Graduated with a primary major in English Education from Korea University. After completing military service and returning to school, he explored new fields and entered the world of design. Discovering an unexpected aptitude for it, he pursued Industrial Information Design as a second major and went on to earn a master’s degree from the same university. Currently, he runs the design company YOUNGLAB, participating in design projects for startups, SMEs, and large corporations domestically and internationally. He also creates content that integrates design and technology, such as smart lamps and figures. Recently, he has been actively involved as a mentor in various creative programs run by institutions like the Korea Creative Content Agency and Jeonbuk Content Korea Lab, supporting creative endeavors and startups. As a designer, creator, and supporter of aspiring designers, all of his activities converge on the core of design. With this in mind, he continues to dedicate himself to design every day.
Authors
Jang Yeong-jin
장영진
다른 사람들
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Axel Ewald studied sculpture and art education at Alanus School of Art in Germany. He has taught sculpture, drawing, Goethean observation and art history for more than twenty years in Germany, Great Britain, the United States, and Israel. He has been a member of staff at Emerson College in Great Britain for five years. In cooperation with biologist Margaret Colquhoun, Axel developed a series of Goethean science and art courses in Great Britain as well as New Eyes for Plants, a workbook for …
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Choi Bum
Design critic. Graduated from the Department of Industrial Design and the Department of Aesthetics at Hongik University. Served as the editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine Design and as the editor of the design criticism journal Design Critique . Focused on critically analyzing Korean society and culture through the lens of design. Authored several books, including: A View on Korean Design , Where is Korean Design Heading? , Korean Design: Beyond the Myth , If I Had Read That Book in Those … -
Seongyoon Min
She graduated from the Department of Visual Design in the College of Arts at Dongduk Women’s University, as well as its graduate school. She participated in planning and directing the “Innocence Room” exhibition at the Daejeon Expo Regeneration Sculpture Hall and organized the “World Children’s Art Exhibition” there. She worked as a designer at the Asia Cultural Exchange Institute and is currently serving as the Design Director at the Korea Electric Power Corporation(KEPCO). -
Studio 3
Studio 3 is an in-school design agency at the Graphic Design Department of Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo (Norway). Studio 3 was established in 2002 and exists of a handpicked selection of 15 truly dedicated 3rd year’s graphic design students. -
Kuma Kengo
Born in Yokohama in 1954, he studied architecture at the University of Tokyo and was a visiting scholar at Columbia University’s Department of Architecture and Urban Planning in the United States. He is currently a principal of Kengo Kuma and Associates and a special professor and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. His major works include Kiro-San observatory (1994), Water/Glass, Atami, Noh Stage in the Forest /Moributai Traditional Performing Arts Museum, Bato Hiroshige … -
Chung Kyung-won
A leading authority in design management, he has served as the President of the Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP) and the Chief of Design Seoul Headquarters for the Seoul Metropolitan Government. He studied Industrial Design at Seoul National University and its graduate school, earned a Master’s degree in Industrial Design from Syracuse University in the United States, and a Ph.D. in Design Strategy from Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. He debuted as a designer … -
Kim Jung-suk
He studied Glass and Sculpture at Seoul National University, Ohio State University Graduate School, and University of Illinois Graduate School, and received his Ph.D. in Crafts from Seoul National University. He has held 13 solo exhibitions in Korea, Italy, Japan, and the United States, and has exhibited his works at SOFA Chicago and Kanazawa Art Fair. Currently, he serves as a Professor in the Department of Ceramics and Glass at Hongik University’s College of Fine Arts and as the … -
Peter Jones
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 … -
Kim Hyun
He is the CEO of Design Park, an invited artist at the Korea Design Exhibition, and a stamp reviewer at the Korea Postal Service, Ministry of Knowledge Economy. He graduated from Chung-Ang University and Konkuk University Graduate School of Education. After working as an art director in the design department of a large company, he opened his own office, Design Park, and has worked on over 400 corporate design projects, starting with the 1988 Seoul Olympics mascot, Hodol. From the cards in … -
Lee Yong-shin
Lee Yong-shin studied Korean Language and Literature at Yonsei University, Industrial Design at Seoul National University, and Communication Design at Pratt Institute Graduate School. He has worked as a designer at magazines Glamour and Advertising Age , and now works as an art director at CMYK+WHITE, a design firm in New York City. -
Kim Se-jin
She studied at Hongik University’s Department of German Language and Literature and Korea University’s Graduate School of Education. Her books include What are You Looking At? , Lives of the Artists , MoMA Highlights , The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem , A Space of My Own , and the MoMA Artists series, including Henri Matisse , Paul Cézanne , Pablo Picasso , and Joan Miró . -
Lee Kyun-gmin
He studied Visual Communication Design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was selected as a Next Generation Design Leader by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (now Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) and Korea Design Promotion Agency, and has been honored with the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), iF International Forum Design, UX Design Award, and Red Dot Design Award. He currently works as a UX designer at LG Electronics. At first, I became a UX designer by …