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    YMG Type Foundry specializes in multiscript type design across Hangul and Latin scripts. We develop custom typefaces for brands in Korea and abroad. Our typography consulting is grounded in research into contemporary cultural context and each script’s conditions of use.

    Contact

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    Address

    4F, 10 Yeonnam-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 03989, Republic of Korea

    Selected Clients

    Google, YouTube, Adobe, Netflix, Samsung, 29CM, Gentle Monster, Tamburins, Eulyoo Publishing Company, Songeun Art and Cultural Foundation, KT, Nike, Shinsegae Department Store, Hyundai Department Store, SM Entertainment, 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.

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    Jieun Kim
     Type Designer
    Jieun Kim studied visual communication design at Konkuk University and worked as a type designer at AG Typography Institute. She co-released YMG Blanc (2018) and released Noir, her original display typeface (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 custom 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 earning a master’s degree from Musashino Art University in CJK–Latin multiscript typesetting, she worked as a type project manager at Morisawa and Fontworks. In 2020, she founded Studio Em Dash, focusing on multiscript type development and typography consulting. She is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Reading and has taught typography at Musashino Art University since 2025.
    Sohyun Park
    Project Director, Editor
    Sohyun Park is a project director and editor. She studied art studies and earned her master’s degree in visual communication design from Hongik University. At Ahn Graphics, she worked as a planner on Amorepacific’s custom 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 custom 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.
    Jiyeon Park
    Graphic Designer
    Jiyeon Park is a type-focused graphic designer. She studied visual communication design at Hongik University and has been pursuing a master’s degree in type design at ECAL, Lausanne, since 2025, researching typeface design across various digital media environments. She has worked as a graphic designer at front-door and Rebel9. She collaborates with international foundries such as DumDum Studio in Mexico and Arilla Type in Spain, continuing to develop typefaces based on the structural translation between Latin and Hangul scripts.
    Jobs / Internships
    Currently not looking for any interns or employees.