Born in Tokyo in 1957, Mr. Takaoka is the President of Kazui Kobo, a limited company. After graduating from Kokugakuin University’s Law Department, he joined his father, Takaoka Juzo’s company, Kazui Kobo, and has been in his current position since 1995.He learned Latin alphabet typesetting and typography from his father. From 1999-2001, he served as an advisor to printing museums and workshops and gave lectures and talks on Latin alphabet typesetting, typography, and corporate typefaces. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, UK, an advisor to the Monotype Company, and was recognized as a Shinjuku Monotsukuri Meister “Technical Master” in 2009 by the Shinjuku City, Tokyo. He is the author of the book Printing Museum Magazine (2001), co-author and editor of Printing Magazines and Their Times (2008), and The World’s Most Beautiful European Typefaces (2012).
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Takaoka Masao
髙岡昌生
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시각 문해력 분야의 선구자이자 시각 커뮤니케이션 교육자로 활동한 디자이너. 시각 커뮤니케이션의 기본 원리를 하나의 언어처럼 배우고 이해해야 한다고 주장하며 시각 문해력을 정립했고 이를 가르치는 교육 과정을 설계하고 확산시켰다. 시카고대학교를 졸업한 후 보스턴대학교 커뮤니케이션아트학부에서 조교수 및 기획자로 활동했다. 디자인과 디자인 교육에 공헌한 인물로 매사추세츠예술디자인대학은 그의 이름을 딴 ‘도니스 A. 돈디스 트래블 펠로우십Donis A. Dondis Travel Fellowship’을 제정해 학생들의 해외 연구, 창작을 지원하고 있다.
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Frank Berzbach
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Lim Dae-geun
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Saras D. Sarasvathy
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Yoon Min-goo
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Omagari Toshi
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Lee Sung-pyo
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Josh A. Halstead
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Ahn Young-joo
Ahn Young-joo graduated from Hongik University, Department of Art, and received her doctorate from the same university with a thesis titled “Critical Discourse on Vernacular Design and Political Possibilities.” She has lectured on various design cultural theories such as design and material culture, design history, and craft theory at Hongik University and Konkuk University, and is currently an adjunct professor at Konkuk University’s Department of Industrial Design. Her publications include … -
Choi Jin-young
Observes daily life and translates memorable scenes and stories into illustrations. Aspiring to convey the joy and vitality of drawing, contributes artwork across various media. Illustrated books include: Children’s University: Physics , Accidental Design , The More Different, the Better , Words on the Road . -
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연세대학교 커뮤니케이션대학원 HCI디자인 전공 교수이자 디자인 & 인텔리전스 연구실 디렉터. LG전자 MC사업부 UX 디자이너와 뉴욕 와이어리스 제너레이션 프로덕트 디자이너로 일했고, 인간과 알고리즘의 협업을 연구한 Lab64를 설립·운영했다. 롱아일랜드대학교에서 컴퓨터 과학을 공부했고, 카네기멜론대학교에서 HCI 석사 학위를, 서울대학교에서 언론정보학 박사 학위를 취득했다. 기술이 인간의 고유한 창의성을 무한히 확장시키는 즐거운 도구가 될 것으로 믿고, 디자이너가 여러 AI 에이전트와 호흡을 맞추며 단순한 작업자를 넘어 ‘창의적 지휘자’로 거듭나는 방법을 연구한다. “AI가 나를 대체할까?”라는 막연한 두려움이 “AI와 함께 무엇을 더 할 수 있을까?”라는 설렘으로 변하기를 바란다. -
Soonbho Park
He graduated from the College of Fine Arts at Hongik University and earned a master’s degree from its graduate school. He obtained a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Bergische Universität Wuppertal. He previously served as a professor at the College of Design at Hongik University and as the director of the Art and Engineering Research Center at the Korea-Germany Graduate School of Engineering. Currently, he is the senior vice president of the Korean Society of Basic Design & Art (KSBDA) and the …