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Samsung’s head of design resigns following criticism of the Galaxy S5

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By Ishbel Macleod, PR and social media consultant

May 8, 2014 | 2 min read

Chang Dong-hoon, the head of design at Samsung, has resigned the role following criticism of the Galaxy S5.

He will now “focus more on his role as head of the Design Strategy Team, the company's corporate design center which is responsible for long-term design strategy across all of Samsung's businesses, including Mobile Communications," Samsung revealed in a statement.

Lee Min-hyouk, vice president for mobile design, will now become head of design, having been named the youngest senior executive for the company in 2010 for his role in designing the Galaxy series.

The move comes after Chang offered to resign last week, as the Gaxaxy S5 was called ‘uninspiring’ and just ‘a minor upgrade’ to the S4.

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