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    YMG Type Foundry is a professional group specializing in multiscript typeface design across Hangul and Latin scripts. We develop custom typefaces and provide typography consulting grounded in research into each script’s typographic traditions and context of use.

    Contact

    hello@yoonmingoo.tf  Instagram

    Address

    5F, 22 World Cup buk-ro 5-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04000, Republic of Korea

    Selected Clients

    Google, YouTube, Adobe, Netflix, Samsung, 29CM, Gentle Monster, Tamburins, Eulyoo Publishing Company, Songeun Art and Cultural Foundation, National Hangeul Museum, etc.

    JAMO is a type design collective based in Seoul, Korea.
    We produce original Hangul typefaces through our own workshops.

    TYPEFACE curates and distributes typefaces through precise, consistent standards.
    We offer unique typefaces shaped by today’s type designers’ diverse approaches.

    Mingoo Yoon
    Founder / Director, Type Designer
    Mingoo Yoon studied visual communication design and earned a master’s degree from ECAL, Lausanne, where he conducted research on bi-script type design for Hangul and Latin. He worked as a researcher and type designer at AG Typography Institute and taught type design and typography at Hongik University and Ewha Womans University. His typefaces include YMG Yoonseul Batang (2017), YMG Blanc (2018), and YMG Munche Gothic (2025), and he has developed custom typefaces for clients such as YouTube, Gentle Monster, Tamburins, Songeun Art and Cultural Foundation, and Eulyoo Publishing Company. He also collaborates with international foundries including Dinamo, Lineto, and Displaay. He served as a typography advisor for Korean titles at Netflix, and contributed to Korean and CJK projects for Google and Adobe. His work has been exhibited at Typojanchi: International Typography Biennale (2015, 2019) and is included in the collections of the National Hangeul Museum and Die Neue Sammlung in Munich. In 2019, he founded YMG Type Foundry, based in Seoul.
    Jieun Kim
    UI·UX / Type Designer
    Jieun Kim studied visual communication design at Konkuk University and worked as a designer at AG Typography Institute. She co-released YMG Blanc in 2018 and released Noir, her original display typeface, in 2025. Her work has been exhibited at Typojanchi: International Typography Biennale (2015, 2019). At YMG Type Foundry, she has led numerous long-term projects for clients such as Dinamo, YouTube, and Eulyoo Publishing Company. Her current research focuses on developing brand-specific typefaces optimized for screen-based and mobile environments.
    Min-Young Kim
    Project Director, Researcher
    Min-Young Kim is a trilingual typographer and researcher specializing in CJK–Latin typography. After studying visual communication design at Hongik University and completing her master’s degree at Musashino Art University, where she researched the history and contemporary practice of CJK–Latin multiscript typesetting, she worked as a type project manager at Morisawa and Fontworks in Japan. In 2020, she became independent and founded Studio Em Dash, focusing on multiscript type development and typography consulting. She is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Reading. Since 2025, she has taught typography at Musashino Art University.
    Sohyun Park
    Project Director, Editor
    Sohyun Park is a design planner and editor. She studied art studies and earned her master’s degree in visual communication design at Hongik University. At Ahn Graphics, she worked as a planner on Amorepacific’s corporate typefaces, including Arita Dotum, Arita Buri, and Arita Sans. At AG Typography Institute, she led the development of the Jogye Order’s Seokbo typeface and conducted research for Shinsegae Department Store’s proprietary typeface, developing its “Modern Heritage” concept. She also served as lead planner and editor for issues 12 and 13 of the T, a typography magazine published by Yoon Design Group.
    Jobs / Internships
    Currently not looking for any interns or employees.