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Ahn Sang-soo (typographic designer)
Korean designer
This article is about the South-Korean typographic designer. For the former Grand National Party chairman, see Ahn Sang-soo (born February ). For the former mayor of Incheon, see Ahn Sang-soo (born May ).
In this Korean name, the family name is Ahn.
Ahn Sang-soo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ahn Sang-soo Chungju, South Korea |
| Alma&#;mater | Hongik University |
| Occupation(s) | Typographer, book designer, translator |
Ahn Sang-soo (, Chungju, South Korea)[1] is a South-Korean leading typographic designer.
Biography
Ahn Sang-soo developed an interest in Hangul typography in the early s.
Ahn sang soo biography definition wikipedia For the gate of his personal residence, the uniform stroke widths of Mano were the perfect puzzle pieces for the pattern. Dwiggins Emigre Ross F. Up until the midth century, Chinese was the main script of the Joseon dynasty, and the practice of reading and writing Chinese characters was only available to the educated elite. Mano, introduced in , plays with the stroke module.He invented many typefaces, including one named after himself. He graduated from the university of Hongik.[2]
After graduation, he became an advertising designer for LG Electronics. He joined the Ggumim magazine as an art editor in and then the magazines Ma-dang and Meot as art director in In , he created the design firm Ahn Graphics.[2]
In , he designed his first self-titled typeface, creating a path of experimentation for the Korean script.
He created the Madang typeface for the monthly magazine Madang to overcome the general monotony and rigidity of existing Hangeul typefaces.
Ahn sang soo biography definition of love The quirkiness of the Mano shines even more when characters are formed into syllabic blocks, typeset and result in a rhythmic line. Up until the midth century, Chinese was the main script of the Joseon dynasty, and the practice of reading and writing Chinese characters was only available to the educated elite. In this Korean name , the family name is Ahn. As early as , he was selected as Designer of the Year by Design magazine.In , he launched the alternative art and culture magazine bogoseo/bogoseo.[2]
Ahn Sang-soo founded the alternative design school Paju Typography Institute (PaTI).[3] He also founded the AG Typography Institute, an organization dedicated to the design and research of new typefaces.
Ahn has published several design books, and translated seminal works in typography of Jan Tschichold and Emil Ruder into Korean.
Ahn Sang-soo supposedly launched the first internet cafe in Korea.[2]
Other roles
Vice-president of ICOGRADA[2]