He graduated from the Department of Geography at Seoul National University and obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees in photography and visual studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, France. He has taught photography aesthetics, the relationship between photography and contemporary art, visual aesthetics, media aesthetics, and art theory at Joongbu University, Yonsei University, and Hongik University. He currently serves as an associate professor in the Department of Aesthetics at the College of Humanities, Seoul National University. His authored works include Roland Barthes, The Bright Room (2018) and The Two Faces of Documentary Photography (co-authored, 2012). His articles include “Roland Barthes’s ‘It-was-there-ness,’ Surprise, Madness” (2017), “Reconsidering Roland Barthes’s Reception Theory of Photography” (2016), “Vilém Flusser’s Media Aesthetics: Technical Images and Photography” (2015), “Vilém Flusser’s Reception Theory of Photography and Technical Images” (2015), and “Roland Barthes’s Dark Room: The Specificity of Photography” (2010).
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Sangwoo Park
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Graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature at Chonnam National University and spent nearly a decade working in publishing, creating books. Later transitioned to a full-time career as a translator. Notable translations include How to Write a Life , Living a Life of Writing , Seeking Meaning Outside Religion , The Bonobo’s House , People Skills , The Boy Who Lost His Shoes , and Diagrams: The Art of Organizing Thoughts .
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Jo Kim
Graphic designer. He majored in communication design at Hongik University, earned a master’s degree from Yale University and a PhD from Hongik University. He is the co-author of the A Dictionary of Typography published by Angraphics in 2012, published “Technical Problems in Multilingual Typography” (2016), and designed typefaces such as “Bemby” in 2017 and “Glyphs Sans” in 2018. He passed away in 2021. -
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. -
Fujimori Terunobu
Fujimori Terunobu is a Japanese architect and architectural historian. He studied at Tōhoku University before entering graduate school at the University of Tokyo. Whilst writing his thesis in the 1970s Fujimori formed the Architecture Detectives. In this group he and his colleagues searched the city to find and photograph early Western-style buildings. During the 1970s and 1980s he made studies of the city about early Western buildings and unusual occurrences, and did not turn to architecture … -
Kwon Jung-min
She is an independent curator and professor of exhibition design at Kaywon University of Art & Design, South Korea. She holds degrees from Goldsmiths, University of London and the University of Fine Arts Hamburg (HFBK), Germany. While Chief Curator at Daelim Museum of Art, Seoul, she successfully organized major exhibitions such as Linda McCartney: Retrospective , TROIKA , Ryan McGinley: Magic Magnifier , How to Make a Book with Steidl , Swarovski: Sparkling Secrets , Karl Lagerfeld: Work … -
Choi Dong-shin
Graduated from the Department of Applied Arts at Seoul National University and the Graduate School of Hongik University. A former professor at the College of Fine Arts at Hongik University, he also served as President of the Korean Society of Package Design. He contributed to significant projects such as creating cultural posters for the 36th Asian Games and signage and environmental design for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. His collaborative works include textbooks such as High School Design … -
Kiura Mikio
Born and raised in Osaka. He has two master degrees in computer science at Nara Institute of Science and Technology and design at Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design. Currently, he runs his award-winning design studio ANKR DESIGN in Tokyo and designs new products and services with his clients. He thoroughly understands the Japanese manufacturing industry, as well as, the workflow of large companies and startups in Japan. He also has a profound knowledge of Japan’s unique culture and … -
Choi Bum
Design critic. Graduated from the Department of Industrial Design and the Department of Aesthetics at Hongik University. Served as the editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine Design and as the editor of the design criticism journal Design Critique . Focused on critically analyzing Korean society and culture through the lens of design. Authored several books, including: A View on Korean Design , Where is Korean Design Heading? , Korean Design: Beyond the Myth , If I Had Read That Book in Those … -
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 . -
Hirano Kouga
Hirano Kouga graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design at Musashino Art University and worked in the PR department of Takashimaya before becoming a freelance graphic designer. Beginning in the 1960s, he actively participated in the underground theater scene, creating numerous posters. From 1964 to 1992, he was responsible for book design at Shobunsha Publishing, where he designed nearly all of its publications. His contributions earned him the Kodansha Publishing Culture … -
Shin Hyun-woo
A digital culture researcher specializing in critiques of information capitalism, game studies, and technology and information culture. Actively engaged in various writing projects. Co-authored the book Mario, Born in 1981. -
Korean Society of Typography
The Korean Society of Typography (hereafter KST) is an academic organization in South Korea, started in 2009. The KST supports many design activities to diversify the visual communication field. Some of which include the journal LetterSeed , academic conferences, annual exhibitions as well special committees on Korean typography, typographic terminology, digital typography education, international typography biennale, and a diverse range of research.