Yejin Wi
I am a communicative senior type designer, specialising in East Asian scripts. I have extensive experience in improving large character set’s production efficiency, managing global partnerships and projects, and designing CJK characters.
동아시아 문자를 다루고 협업을 좋아하는 서체 디자이너입니다. 한글이나 한자 등 대형 문자세트의 서체제작과정의 체계화와 효율화에 관심이 많습니다. 다른 문자권의 디자이너들과 파트너십을 맺고, 서체 제작 프로젝트를 리드하고, 한글과 한자-특히 일본한자와 번체자를 제작한 경험 등이 있습니다.
Works
• 2022-2023, Geuljarang
• 2015-2021, Sandoll
Awards & Scholarships
• 2023, Winner of the 8th Hangul Typeface Creation Support, Korean society of typography
• 2023, Malee scholarship: special recognition, Malee scholarship
• 2022, Centenary Scholarship, University of Reading
Exhibitions
• 2020, «50 People, 50 Shapes», Lettering, World congress of Korean language
• 2020, «40 Designers You Should Know», Presentation, The national museum of modern and contemporary art of Korea, Asia project: Looking for another family, artist: FDSC(Feminist Designer Social Club)
Lectures
• 2020, «Friendly neighborhoods far far away», Atypi 2020
• 2020, «How to collaborate in digital era», T/SCHOOL, Korean society of typography
• 2019, «Hangul design class», co-lecturer with Kyungsuk Kwon, New media contents Mirim meister school
Educations
• 2023 University of Reading, UK, MA: Typeface design pathway
• 2015 Seoul National University, South Korea, BA: Visual Communication Design