Associate Professor Koyama started his business career at a major advertising agency after receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy at Kyoto University. After working as a producer at Shochiku Co., Ltd. to launch a new business based on the theme of Kabuki, he established Bloom Concept Inc. Professor Koyama received an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and Ph.D. from Kyoto University of the Arts, before joining NUCB Business School in 2015, and his research interests …

She studied graphic design at Seoul National University’s Department of Applied Arts and Graduate School of Design, and received his master’s degree in typography from Eastern Michigan University, USA. She has been teaching design at Hansung University since 1991. She was a research professor at Syracuse University in the United States and the third president of the Korean Typography Society. She is currently serving as the chairman of the Future Planning Committee and editorial …

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 …

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 …

A full professor in the Design Management program of the Department of Design Engineering at Chosun University. He graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Chonbuk National University, where he also earned a master’s degree in Design Management and a Ph.D. in Business Administration. He previously served as a senior researcher at the IBRD Design Development Research Institute and the Design Strategy Development Team at R&C KOREA. Actively engaged in various academic …

SuhYoung Yun is the former Cultural and Public Affairs Officer at the Embassy of Switzerland in Seoul. She spent part of her childhood in Switzerland while accompanying her diplomat father on his posting in Geneva. She holds a BA in International Studies from Ewha Womans University and an MA in Strategic Design and Management from Parsons School of Design. Her career spans over a decade as a culture and travel journalist, contributing to newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. She …

정부와 기업 클라이언트를 대상으로 다수의 중요한 대규모 아이덴티티 및 사이니지 프로젝트에서 디자인 책임자로 일했다. 그의 디자인 작업은 네덜란드 그래픽 디자인의 독특한 위상 정립에 일조한 바 있다. 저자가 개발한 기능별 종합 사이니지 패널 시스템은 디자인 클래식으로 자리 잡았고 지난 23년간 전 세계 시장에서 판매되었다.

Born in 1963, he graduated from the Department of French Language and Literature at Korea University. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees in linguistics and semiotics from the University of Paris X in France. He was selected for the LG Yonam Foundation’s overseas research program and served as a visiting professor at the Department of Art History and the Institute of Linguistics at Oxford University in the UK, a visiting professor at Harvard University in the US as a …

He graduated from the Department of Philosophy at Hannam University and the Department of Advertising Design at Hongik University Graduate School of Industrial Arts. He edited and planned Picturebook Imagination , a magazine specializing in creative picture books and picture books at a commercial publishing house, and was the head of the planning team for the 1st CJ Picture Book Festival and a member of the 1st and 2nd primary jury. He is currently the head of Soojung Edition, and has been …

He graduated from Hongik University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and Hongik University’s International Design Academy (IDAS) and received his Ph.D. from KAIST’s Department of Industrial Design. He was a visiting researcher at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University in the U.S. Since 2013, he has been working as an examiner at the Korean Intellectual Property Office’s Trademark and Design Office.

A Finnish industrial designer , he runs a Switzerland-based studio where projects explore technological and scientific discoveries. His work reflects visions of future living environments , blending innovation with design foresight. Currently, he is a professor at Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design, and Architecture in Helsinki, Finland .

Junko Taguchi is an associate professor in the Faculty of Urban Science at Meijo University (Nagoya, Japan), currently visiting the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She holds a PhD from the University of Tokyo (2015). Her research interests include education on architecture and historic preservation for both general and specialized audiences. She is the Japan member and proxy director of the UIA Architecture and Children Work Programme. She is also a Docomomo …