He is a writer, designer, and educator who co-founded the New York-based design studio 2×4, where he serves as a creative director. Over the past thirty years, he has closely collaborated with a wide range of figures—including Miuccia Prada, Rem Koolhaas, Germano Celant, Kanye West, and Virgil Abloh—while teaching at Yale University, Harvard University, Columbia University, and the Jan van Eyck Academy, and contributing to publications such as The New York Times, I.D., and Eye.
His major clients include Prada, Miu Miu, Apple, Google, Samsung, Nike, MTV, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Harvard Art Museums, the Arumjigi Foundation, Target, Vitra, and CCTV. He received the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and currently serves as a trustee of his alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). His forthcoming book is Coherence.
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Michael Rock
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국민대학교 조형대학 시각디자인학과 명예교수. 1976년부터 30여 년간 그래픽 디자인 창작실기, 디자인론, 색채계획, 전통색채론 등을 가르치며 교육자로서 활발히 활동했다. 대한민국산업디자인전에 추천작가·초대작가로 선정됐으며, 심사위원을 역임했다. 한국시각디자인협회 국제부회장을 지냈으며, 88서울올림픽위원회 중 디자인전문위원회의 주요 일원으로 활동했다. 국립현대미술관 「한국전통표준색명 및 색상: 제1차 시안」에 연구위원으로 참여했고, 서울시립미술관 개관전 〈한민족의 빛과 색〉에는 자문위원으로 참여했다. 국제디자인협의회(ICoD, 전 세계그래픽디자인협의회), 국제색채심포지엄, 바우하우스 답사 연구 등 다양한 국제 활동을 통해 세계 그래픽 디자인의 동향을 한국 디자인계에 반영하는 데 일조했다. 지은 책으로 『현대 디자인 연구』 『한국의 현대 디자인』 『산업 디자인 150년』이 있으며, 옮긴 책으로 『디자인론』 『포스터 디자인사』가 있다. 대표 논문으로는 「덴마크 디자인의 에센스」 …
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사카베 히토미
그림책 작가이자 디자인 분야 교육자로 활동한다. 디자인 연구와 시각 문해력을 바탕으로, 전통적 일러스트레이션과 그래픽 스토리텔링을 조화시키며 상상력을 확장하는 시각 작업을 이어왔다. 현재 홍익대학교 조형대학 디자인컨버전스학부 부교수를 지내고 있다. 쓰고 그린 책으로는 『히토미의 수채화로 만나는 히라가나. 가타카나』 『그렇게 삶은 차곡차곡』 『아이와 나』 『외갓집은 정말 좋아!』 등이 있다. 이 중 『외갓집은 정말 좋아!』로 2019년 아이정글 일러스트레이션 어워즈(iJungle Illustration Awards)에서 메리트 어워드(Merit Award)를 수상했고 2023년 나미콩쿠르 쇼트리스트에 오르며 작품성을 인정받았다. 이외에도 『엄마, 내일도 같이 놀자』 『책 짓기』와 『내가 엄마 해야지』 및 ‘그림책 놀이터 시리즈’에 그림을 그렸다. -
Kim Yu-yeong
She is a Ph.D. candidate at Yonsei University’s HCI Lab. She is currently working with HAII (a company specializing in digital therapeutics) on the planning, development, and clinical trials of a digital therapeutic for language therapy targeting stroke patients. She has directly experienced the A to Z of creating digital therapeutics and researches how patients can better and continuously benefit from digital therapy. She co-authored The Digital Therapeutics Revolution: Everything About … -
연명흠
국민대학교 공업디자인학과와 테크노디자인전문대학원 교수. 사용자 경험 디자인, 인터페이스 디자인, 인간공학 관련 과목을 강의하며, 디자인 방법론, 제품 기반 UX 디자인을 연구하고 있다. ADR 최우수 논문상을 받았으며, 근래에는 생성형 인공지능 기술과 툴을 디자인에 활용하는 효과와 가능성에 관심을 두고 있다. -
Yoo Yoon-seok
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Kang Ju-hyun
He runs the graphic design studio Occupy the City and is based in Seoul. He curated and organized the exhibition Occupy the City: Typozimmer Nr. 7 and participated in other exhibitions such as Korean Design: Transforming Forms and Tools of Communication . He is currently an adjunct professor at Konkuk University and teaches graphic design and typography at various universities. -
빌레 코코넨
A Finnish industrial designer , he runs a Switzerland-based studio where projects explore technological and scientific discoveries. His work reflects visions of future living environments , blending innovation with design foresight. Currently, he is a professor at Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design, and Architecture in Helsinki, Finland . -
Roel Klaassen
Roel Klaassen is Programme Manager at Premsela, Dutch Platform for Design and Fashion. Roel is a design enthusiast with an academic background in design, psychology and strategic management. At present he’s working on the People’s Republic of Design programme, a Premsela initiative that aims to stimulate the development of an open design culture. -
Hwang Hee-gyeong
She majored in Textile Arts at Hongik University and earned a master’s degree in Design Strategy and Innovation from Brunel University in the UK. She worked as a fashion information planner and trend analysis researcher at a major apparel corporation and a consulting firm. Currently, she is a translator with Barun Translators. Her translated works include Service Design for Customer Experience Innovation and Shoes: A Cultural History of Style . -
ArchiWorkshop
We are Architects, who think, create, enjoy and share everyday Architecture. The title ‘ArchiWorkshop’ has two meanings. One is ‘workshop of artisans’, and the other is the meaning of ‘attacking and defending to each other through discussion’. From a result perspective of view, architecture is a visual work. But at the same time, its origin accompanies philosophy and rational thinking. For that reason, we discuss and converse as much as sketching and this … -
Oh Gong-hoon
She graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in German. After working as a pop culture critic and book editor for a publishing house, she is now a professional translator from German and English. His translations include Design Sosa , Locker bleiben mit dem inneren Schweinehund , A Realist’s Walk in Psychology , From Starlight to Dew and The Secret Library of a Science Editorial Fanatic . -
Hwang Su-hyun
A journalist for The Hankook Ilbo , she majored in Clothing and Textiles at Hanyang University. Her career spans magazines and weekly publications before transitioning to a daily newspaper, where she has been working as a journalist for a decade. Her reporting began with fashion and has since expanded to cover architecture, art, food, design, publishing, and pop culture. In 2014, she wrote the serialized feature Living in Small Houses , introducing compact homes across Korea. With a natural …