Graphic designer at Toss. Plans and creates all visual aspects of Toss. She focuses on the visual consistency of Toss graphics by establishing and spreading a visual identity based on the emoji font “Toss Face”.

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 …

He studied Ceramic Engineering at Yonsei University and Industrial Design at the University of the Arts (formerly Philadelphia College of Art) in the United States. He holds an MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies. He worked as a senior designer at the New York-based design firm IDI (Innovations and Development Inc.) and as a design director at Deskey Associates. He also served as a professor …

Editorial director of VOSTOK magazine and head of VOSTOK PRESS. He is the editor of various publications and the director of PLATFORM-P. He has worked as the chief editor of the design journal Yanggwibi , editor-in-chief of the Seoul National University Press and Culture Center, and a member of the planning committee of the School of Photographic Theory and the bimonthly magazine Wordnbow , and received the Art in Culture New Vision Art Criticism Award.

Drawer, illustrator. He studied visual communication at Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art (RCA) postgraduate program. His work is based on drawing and new media, blurring the boundaries between illustration and fine art painting. He has worked with Factum-Arte, Bompas & Parr, Jotta studio, and RA in London, and has won awards such as the Jerwood Drawing Prize, V&A Illustration Awards, and RCA Sustain, a London design festival. He has presented and curated exhibitions …

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 …

Yoon Ho-seob is an environmental activist and South Korea’s first Green Designer. An emeritus professor of visual design at Kookmin University’s College of Architecture, he has pioneered work that combines design and the environment, education and the environment, and develops and provides design works to support environmental movements by students and private organizations. He is the author of books such as Yoon Ho-seob and Dreaming of a Green Campus .

Graduated from the Department of Design at Tokyo University of the Arts, she worked at Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Deska Co. before embarking on a freelance career. She carved out a unique space in the design world with works that fuse simplified forms and trick art, embodying a playful and cynical spirit. Her accolades include the Gold Prize at the Warsaw International Poster Biennale, the Grand Prix at the Poland 30th Anniversary of Victory International Poster Competition, the Newcomer Award …

Toyo Ito (born 1 June 1941) is a Japanese architect known for creating conceptual architecture, in which he seeks to simultaneously express the physical and virtual worlds. He is a leading exponent of architecture that addresses the contemporary notion of a “simulated” city, and has been called “one of the world’s most innovative and influential architects.” In 2013, Ito was awarded the Pritzker Prize, one of architecture’s most prestigious prizes. He was a …

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 …

Cynthia Busic-Snyder was born in central Ohio, where she was raised with two brothers by depression-era working class parents. She studied Visual Communication Design in the Department of Industrial Design at the Ohio State University where she developed an interest in both practicing and teaching graphic design. After working as a graphic designer and art director (identity, point of purchase, signage systems and print for both retail and business to business clients internationally) she …

I graduated with a degree in Korean history and have lived in China for seven years, including three years as a student in Beijing, as well as one year in the United States. Just like translating Chinese, I enjoy traveling from place to place, meeting people, and writing. Fortunately, I have been able to continue doing what I love. I have translated over 50 books, including That Mountain, That Man, That Dog , China: Incredibly Close Yet Surprisingly Foreign , Landscape , and Reading Psychology …