TypeCon 2021 “Together” A virtual event, October 21-24, 2021 TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to promoting, studying, and supporting typography and related arts. Since the inaugural conference in 1998, TypeCon has explored type for the screen, printing history, Dutch Read more
6th Global Visual Culture Symposium A virtual event, October 13th, 2021 Introduction We are connected as human beings in many different ways, but the essential connection among people is communication-based visuals. Over our human history, we have created visuals to share the similarity and to differentiate the dissimilarity. Those historical Read more
UDA awards one gold and one silver in the 2021 UDA Annual International Poster Design Competition. Gold Award inExperimental Poster Design Category Ah Ah! We often express our feelings such as relief, delight, regret, wonderful, beautiful from observing and experiencing nature. Bronze Award inEnvironmental Awareness Poster Design Category Forecast Exploring Read more
UDA awards one gold and one bronze in the 2020 UDA Annual International Poster Design Competition. Gold Award inEnvironmental Awareness Poster Design Category Our Regret Utilizing Hangeul-Gak, a symbolic typeface, to communicate the message about changing our environment will cause our perception and living. Bronze Award inCommercial Poster Design Category Read more
TypeCon 2019 “Nice” August 28th – September 1stMinneapolis, Minnesota, USAHilton Minneapolis TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to promoting, studying, and supporting typography and related arts. Since the inaugural conference in 1998, TypeCon has explored type for the screen, printing Read more
A Study on the Brand Association by Bilingual Typefaces Choi, A. Y. (2018). A Study on the Brand Association by Bilingual Typefaces. Journal of Brand Design Research, 16-4, 151-160. Brand Design Association of Korea (BDAK) Abstract This study aims to clarify the relationship between typefaces and brand association in brand design Read more
Invited by Graduate School, Shanghai Normal University, China About Typo-Image Texts are always parts of other texts; there is never a pure text. Albert Young Choi developed the ‘Typo-Image’ methodology, integrating typography and image utilizing “text is always part of different text, and never pure text.” Through the ‘Typo-Image’ methodology, Read more
Designing an Official University Souvenir for Hanyang University THE CHALLENGE The common method is boring Hanyang University wanted a high-quality gift to celebrate the spirit of the university with foreign visitors and high donors. Previously, Hanyang University applied the university identity logo on the pre-made souvenirs which are the standard method of Read more
WAM and FIT Planning for Seocho-gu Government THE CHALLENGE Planning for the future Seocho-gu asked me in need of a study based on a plan to create tourism and streets in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Seocho-gu is an area developed as a residential area by Seoul’s urban development plan in the 1970s, Read more
My Posters as Permanent Collections by the US Library of Congress The best poster designs from 1999 to 2005 Posters were once printed on large sheets of paper and displayed in popular spots, reaching thousands with important messages. However, the modern commercial landscape requires less reliance on paper and more Read more