bumsuk Lim
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Ask any person that walks down the hallways of Art Center who Bumsuk Lim is and most likely they'll give you their best impression or share a classic Bumsuk moment. Everyone has their story and thankfully The JL Crew has their own. Bumsuk teaches Foundation studies and a newly formed motorcycle course at ACCD, you'll always see him around campus walking with crazy swagger guaranteed to be laced fresh with a new wardrobe. If you're lucky enough to be on his good side he'll sure enough chat it up with you and share his experiences in the industry, school, design, and women which was always the clincher when i would talk to him. Talking to him gives you a glimpse in who he really is outside of a formal class setting and you get to experience first hand how genuine he is and well versed his talents are. the common misconception that a lower termer might have of Bumsuk is that he might come off as a bit "stand offish" and a bit "abrasive", and like most instructors this is a way for them to get you to work just a bit harder. It was a long road for each League member, each of us have had a real bad experience as well as real good ones. I'm sure that no one would trade either one of those because each of those is like a finely tailored suit just for you. The "Chicken Soup" analogy, "Saggy Ass" forms, and straight forward that sucks! one more round! expressions. Bottom line, ACCD wouldn't be the same if he wasn't there busting your ass.

Bumsuk Lim graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1990, and has contributed as a consultant, designer, columnist and researcher for places like General Motors, Honda Advanced R&D and GQ magazine. Bumsuk still teaches at ACCD so make sure to be nice to him. For more info about the man, myth, and legend check out Bumsuk's Website: www.blimdesign.com

Bumsuk Moment: Either in 4th term or 3rd term a bunch of us were talking to Bumsuk just shooting the shit and the conversation started to get mad racial which always seem to happen when you talk to him and for 3 straight terms Bumsuk let me know that the whole time he thought i was Mexican, and he asked Nahum why i didn't talk spanish. Nahum told Bumsuk i was Filipino and he started laughing, after that he said "Well Filipino's are like the Mexican's of Asia anyway". Knowing Bumsuk this is to be taken all in stride and with a huge grain of salt, i just laughed because i didn't know what else to do. I wasn't sure if i should be offended or feel good about what just happened, but i'm sure he meant it in a good way.

Mr. Bumsuk Lim, an Art Center instructor, at the workshop.

Bumsuk Lim, professor of design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, has a long history in the automotive industry. An Alumnus of the College where he teaches now Lim worked as a designer at General Motors Advanced Concepts Center in Detroit and Honda Advanced Design Studio-WAVE in Tokyo. His passion for motorcycles and a new found respect for green technologies has made him initiate a first of its kind motorcycle design course at Art Center influencing the future of green designers.

GCD: How do you believe that cost cutting in the automotive industry will affect automotive design?

Lim: We are already seeing the number of concept cars in recent auto shows dwindle.
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Lim: Any crisis can be an opportunity for new starters.
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Lim : Yes it will.

embodied in the concept truck is very, very American," says Bumsuk Lim, a professor of transportation design at the Art Center College of Design in

Subject 1: Where do design inspirations come from and how to visualize them Lecturer: Prof. Bumsuk Lim, ArtCenter College of Design

Bumsuk Lim, a former Honda designer who now teaches at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., says he advises students to consider working for Japanese car makers rather than for design powerhouses such as BMW AG and Volkswagen AG's Audi.Companies such as Toyota produce a wide line of vehicles and are still developing a uniform design theme, he notes."For young designers coming out of school," he says, "that's too great an opportunity to pass."

Lecturer: Prof. Bumsuk Lim, ArtCenter College of Design

On Aug. 26, 2005,upon the requirement from PATAC (Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center), CBI tailored a 3-day workshop together with Mr. Bumsuk Lim, professor of Transportation Design Industrial Design Dept. of ArtCenter College of Design. The workshop focused on transportation design inspiration and form development, covered P.P. of ArtCenter's student work samples, basic sketching demos, research lecture and one-on-one instructions.

The workshop was well-received and after-class feedback showed that the inter-active teaching method were effective and latest design information and trend analysis were of great help to the participants.

Professor Bumsuk Lim himself also had high comments on CBI's operation.

Lecturer: Prof. Bumsuk Lim, ArtCenter College of Design

On Aug. 26, 2005,upon the requirement from PATAC (Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center), CBI tailored a 3-day workshop together with Mr. Bumsuk Lim, professor of Transportation Design Industrial Design Dept. of ArtCenter College of Design.The workshop focused on transportation design inspiration and form development, covered P.P. of ArtCenter's student work samples, basic sketching demos, research lecture and one-on-one instructions.

The workshop was well-received and after-class feedback showed that the inter-active teaching method were effective and latest design information and trend analysis were of great help to the participants.

Professor Bumsuk Lim himself also had high comments on CBI's operation.

- Subject 1: Where do design inspirations come from and how to visualize them Lecturer: Prof. Bumsuk Lim, ArtCenter College of Design

- Subject 1: Where do design inspirations come from and how to visualize them Lecturer: Prof. Bumsuk Lim, ArtCenter College of Design