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 wallets to the symbols of the Blue House, the images he designed live with Koreans. He is one of the first experts in corporate image integration (CI) and brand identity (BI). In 2010, the Year of the Tiger, he celebrated his 40th anniversary as a designer.
Authors
Kim Hyun
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His teaching and research focuses on visualization for information and knowledge transfer. He is also interested in design-centered and interdisciplinary approaches for desirable interactions between humans and information, humans and media, and humans and space. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. in design from Seoul National University and his M.F.A. from New York University Graduate Center, and is currently a professor of visual design at Yonsei University, College of Design and Art. His books …
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Park Jeong-rye
She graduated from the Department of German Language and Literature at Hanyang University and has worked as a foreign rights agent for English- and German-language books at Imprima Korea Agency (IKA), introducing international books to the Korean market. Her translated works include What the Lion Says , A Week with the White Handkerchief , and Rosalie and the Mystery of Milk , among others. -
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 … -
Shunmyo Masuno
He is the abbot of Dokuozan Genko-ji Temple of the Soto School, a garden designer, and a professor in the Department of Environmental Design at Tama Art University. Born in 1953, he graduated from the Department of Agriculture in the College of Agriculture at Tamagawa University in Japan and practiced at the head temple Sojiji. While creating Zen gardens, he has given lectures at schools and museums around the world. As a garden designer, he has received numerous honors, including the Art … -
Noh Min-ji
She is a typeface designer based in Seoul. She received her master’s degree from Hongik University Graduate School with a research on Korean punctuation. He has been working as a typeface designer at the AG Typography Institute since 2012, after having worked at the Yoon Design Institute. She has developed typefaces such as Boeunche, Maleungullimche, and Bomnunche. -
Lee Seung-heon
Lee Seung-heon is a professor of interior architecture at Dongmyung University. He majored in architectural engineering at Dong-A University and earned his PhD from Pusan National University with a thesis on the meaning and expression of locality in architecture. He writes and lectures on various media for public understanding of architecture, and his research interests include the evolution of space and the aesthetics of weaving. He has worked as a planner and designer for ‘Reno House , … -
Chung Hye-uk
Studied Visual Communication Design in the Department of Industrial Design at the College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University. Earned a master’s degree in New Media Design from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Ph.D. in Visual Communication from the Graduate School of Communication at Yonsei University. Currently, she serves as a professor at the Content School of Cheonggang University of Culture and Industry. -
Asaba Katsumi
Asaba Katsumi is one of those rare individuals who has led the graphic world with both art direction and typography. With his insatiable curiosity and keen eye for detail, Asaba, who says that art direction is a combination of the two, has been the first to discover interesting things and has produced many advertisements and designs that have made people’s eyes light up. without sleeping. He believes that reading a lot of books, training his body including manual work, and … -
Hirano Kouga
Hirano Kouga graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design at Musashino Art University and worked in the PR department of Takashimaya before becoming a freelance graphic designer. Beginning in the 1960s, he actively participated in the underground theater scene, creating numerous posters. From 1964 to 1992, he was responsible for book design at Shobunsha Publishing, where he designed nearly all of its publications. His contributions earned him the Kodansha Publishing Culture … -
Kim Wook-kyun
After graduating from Sogang University and completing a doctoral program at Konkuk University’s Graduate School of Environment, I have been working in the tourism and maritime sectors. I became interested in plants after turning fifty and began studying the interrelationships between plants, people, and the environment. My field of activity expanded into roses as I became fascinated by their repeat blooming characteristics and cultural connections. Currently, I serve as the president of … -
Ko Hyun-seon
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”. -
Kay Jun
She studied literature at Ewha Womans University and Seoul National University and pursued visual design at the Graduate School of Hongik University. After graduation, she worked as the publishing team leader at the design studio AGI Society. Starting with her master’s thesis, Photography as Text and Society as Image: Handling of Photography in Twen」 (2006), she has focused her research on the intersections of photography, text, and design. Currently, she runs the photography book publishing …