Authors

Massimo Vignelli

He was born in Italy in 1931 and studied architecture in Milan and Venice from 1950 to 1957. After actively engaging in various projects, including designing posters and graphic materials for the 1964 Venice Biennale, he moved to the United States in 1956. In Chicago, he co-founded Unimark International, and in 1971, together with his wife and business partner Lella, established Vignelli Associates in New York.
From 1966 to 1980, he worked on the graphic program for Knoll; in 1966, he designed the New York subway sign system; in 1967, the American Airlines logo; in 1970, the New York subway map; and in 1995, the Benetton logo. He has been active across diverse design fields, including identity programs, posters, architecture, graphics, and products. From the earliest stages of his career until now, Vignelli has embodied modernism through organized and structured design.

Massimo Vignelli의 책

다른 사람들

Kang Hyeon-joo

He studied visual design at Seoul National University and Konstfack, Sweden, and worked at Allcommunication, a CI company. He is currently a professor at Inha University’s Department of Design Convergence. His books include Studies in the History of Design and Handbook of Korean Design History: Interviewing Korea’s Paul Rand, Cho Young-Jae , and his articles include “Correlation between Generation Shift and Corporate Design”, “The Characteristics and Meaning of Hong-Taik Han’s Design : The …
Park Su-ji

An independent curator, operating the curatorial agency RARY and co-managing the curator platform WESS . Previously, they have worked as a curator at the independent cultural space Agit in Busan, editorial team leader for the art and culture criticism magazine BIART , coordinator for Jeju Biennale 2017: Tourism , curator at Tongui-dong Boan Inn , and associate curator for the 2024 Busan Biennale: Seeing in the Dark . Their work revolves around questioning how the fundamental nature of art …
Lee Kwang-suk

He has been engaged in research, criticism, and writing with a critical focus on the intersections of technology, society, and ecology. He is a Professor in the Graduate School of IT Policy at Seoul National University of Science and Technology, specializing in Digital Culture Policy. Since 2020, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of Culture/Science , a journal of cultural theory. His main research interests include technology and cultural studies, the commons, platforms, techno-ecological …
Won Yu-hong

Won Yu-hong graduated from Hongik University’s College of Fine Arts and Dongguk Graduate School of Industrial Arts. He studied communication design at the Pratt Institute Graduate School of Design in the United States. He has worked as a designer at Cheil Industries and Deskey Associates Inc. in New York City, and served as Dean of the College of Design and Graduate School of Design at Sangmyung University and President and Vice President of the Korean Typography Society. He is currently …
Jeon Eun-kyung

A design journalist, design advisor for grandeclip, and director of C , a magazine focused on iconic chairs. From 2006 to 2022, she worked as a reporter, editor-in-chief, and director at the magazine Monthly Design , overseeing over 200 issues. During this time, she conducted interviews with designers, executives, and marketers from around the world and curated content on projects, exhibitions, spaces, and trends across various design fields. She launched Work Design and authored publications …
Song Geun-a

Studied Physics at the undergraduate level and completed a graduate degree in International English Education (TESOL). After finishing the publishing translation program at Glbab Academy, works as a translator affiliated with Barun Translation. Also teaches English original texts at local libraries and Havruta education centers. Translated works include Probable Impossibilities: Musings on Beginnings and Endings , Space: 10 Things You Should Know , Stan Lee , and Wuthering Heights …
Amorepacific

Amorepacific Corporation is a South Korean beauty and cosmetics chaebol, operating more than 30 beauty, personal care, and health brands. The firm was founded in 1945 by Sungwhan Suh and currently managed by Kyungbae Suh, the son of the founder. It is the largest cosmetics company in South Korea and one of the 10 largest cosmetics companies in the world.
Gilda Williams

Based in London since 1994, Dr. Gilda Williams is a contemporary art critic and teacher; editor of ON&BY Andy Warhol (MIT/Whitechapel Press, 2016); and author of the bestselling art book How to Write about Contemporary Art (Thames & Hudson, 2014), now published in seven languages. From 2008-23 Williams was Senior Lecturer on the MFA Curating programme at Goldsmiths College (University of London), where she taught art writing. Dr. Williams has also taught at the The Ruskin School of Art, …
Min Kyung-wook

He graduated from Korea University, Department of History and Education, and works as a professional translator. He ran the Japanese culture portal ‘ The Way to Japan ’, which led him to become a professional translator. His major works include Shinkai Makoto’s Weathering With You , Higashino Keigo’s Heart of Brutus , The Murder in Mansion Hakuba , Beautiful Weapon , and Dream Flower , Yoshida Shuichi’s Onna tachi wa Ni do Asobu , Ikeido Jun’s Shylock no …
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 …
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 …
Chae Hee-joon

Specialized in Korean typography at Kaywon University of Art and Design. Focused on font production, he is an active member of the design studio FORMULA. He has released typefaces such as Cheongwol, Cheongjo, Choseol, Goyo, Shinsegae, Tal, Classic, Giha, and Omin. Passionate about creating typefaces, he enjoys the process of detecting and studying subtle differences in letterforms.

Massimo Vignelli

Kang Hyeon-joo

Park Su-ji

Lee Kwang-suk

Won Yu-hong

Jeon Eun-kyung

Song Geun-a

Amorepacific

Gilda Williams

Min Kyung-wook

Shunmyo Masuno

Soonbho Park

Chae Hee-joon