He is the Creative Director of Fontworks Inc., a font design company he co-founded in 2005. With over 25 years of experience, he is recognized as one of South Korea’s leading type designers. He has developed corporate fonts for Samsung, Kakao, Naver, Hyundai Card, Nexon, the Korea Publishers Association, MBC, KBS, YTN News, Dong-A Ilbo, Lotte Mart, Daishin Securities, and LINE Japan, among others. His work includes commercial typefaces such as Yoon Gothic and Yoon Myungjo, Rix Gothic and Myungjo, the Rix Road Name series, the Rix Rock series and Rix Rock Variable, as well as various Rak fonts, including Rak Gothic and Myungjo Variable. To date, he has directed and developed approximately 1,000 typefaces. He has received numerous prestigious design awards, including the iF Design Award for Typeface Design, Red Dot Design Award, Good Design Award, Asia Design Prize Winner, German Universal Design Award, and the K-Design Award Grand Prix.
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Yongrak Park
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The Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF) is a public organization affiliated to the Korean Ministry of Sports, Culture and Tourism. The objective of the organization is to promote Korea’s craft, design and hanbok both in Korea and internationally. It is our responsibility to promote the field in order to create opportunities for young makers, artists and related groups. We focus on preserving our own cultural heritage by re-interpreting tradition, research on craft materials/skills and …
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Kim Jin-a
She studied education at Sookmyung Women’s University and holds a master’s degree in theater and education from the Freie Universität Berlin. She has been a lecturer at the Universität Duisburg-Essen and is currently working as a professional translator. Her translations include Schneewittchen muss Sterben , Mordsfreunde , Erebos , and Effekten af Susan . -
Simon Morley
Simon Morley is a visual artist and until 2023 was Assistant Professor in the College of Arts, Dankook University, Republic of Korea. As well as being author of three titles for Thames & Hudson— Modern Painting , Seven Keys to Modern Art and Writing on the Wall —He is also the author of The Simple Truth: The Monochrome in Modern Art and By Any Other Name: A Cultural History of the Rose . He has lectured at such museums as Tate, The National Gallery, Hayward Gallery, Serpentine Gallery, … -
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After graduating from Sogang University with a degree in History , they earned both their master’s and doctoral degrees in Art History from Dongguk University . Since 1991, they have been cultivating a deep understanding of Korean history and culture at Kansong Art Museum , where they have been actively lecturing and writing, particularly on Joseon-era painting and Korean art. Currently serving as the Director of Research at Kansong Art Museum , they also teach Korean and East Asian art at … -
Edo Smitshuijzen
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. -
윤태훈
사티(SATHY) 건축사무소의 설립자이자 대표. 파리–벨빌 국립고등건축학교(ENSA Paris–elleville)를 졸업한 후, 크리스티앙 드빌레르(Christian Devillers) 건축사무소에서 건축과 도시계획을 다층적이고 교차적인 시각으로 결합하는 실무를 수행했다. 2006년 릴(Lille) 생소베르(Saint–auveur) 부지를 대상으로 한 유로판(Europan) 제8회 공모전에서 당선된 후, 사티를 설립하고 공공 및 민간 발주처를 위한 다양한 프로그램의 프로젝트를 프랑스 전역에서 진행한다. 윤태훈은 자원을 절약하고 효율적으로 사용하는 관점에서 출발해, 실제적인 사용 방식에 기반한 생태적 건축과 도시계획에 기여하는 작업을 한다. 바이오 기반 건설 공법, 참여형 설계 과정, 주민과의 공동 설계 등은 이런 접근의 핵심 요소이다. 이 실천은 건축가의 사회적 역할에 대한 강한 신념과 맞닿아 있다. 그는 건축가가 공공의 이익, 삶의 질, 그리고 지역 간 연대와 결속을 위해 행동할 … -
Christopher Alexander
Christopher Wolfgang John Alexander (1936–2022) was an Austrian-born British-American architect and design theorist. He was an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His theories about the nature of human-centered design have affected fields beyond architecture, including urban design, software, and sociology. Alexander designed and personally built over 100 buildings, both as an architect and a general contractor. Alexander is best known for his 1977 book A Pattern … -
Lucas Evers
Lucas Evers is Head of the e-Culture Programme at Waag Society. Lucas is involved in projects at the intersection of art, science, design and society, extending the reach of e-Culture to a wider range of technology-informed disciplines. -
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 … -
Han Jin-yeong
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 . -
Park Su-ji
An independent curator, operating the curatorial agency RARY and co-managing the curator platform WESS . Previously, they have worked as a curator at the independent cultural space Agit in Busan, editorial team leader for the art and culture criticism magazine BIART , coordinator for Jeju Biennale 2017: Tourism , curator at Tongui-dong Boan Inn , and associate curator for the 2024 Busan Biennale: Seeing in the Dark . Their work revolves around questioning how the fundamental nature of art … -
Seo Seung-yeon
She studied Visual Design at the College of Design, Sangmyung University, and Communication Design at the Graduate School of Art and Design at the same university. She earned a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Hongik University. She worked as a graphic designer at Comtec System, SUMOK A&A, and Dian Co., Ltd. She has taught typography and editorial design courses at Sangmyung University, Dankook University, Kyonggi University, Pyeongtaek University, Dongyang Mirae University, and Yuhan University. …