Poster design submitted and awarded a ‘Best Poster Design’ prize at the 11th Exhibition of Korean Society of Typography.

The '솜씨' (Good Hands) exhibition theme revolves around honoring craftsmanship, and my approach to this theme specifically celebrates the beauty of metal pieces within Korean traditional wooden furniture. '장석' (Jang-seok) are metel elements that were initially crafted for durability, but they reveal inherent beauty. To create the poster, I meticulously documented these pieces at the only Jang-seok museum in Korea, digitally traced them, and assembled them into the characters '솜씨'. The poster serves as an ode to the intricate work behind these metal crafts, inviting viewers to appreciate their aesthetics both from a distance and up close.

Client
Self-initiated work created for an exhibition: 11th Exhibition of Korean Society of Typography, at Doosung In the Paper Gallery, Seoul, South Korea. 

Role
Design

Date
2016

Tools
Illustrator

Team
Lead (sole) Designer

Digitizing Jang-seok:

Applying 솜씨 typography as the 'frame':

Final poster:

Functional Aesthetics
I also created a set of foil-pressed post cards with the digital traces I made of the Jang-seok metal pieces. These posters were created with gold and silver foils, and named 'Functional Aesthetics. They were submitted to and were displayed at Maison & Objet Paris 2016, at Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris. 2/9/2016 - 6/9/2016