He majored in Visual Design at Hongik University and went on to study Advertising Design and Visual Communication at the Graduate School of Industrial Arts at Hongik University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). While studying signage and symbols at the University of Illinois at Chicago, he explored a semiotic approach to design research. He later earned a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Hongik University, where he analyzed visual humor through semiotics. He has contributed to the corporate identity program (CIP) designs for Korea Electric Power Corporation, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, Chohung Bank, Chilsung Cider, Nonsan City, Cheongju City, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, and the Satellite Research Center. He also served as an image improvement consultant for organizations such as the Korea Customs Service and the Public Procurement Service. He was the president of the Korean Society of Basic Design & Art and worked as a visiting scholar at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, where he researched visual culture in the UK and East Asia. Currently, he is a guest professor at Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts in China and a professor of Communication Design at Hongik University, continuing his research and work in semiotics, visual communication, visual culture, and cultural content design. His authored books include Semiotics of Advertising Design, Visual Fun, Visual Pun, and Design Semiotics. He has also translated Bauhaus and Design Theory, Graphic Wit, Visual Expression, Design of Dissent, and Reading Visual Design Through Semiotics. ywpark@hongik.ac.kr / designhumor@hotmail.com
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Renate Menzi enjoyed a craft-based design education at the Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich, which she continued at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. Having graduated in 1996, she worked as an assistant at the Chair of Visual Design in the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich and studied Theory of Design and Art at the Zurich University of the Arts. Since 2008, she is the curator of the design collection at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich where she teaches, collects, researches and publishes in …
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Lee Jung-min
Lee Jung-min graduated from Ewha Womans University, Faculty of Design and received her master’s degree from the Graduate School of Industrial Design with the thesis Strategies for Legal Protection of Service Design . Since 2013, she has been working as a researcher at the Korean Intellectual Property Office. -
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After graduating from Korea University with a degree in English Language and Literature and earning a degree in Translation from the Monterey Institute of International Studies , they worked for several years as an interpreter and translator for government agencies and corporations. Currently, they work as a translator specializing in culture, creativity, and technology , while also serving as the Creative Commons Asia-Pacific Coordinator . -
Lee Hyun-song
A designer in the Brand Strategy Team at Hyundai Department Store, actively involved in infusing vitality into the brand through various activities such as brand positioning and campaigns across multiple media platforms. She is particularly interested in effectively communicating the brand’s direction to customers through design, exemplified by projects like the opening of The Hyundai Seoul. -
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 … -
Kaleena Sales
Kaleena Sales is a writer, illustrator, and graphic design educator at Tennessee State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College and University), in Nashville, TN. She is endlessly interested in the intersection of Black culture and aesthetics and believes that identities and experiences have an invaluable role in helping to diversify the ways in which designers solve problems. Through her service on AIGA’s Design Educators Community Steering Committee, Kaleena advocated for a more … -
AeLe Family
The family is made up of Ko Kyung-ae, a painter, and Lee Sang-wook, a semiconductor researcher, along with Jun Sung-seong, Eun-sol, and their dog Corbusier. After working for President Kim Dae-jung’s presidential secretariat and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Sendai, Japan, Ko Kyung-ae became a self-taught painter and held three solo exhibitions in Japan and one in Korea. After experiencing the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, she changed her outlook on life and … -
IDR
IDR is a combination of letters reminiscent of ordinary English words such as idea and ideal. It is intended to be a more free architecture that responds flexibly to various external conditions without being bound by a specific logic or theory. Questioning what is taken for granted in our cities and architecture is the starting point of his work, and he is particularly interested in the role of architecture as a mediating background between users and everyday life. -
Farah Kafei
Farah Kafei is a designer and art director who has led initiatives addressing gender disparity in design education and fostered communities pushing for a more inclusive industry. She’s had the pleasure of working for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and studios such as Sagmeister & Walsh and Doubleday & Cartwright. -
Kang Byung-keun
Byoung-Keun Kang is the City Architect of Seoul and an Emeritus Professor at Konkuk University. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Architectural Engineering from Konkuk University in Korea and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Technische Universität Berlin, Department of Architecture. His major projects include the comprehensive master plan for the cultural facilities at Oedo Island in Hallyeohaesang National Park, the French Cultural Village in Gapyeong (Petite France), and the … -
Jasper Morrison
Jasper Morrison CBE RDI (born 1959) is an English product and furniture designer. He is known for the refinement and apparent simplicity of his designs. In a rare interview with the designer, he is quoted as saying: “Objects should never shout.” Jasper Morrison is a leading British designer, best known for his work in furniture, lighting, tableware and everyday products. Born in London in 1959, he studied design at Kingston Polytechnic, the Royal College of Art and Berlin’s HdK. In … -
Irene Korol Scala
Mentor, author, and passionate advocate of great type and thoughtful messaging, Irene pushes herself and her team to refine the craft of visual story-telling and developing brand authenticity. Her credentials include a prestigious degree and full-tuition scholarship from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, where she had the opportunity to study with educators such as Paul Rand, Lou Dorfsman, and Milton Glaser. Irene went on to postgraduate study at The Bezalel Academy of …