6/3/2023 0 Comments Korea graphic design studioFor example, our writing system was invented about 400 to 500 years ago, but it wasn’t widely used until the 20th century. It could be the modernist in me speaking, but I think that anything resembling them in our minds is basically a modern construction. MCWell again, maybe I’m being too critical of my own culture, but in order to have that balance, you would need proper cultural heritage and traditions in the first place. IOAfter a couple of days in Seoul I have the impression that South Koreans are able to find a good balance between modern life and culture heritage-cliché or truth? Outside the cultural world, we still have to struggle for professional respect. This has to do with our economy in part, but also a lack of appreciation for graphic design. The work conditions are probably harsher here than they are, for example, in Europe. However, in Korea almost every designer is underpaid and overworked. Graphic design is not an old discipline in Korea, so you can still feel some kind of pioneering spirit. You have good art spaces and a design scene, which is small but vibrant. A lot of inspiring people come here to work and experiment. MCSeoul has always been a dynamic place, but it’s recently become more diverse. IOIs Seoul or South Korea in general a good place for graphic designers? Maybe this somewhat ironic appreciation of the city’s brutality is what keeps me working. It’s somehow hard for me to feel a stable connection with the city-but maybe that’s good for me. It’s a city that is constantly rebuilding itself. Seoul in general is rather ugly and, in a lot of places, even repelling, but in their own interesting ways. Changseong-dong is charming, and you can find inspiring art and design spaces like the Book Society here. And we do like this neighborhood-but it’s an exception in Seoul. MCWell, Sulki and I don’t live in the city for many practical reasons. Is it an inspiring context for you? Or are there other places in Seoul that you prefer? ![]() IOMin, looking for your studio, we wandered through this exciting neighborhood and came across galleries, bars, and concept stories. Ingo Offermanns IOmet with Min Choi MCin Seoul, South Korea. The Interview took place in January 2016. Min currently teaches graphic design and typography at the University of Seoul. After working as researchers in design at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Netherlands, Min and Sulki Choi founded their own design practice as well as the publishing house Spector Press. Min Choi, South Korea, Studied communication design at Seoul National University, and earned an MFA in graphic design at Yale University.
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