A leading authority in design management, he has served as the President of the Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP) and the Chief of Design Seoul Headquarters for the Seoul Metropolitan Government. He studied Industrial Design at Seoul National University and its graduate school, earned a Master’s degree in Industrial Design from Syracuse University in the United States, and a Ph.D. in Design Strategy from Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. He debuted as a designer after receiving the President’s Award from the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the 1973 Korea Industrial Design Exhibition and was recognized as a recommended designer in 1976. In 1984, he joined KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) as a professor, where he led the establishment of the Department of Industrial Design and has since been committed to nurturing future talent. He has served as a design management advisor and outside director for leading Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Hyundai Card, Homeplus, and Lotte Construction. From 1995 to 1999, he was a member of the executive board of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) and developed strategies for globalizing the design industry for Korea’s Globalization Promotion Committee in 1996. As the first designer to be appointed as President of KIDP in 2000, he spearheaded the construction of the Korea Design Center and successfully hosted international events such as the World Graphic Design Biennale and the World Industrial Design Conference. For his contributions, he received the Presidential Citation in 1999 and the Silver Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit in 2003. His publications include Design Management, a Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism-recommended book and a must-read in the field, as well as Chung Kyongwon’s Design Management Stories, Design, Brands, and Competitiveness, and Global Design Travels. His work Design Strategy at Samsung Electronics, published by Harvard Business Publishing in 2008, became a bestseller. With numerous articles published in global design journals such as the Design Management Journal, he combines solid theoretical knowledge and extensive practical experience. For over 30 years, he has contemplated how design transforms lives and fosters innovation, drawing insights from both academia and practice.
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Chung Kyung-won
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Byoung-Keun Kang is the City Architect of Seoul and an Emeritus Professor at Konkuk University. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Architectural Engineering from Konkuk University in Korea and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Technische Universität Berlin, Department of Architecture. His major projects include the comprehensive master plan for the cultural facilities at Oedo Island in Hallyeohaesang National Park, the French Cultural Village in Gapyeong (Petite France), and the …
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대학에서 시각디자인을 공부하고 편집 디자이너로 커리어를 시작했다. 디자이너로서 인문학적 소양을 쌓고자 홍익대학교 대학원 미학과에 진학했다가, 디자인을 해석하고 표현하는 일에 소질이 있다는 사실을 깨달았다. 이후 다양한 매거진에 객원으로 참여하며 2013년 월간 『디자인』 기자로 정식 합류했고, 지금까지 디자인 전방위에 관련된 글을 쓰고 있다. 2021년부터 월간 『디자인』 편집장으로 활동 중이다. -
Josh A. Halstead
Josh Halstead is an epistemic activist working at the intersection of critical disability studies, design pedagogy, and community organizing. A recognized contributor to disability design discourse, they seek to unsettle and rupture normative systems of thought by centering marginalized perspectives. Halstead has been an invited lecturer in academic and industry settings—from Stanford to Google—and is co-author of the forthcoming book Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Non-Binary … -
Leonard S. Marcus
Leonard’s pathfinding writings and exhibitions have earned him acclaim as one of the world’s preeminent authorities on children’s books and the people who create them. He is the author of more than 25 award-winning biographies, histories, interview collections, and inside looks at the making of children’s literature’s enduring classics. His reviews and commentary have been featured in the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post, The Horn Book, and on numerous radio and television programs … -
Joo ha-na
M.A., ATR-BC, Senior Researcher at the Public Design Research Center at Hongik University’s Graduate School and the founder of PSDI (Psychosocial Design Initiative) Research Lab. She focuses on researching and practicing socially prescriptive design for diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. Previously, she worked on museum projects for families with autism at the Autism Initiative team of the Queens Museum’s Art Access program. Later, at the National Museum of Modern and … -
Kim Hyun-mi
She studied graphic design at Seoul National University and Rhode Island School of Design, USA. She started working at the advertising agency Oricom and worked on many identity design projects as a freelancer. She is currently a professor of communication design at Samsung Advanced Design Institute (SADI). She is the author of The New Typographic Revolutionary: Jan Tschichold , 33 Typeface Stories that Make Good Design , and Ode to Typography , as well as independently published artist books, … -
2023 Typojanchi Team
The 2023 Typojanchi Team is a working group consisting of Artistic Director Park Yeoun-joo, Curators Shin Hae-ok, Yeo Hye-jin, Jeon Yu-ni, and Coordinator Lee Ju-hyun. -
Kim Se-jin
She studied at Hongik University’s Department of German Language and Literature and Korea University’s Graduate School of Education. Her books include What are You Looking At? , Lives of the Artists , MoMA Highlights , The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem , A Space of My Own , and the MoMA Artists series, including Henri Matisse , Paul Cézanne , Pablo Picasso , and Joan Miró . -
Nigel Cross
Professor of Design Studies and Head of the Department of Design and Innovation in the Faculty of Technology at the Open University, UK. He has been a faculty member of the Open University’s leading multimedia distance education program since 1970 and teaches a wide range of courses on design and technology. He has an international reputation for design research, particularly in the areas of design methodology and design perception. He is also the editor-in-chief of Design Studies , an … -
Kim Seong-won
Director of the Play AT Institute. He teaches young people at the Kurikindi center. He is the author of “An Earthbag House with Neighbors , The Return of the Fire Pit , The Age of the Woodstove , and “My Hands Are Tired . -
William Bevington
He is on the executive team of the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping(PIIM) New School. He currently teaches at Parsons School of Design. He has worked at Rudolf de Harak & Associates, Peter Schmidt Studio(Hamburg, Germany), and the world-renowned Pushpin Group, and taught design and typography at Cooper Union for 15 years. He has also been a visiting lecturer at Columbia University and the State University of New York at Purchase. -
Farah Kafei
Farah Kafei is a designer and art director who has led initiatives addressing gender disparity in design education and fostered communities pushing for a more inclusive industry. She’s had the pleasure of working for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and studios such as Sagmeister & Walsh and Doubleday & Cartwright.