Authors

Kang Hyeon-joo

강현주

He studied visual design at Seoul National University and Konstfack, Sweden, and worked at Allcommunication, a CI company. He is currently a professor at Inha University’s Department of Design Convergence. His books include Studies in the History of Design and Handbook of Korean Design History: Interviewing Korea’s Paul Rand, Cho Young-Jae, and his articles include “Correlation between Generation Shift and Corporate Design”, “The Characteristics and Meaning of Hong-Taik Han’s Design : The Prehistory of Korean Graphic Design”, “Kyo–Man Kim and Korean Graphic Design”, “The Roles and Influence of Cho Young-jae in the 1988 Seoul Olympics”, and “The Influence of Ahn Sangsoo on the Korean Graphic Design Cultural Ecosystem”.

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Park ji-hee

After studying Biology and German Literature at Sogang University, they began working at an international patent law firm. Following their completion of the Gulbab Academy program, they have been working as a translator affiliated with Barun Translation . Their translated works include Demian , Beneath the Wheel , Capture the Moment for Me , and Capture the Moment for Love .
Lee Eun-ho

Lee Eun-ho is a graphic designer at Toss. He plans and creates all visual areas of TOSS. He focuses on the visual consistency of TOSS graphics by establishing and spreading the visual identity based on the emoji font ‘TOSSPACE’.
John Hill

John Hill is an architect, freelance writer and editor, and published author. He grew up in Chicago, went to architecture school in Kansas, and then moved to New York City after working at an architecture firm in Chicago for ten years. Since the move to NYC in 2006 he has written seven books on architecture. The latest, Buildings in Print , surveys 100 seminal architecture books published since Le Corbusier’s Towards a New Architecture .
Kang Ju-hyun

He runs the graphic design studio Occupy the City and is based in Seoul. He curated and organized the exhibition Occupy the City: Typozimmer Nr. 7 and participated in other exhibitions such as Korean Design: Transforming Forms and Tools of Communication . He is currently an adjunct professor at Konkuk University and teaches graphic design and typography at various universities.
Park Hyun-taek

Majored in visual design at Hongik University and lectured at several universities before coming across the National Museum of Korea, where work has continued for over twenty years. While working in the fields of ‘museums,’ ‘design,’ and ‘culture,’ doubts arose about the fact that design was being absorbed only in external decoration. Reevaluating design led to confronting the question of ‘why and for whom to design,’ rather than ‘how to design.’ This process led to the realization that design …
Lee Jung-yeol

Lee Jung-yeol majored in industrial design at Yonsei University and Dong Graduate School, and received his master’s degree in 2012 with the thesis A Study on the Development and Formation of Design Science (advisor: Seungjin Chae). He joined the Daelim Museum of Art in 2013 and is currently a senior curator. His major exhibitions include Nick Knight: Image and Coco Capitán: Is It Tomorrow Yet? , and he has curated Kim Mi-soo & Kim Young-joon: Present and Absent , Cho Gyu-hyung: …
ZERO PER ZERO

ZERO PER ZERO is a design studio founded in Seoul in 2008. We focus on themes of ‘EARTH, TRAVEL, LOVE,’ creating a wide range of graphic designs and illustrations that capture precious moments discovered in travel and everyday life. Initially inspired by themes related to travel, we have since expanded to include warm family portraits, dogs, cats, flowers, and national treasures, continually building our own graphic dictionary. Through our work, we aim to celebrate and share the …
최명환

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.
Choi Jeong-ho

A Pioneer of modern Korean type design and typeface research. He moved to Japan, where he worked at a printing company, mastering various printing techniques, and studied at Yodobashi Art Academy. In 1957, he developed the Dong-A Publishing Typeface, which received high acclaim. In the early 1970s, he collaborated with Japanese phototypesetting companies Shaken (寫硏) and Morisawa (モリサワ) to create Hangeul typefaces. In his later years, he focused on writing and researching the philosophy and …
Jeong Eun-ju

Jeong Eun-ju graduated from Korea University with a B.A. in English Literature and completed an M.A. program in Performing Arts at Seoul National University. She currently works as a freelance translator and editor. She has translated books such as GRAPHIC and other magazines and exhibition catalogs, as well as Ways of Hearing , Invisible , Never Use Futura , Encyclopedie Artwork Books , and The White Review Interviews .
Im Tae-su

A professional dedicated to uncovering the philosophy and values hidden within brands and delivering their unique essence to everyday life. Preferring leisure, simplicity, and thoughtful conversations, he tends to limit gatherings to four people or fewer. With experience at the brand consulting firm Brand&Company, Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Marketing Strategy Team, the brand experience design firm Plus X, and Kakao Pay Brand Marketing Team, he now runs Standard Project. He has led brand …
Michael Rock

He is a writer, designer, and educator who co-founded the New York-based design studio 2×4, where he serves as a creative director. Over the past thirty years, he has closely collaborated with a wide range of figures—including Miuccia Prada, Rem Koolhaas, Germano Celant, Kanye West, and Virgil Abloh—while teaching at Yale University, Harvard University, Columbia University, and the Jan van Eyck Academy, and contributing to publications such as The New York Times, I.D., and Eye. His major …

Kang Hyeon-joo

강현주

Park ji-hee

Lee Eun-ho

John Hill

Kang Ju-hyun

Park Hyun-taek

Lee Jung-yeol

ZERO PER ZERO

최명환

Choi Jeong-ho

Jeong Eun-ju

Im Tae-su

Michael Rock