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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Dr. Peter Jones is Distinguished University Professor of Systemic Design at Tec de Monterrey, and an associate professor at Toronto’s OCAD University. He is a cofounder of the Systemic Design Association (systemic. design) and the RSD Symposia series, and is Editor in Chief of the SDA journal Contexts. Peter is the founder of Redesign Network, an innovation research firm, leading systemic and platform design and research in healthcare, informatics and media, and public sector strategy. He has …
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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 . -
Ahn Sang-soo
Ahn Sang-soo is a graphic designer and typographer with a keen interest in Korean visual culture. He studied in the Visual Communication Design Department at Hongik University, where he also completed his graduate studies. A former professor at his alma mater, he took early retirement in 2012 to establish the Paju Typography Institute, where he currently serves as the president, also known as ‘Nalgae.’ In 2007, he received the Gutenberg Prize from the city of Leipzig, Germany. He is also a … -
Kim Dae-kwon
He started his career as a font engineer with the first project, “Malgun Gothic”, the first Korean hinting font for UI. He developed various plugins for font editors and gave many technical lectures. He enjoys various collaborations and conversations with font designers. He is currently in charge of mobile font download service at Font Bank and operates Line Gap. -
Kim Eun-hae
Born in Daegu, South Korea. She graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and earned his PhD from Charles University in Prague. She has taught Slavic languages and culture for many years at Yonsei University and Korea University. She has worked as an interpreter in the field of bilateral exchanges, including the Korea-Czech Republic summit. She fell in love with art, especially painting, when she realized that art is about human emotions such as desire, frustration, anger, and … -
James Chae
A designer and design educator based in Seoul. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and worked in web design and editorial design in New York and Boston. Currently, he is an assistant professor at Hongik University, where she continues his personal projects in editorial work, writing, and web design. -
Lee Suk-woo
Lee Suk-woo graduated from Hongik University, worked for Samsung Electronics in South Korea, Fuse Project and Teague in the US, and acted as a global creative leader and chief designer at Google-Motorola, Korea. Following the establishment of the industrial design office SWNA in 2011, he established his own object brand, The Liberal Office. In 2015, he was selected as one of the top 10 Global Design Studios in the design concept category at the Red Dot Awards and received the Minister of Trade, … -
빌레 코코넨
A Finnish industrial designer , he runs a Switzerland-based studio where projects explore technological and scientific discoveries. His work reflects visions of future living environments , blending innovation with design foresight. Currently, he is a professor at Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design, and Architecture in Helsinki, Finland . -
Koo Bohnchang
Koo Bohnchang is one of Korea’s most renowned photographers, celebrated for his exploration of experimental qualities of photography. After earning his degree in Business Administration from Yonsei University, he studied photography design at the HFBK University of Fine Arts in Hamburg, Germany, where he received his diploma (Diploma Fotodesign). Since the beginning of his career in 1987 with Alexio, he has photographed brand catalogs for Esquire and Non-no and produced fashion spreads for … -
Yonsei HCI Lab
The Yonsei HCI Lab focuses on research in human-AI interaction, with a special emphasis on UX design for digital health systems that enhance well-being and treat diseases. The lab members, who are not just HCI experts but ‘Experience Engineers,’ are dedicated to developing innovative digital health products that help bring meaningful experiences through AI technology. -
Chen Nan
A professor and doctoral advisor at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, as well as the Executive Deputy Director of the Chinese Ancient Characters Art Research Center. He serves as Deputy Chair of the Visual Communication Design Department and holds a Ph.D. in Design. He is a member of the China Artists Association, a director of the Beijing Industrial Design Promotion Association, and notably participated as a torchbearer in the Beijing Olympics relay. He chaired the Visual … -
Kuresawa Takemi
Born in 1966. Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Letters. Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology Faculty of Design. Entered the art criticism world by winning an award in the art criticism contest hosted by the art magazine Art Notebook . Currently engaged in a wide range of writing activities across fields such as art, architecture, design, and subculture. His books include Politics of Art Museums , Fiction Called Landscape , Where is the Art Museum? , Critical Words for …