Seoul Design Festival_Seminar_KIM Chiho

KIM Chiho

Art director of Seoul Design Festival

Professor at Yonsei University

Hillstate Gallery, Dec 15.

He explains the stragegies of successful international design promotion with 11 key words.

I think it has been described elegantly.

1. Concept : Think simple but clear
Try to show what you are designing with simple and clear ways.

As well, design should be considered as a process of production.

2. Image : Design your mind
Your design should contain your idea, philosophy and image.

3. Korean? : Don't be too much Korean
Korean and Traditional do not go together all the time.

Think about the identity that we have now.

4. Perfection : See inside from Outside
If it is not perfect, do not show it.

5. Material : Think about Skin

Korean designers are likely to focus on the shape not the materials.

Find the new materials and apply them to your design. You will find something quite new.

6. Language : Speak your mind
Cannot have any business without proper communication.

7. Unique : Be yourself not else
Do not copy any others. Make your own design with uniqueness.

8. Passion : Be maniac to your life

If you do not have passion, ask yourself whether you are a designer

9. Party : Enjoy your business
Party is a great chance to develop your business.

10. World : Show to the world

Your stage is not Korean peninsula. It's the earth.

11. People : Always think about people

Design for human, not for design itself.

Design Management Conference...well done

It was a great conference with full of passion toward design management.
I would like to thank to Thomas, Alison, Jaibeom and all the speakers from all over the world.
Definitely, I will continue to work on it.

red dot concept design award

Mr. SEO Youngmin(second from right), industrial design major at Pratt Institute, was awarded red dot concept design award 2007.

http://www.red-dot.de/

Sharing Design (Beautiful Fund & KIDP)

Beautiful Fund (http://www.beautifulfund.org)/ and Korea Institute of Design Promotion(http://www.kidp.or.kr/) began "Sharing Design Project".

"Sharing Design Project" is a way that designers donate their design for the poor organizations.

디자인진흥원-아름다운재단 "디자인을 기부합니다"
한국디자인진흥원(원장 이일규)은 아름다운재단(이사장 박상증)과 함께 공익단체들의 대표 이미지(CI) 등을 무료로 제작해 주기로 했다고 19일 밝혔다.디자인진흥원이 모집한 29명의 디자이너들이 아름다운재단에서 추천한 한국근육장애인협회 등 29개 공익단체들의 CI와 홍보물 모금함 등을 디자인 해주는 방식이다.디자이너로는 박금준 601비상 대표와 박봉래 한양여대 교수 등이 나선다.이일규 디자인진흥원장은 "디자인 나눔 사업을 통해 재정이 열악한 공익단체들이 이미지를 개선하고 활발하게 활동을 벌일 수 있을 것으로 기대한다"고 말했다.

Pratt 3D Class at sadi

Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund at Pratt Institute began its workshop on 3D Design first in Korea.
(www.rowenafund.org)

Karen STONE, the director of Design, Knoll was attending as an instructor for this program.
(www.knoll.com)

Professor KIM Sun-hee is the workshop director at Rowena Reed Kostellow arranges all the programs. As well, she translated the book, Elements of Design into Korean.
(http://www.rowenafund.org/index_content.html)

Come back to Korea

4 months in NY has been ever greater than any other time in my life.
I thank to all my friends whom I met in NY and I promise that I will be your friends forever.

Thanks!

Jinwoo

Boston_different from NY

ICA : Institute of Contemporary Art


MFA : Museum of Fine Art

Quincy Market