Ikko Tanaka was a Japanese graphic designer. Tanaka is widely recognized for his prolific body of interdisciplinary work, which includes graphic identity and visual matter for brands and corporations including Seibu Department Stores, Mazda, Issey Miyake, Hanae Mori, and Expo 85. He is credited with developing the foundational graphic identity for lifestyle brand Muji, emphasizing the “no brand” quality of their products through unadorned, charming line drawings paired with …

Um So-young graduated from Korea University and is in charge of strategy formulation and service planning for data-driven decision-making at a domestic automobile company. She is currently working as a translator at Barun Translation.

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 …

Yoon Hei-jeong has been at the forefront of culture and art since the 1990s, writing about the work, philosophy, and lives of contemporary artists. She began her editorial career as a founding member of the film magazine Film 2.0, then worked as a feature director for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue , and in 2009 founded Bazaar Art , a publication that explores the coexistence of fashion and art. She is the author of Life, Art (2022), a book about contemporary art as experienced in everyday …

After studying Living Design and Journalism & Broadcasting at Yonsei University , they worked as a product development MD. Driven by a desire to shape and engage with stories, they transitioned into the world of translation. After completing the publishing translation program at Gulbab Academy , they began working as a translator affiliated with Barun Translation . Their translated works include Vinyl , Ace , The Outlaw Ocean , and A Bookshelf of One’s Own .

He graduated from the Department of Painting at Tokyo Zokei University and earned her graduate degree in Comprehensive Design at the University of Tsukuba. he served as an assistant professor in the Department of Performing Arts and Film at Paichai University and is currently a full-time lecturer in the College of Design at Sangmyung University. A member of ANBD(Asia Network Beyond Design), he has held numerous exhibitions, including From in the Memory , and has given various lectures on topics …

She worked as a lawyer at the National Human Rights Commission of Korea and Law Firm Deoksu. Since 2013, she has been involved in performing arts research and creation, and since 2019, she has been directly participating in performances as a choreographer, playwright, and dancer. She has published books and papers dealing with disability and the relationship between human rights, art, and technology. She wrote books including Defense for the Disqualified (2018) and Becoming a Cyborg (2021), and …

Hori Michihiro is a lacquer craftsman, manga artist and author from Toyama. He graduated from Takaoka National College (now University of Toyama, School of Art and Design) with a major in lacquerware and Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima-nuri Lacquerware Training Institute. After working for a cultural property restoration company and as a craftsman in a lacquer workshop, he made his debut as a manga artist in 2003 and has been active in the fields of lacquer and manga ever since. He is the author of …

Studio 3 is an in-school design agency at the Graphic Design Department of Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo (Norway). Studio 3 was established in 2002 and exists of a handpicked selection of 15 truly dedicated 3rd year’s graphic design students.

Ellen Lupton is a designer, writer, and educator. Her books include Design Is Storytelling, Graphic Design Thinking, Health Design Thinking, and Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers . The third edition of her bestselling book Thinking with Type launches in March, 2024. She teaches in the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore (MICA), where she proudly serves as the Betty Cooke and William O. Steinmetz …

He graduated from Hongik University and the Graduate School of Industrial Art. He is a member of the Korean Institute of Brand Design. He is currently the CEO of August Brand.

Toyo Ito (born 1 June 1941) is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a “simulated” city, and has been called “one of the world’s most innovative and influential architects.” In 2013, Ito was awarded the Pritzker Prize, one of architecture’s most prestigious prizes. He was a …