Font designer and researcher. She founded Notype in 2018 and has been creating letters based on research and experimentation since then. She teaches typography at Konkuk University, Ewha Womans University, and Hongik University. She graduated from Hongik University’s Department of Visual Design in 2006, and received her master’s degree in 2008 with a thesis on “A study on the Hangul phonetic alphabet system for phonetic transcription of Japanese” and her doctorate in 2011 with a thesis on “A study on the morphological characteristics and lineage of Choi Jeong-ho’s Hangeul typeface” from the same graduate school. In 2017, She studied Latin design at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague, Netherlands. She is the co-author of Hangeul Designer Choi Jung Ho (2014), Glyphs Type Design (2022), and His representative fonts include Optique (2019), Sori (2020), NAVER Maru Buri (2021), and Climate Crisis Font (2022).
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Noh Eun-yu
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After graduating from the Department of Visual Design at Hongik University’s College of Fine Arts, she received her Master’s degree(M.F.A.) in Fashion Design from the same university’s graduate school. She later completed her Master’s degree(M.F.A.) at the London College of Fashion in England, and her Ph.D. from Kookmin University. She is currently serving as the Dean of the Department of Fashion Design and Branding at Pyeongtaek University, and is active as an executive in several academic …
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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. -
Korean Society of Typography
The Korean Society of Typography (hereafter KST) is an academic organization in South Korea, started in 2009. The KST supports many design activities to diversify the visual communication field. Some of which include the journal LetterSeed , academic conferences, annual exhibitions as well special committees on Korean typography, typographic terminology, digital typography education, international typography biennale, and a diverse range of research. -
Adrian George
Adrian George is Deputy Director and Senior Curator at the UK Government Art Collection. She leads a department responsible for publication projects ranging from education, commentary and public programs to professional art events, and lectures on curating and contemporary art commissioning. She has commissioned site-specific works in Belgium, the Philippines, Qatar, Spain, the UK, and Yemen, and has curated exhibitions in Hong Kong, Dublin, London, Skopje, New York, and Taipei. He has held … -
Fleur Watson
Fleur Watson PhD is a curator, creative producer and author. Her academic and cultural leadership extends across a broad spectrum of creative disciplines including architecture, design, visual art, and expanded spatial practices. Fleur is an Associate Professor, School of Architecture & Design at RMIT University and founder of independent curatorial practice Something Together. She is an experienced researcher within an ‘integrated scholarship’ framework with a focus on curating … -
Jeong Min-ju
After studying Industrial Design and International Business at Carnegie Mellon University, she worked as a product designer, participating in projects for medical devices and various consumer electronics. She later earned a master’s degree in Design and Branding Strategy from Brunel University. Recently, her focus has shifted to research on platform strategy and service design. -
Go Hae-won
She graduated from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea, where she studied composition and the Master of Music program. Since then, she has worked as a composition instructor at the Conservatory of Music and Incheon Yeongo, and currently teaches students preparing for music college entrance exams at Suryeon Music Academy. She dreams of a harmonious life like an orchestra and continues her journey with music through her composing and arranging activities. -
Yoon Min-goo
Yoon Min-goo was born in 1989. Graphic designer and font designer. He draws letters and turns them into fonts. He has created various Korean fonts, starting with the web font Barngul in 2002. A separate interest is modern paleontology. He is fascinated by the process of providing letters as materials to workers in various fields and collaborating with them to produce unexpected results. -
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 … -
Jeong Ha-rin
A typeface designer and graphic designer who studied Graphic Design at Yeungnam University and Yale University. From 2014 to 2017, he worked as a type researcher and designer at Ahn Graphics’ Typography Institute, where he contributed to the creation of AG Choijeongho Typeface and AG Superblack Gothic. During the same period, he taught typeface design at the PaTI (Paju Typography Institute). -
정상희
서울시립대학교 환경조각학과와 홍익대학교 대학원 미술사학과를 졸업했다. 오하이오대학교에서 미술사와 영화이론 전공으로 박사 과정을 수학했으며, 서울시립대학교 대학원 건축학과 박사 과정을 수료했다. 도시 연구 기반 문화예술 및 디자인 기획 연구소 아도크리에이션을 운영하며 대학교에서 미술사, 미학, 디자인 이론, 건축사 등을 가르친다. 번역가로도 활동하고 있다. 저서로 『인천의 장소 특정성, 걷기의 모빌리티와 도시를 경험하는 예술-인천학연구총서 47』『시카고와 인천, 도시 만나기』『시각예술로서의 도시 읽기-아시아 항구도시』, 역서로는 『브랜딩·인사이트·디자인]』『일러스트로 보는 영국 건축의 언어』『팝 아트』『ART 세계 미술의 역사』가 있다. -
Hansil
Awakened to the disarray in the Korean language, he dedicated himself to reviving dying words, simplifying difficult Sino-Korean terms into accessible native expressions, and interpreting Korean words in Korean. He established “Maum-Dakkeuneun Maeul” (Mind-Polishing Village) at the foot of Surime (Mount Songni) in the Sabara region (Sangju) of Nosarasa (Gyeongbuk). There, he leads meditation practices to help anyone polish their mind, freeing themselves from suffering to live a …