Font designer and researcher. She founded Notype in 2018 and has been creating letters based on research and experimentation since then. She teaches typography at Konkuk University, Ewha Womans University, and Hongik University. She graduated from Hongik University’s Department of Visual Design in 2006, and received her master’s degree in 2008 with a thesis on “A study on the Hangul phonetic alphabet system for phonetic transcription of Japanese” and her doctorate in 2011 with a thesis on “A study on the morphological characteristics and lineage of Choi Jeong-ho’s Hangeul typeface” from the same graduate school. In 2017, She studied Latin design at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague, Netherlands. She is the co-author of Hangeul Designer Choi Jung Ho (2014), Glyphs Type Design (2022), and His representative fonts include Optique (2019), Sori (2020), NAVER Maru Buri (2021), and Climate Crisis Font (2022).
Authors
Noh Eun-yu
노은유
다른 사람들
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She explores how text, graphics, and people interact between the virtual and the real. After working as a designer and developer at graphic design studio Everyday Practice, She recently went independent to run his own creative design studio, YYY. Continues to experiment with digital interaction in the graphic web experimentation group HHHA.
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Lee Kyung-il
Architecture journalist. She majored in architecture at Seoul National University. He has worked as a reporter for Space , chief reporter for plus , editor-in-chief of bob , and editor-in-chief of Architecture Culture , and editor-in-chief of Architecture World , Interior World , and MADE . -
Lee Hyun-kyung
Starting her journey in design in the Department of Visual Communication Design at Hongik University, she worked as a GUI designer at LG Electronics’ Design Management Center. She pursued Museum Studies at Syracuse University in New York and gained practical experience as an intern at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Korea and the Orange County Museum of Art in the United States. She earned her Ph.D. in Arts Administration from Florida State University. She honed her skills … -
Lee Su-yeong
Lee Su-yeong graduated from the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Yonsei University and the Graduate School of Comparative Literature at the same school. She has worked as an editor, journalist, and exhibition organizer, and began translating humanities books such as Bandit: A History of Healing . She has translated the novels Even the Dogs , Wildlife , and I Am Number Four , the memoir My Korean Delhi , and the travelogue Your Siberia . When she wants to indulge her eyes and … -
Tak Hyeon-gyu
Graduated from the Department of History at Sogang University and earned a Ph.D. in Art History from the Graduate School of Korean Studies at the Academy of Korean Studies. Authored books include: Saimdang’s Garden , Conversations on Paintings , Reflections on Korean Paintings , A Study of the Triad Buddhist Paintings in the Joseon Dynasty . Currently serves as a researcher at the Kansong Art Museum and lectures at institutions including Seoul National University of Education, Gyeongin … -
Hori Michihiro
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 … -
Park Ji-min
I graduated with a degree in Korean history and have lived in China for seven years, including three years as a student in Beijing, as well as one year in the United States. Just like translating Chinese, I enjoy traveling from place to place, meeting people, and writing. Fortunately, I have been able to continue doing what I love. I have translated over 50 books, including That Mountain, That Man, That Dog , China: Incredibly Close Yet Surprisingly Foreign , Landscape , and Reading Psychology … -
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 … -
Frank Wagner
A designer and freelance curator, founder of the international design agency “hw.d”, which he led for 20 years. Over the course of his career, he has worked with various institutions, companies, brands, and designers on-site, while also publishing a magazine focused on new design cultures. He has curated exhibitions at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne and the Cobra Museum in Amsterdam. Currently, he resides in Munich, Germany. -
Oh Gong-hoon
She graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in German. After working as a pop culture critic and book editor for a publishing house, she is now a professional translator from German and English. His translations include Design Sosa , Locker bleiben mit dem inneren Schweinehund , A Realist’s Walk in Psychology , From Starlight to Dew and The Secret Library of a Science Editorial Fanatic . -
Kwanjo
Born in 1943, he attained enlightenment at Beomeosa Temple in Busan in 1960 and passed away in 2006. Since the 1970s, he has been widely capturing Korean temples and nature in his photographs. He has held numerous solo exhibitions, including the Seoul Asian Games Celebration Photo Exhibition and Olympic Celebration Exhibition , as well as overseas exhibitions in Los Angeles, Toronto, and Chicago. His collections of works include Sangha 1–2, Nirvana , Sumidan , Main Buddha Hall , Life, Death, … -
Momose Hiroyuki
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 …