윤민구 타입 파운드리 YMG Type Foundry
윤민구 타입 파운드리는 한글과 라틴 알파벳을 포괄하는 다국어 활자체 디자인에 특화된 전문가 그룹입니다. 국내외 다양한 브랜드를 위한 전용 활자체를 제안하며, 다각적 연구를 바탕으로 각 문화의 전통적인 언어 환경에 적합한 타이포그래피 컨설팅을 제공합니다.

YMG Type Foundry is a professional team specializing in multiscript type design, particularly with Hangul, Latin, and CJK scripts. We offer high-end custom typefaces tailored to each culture’s typographic traditions.


소개
연락
우. 04000
서울시 마포구 월드컵북로 5길 22, 5층
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Introduction
  • Mingoo Yoon is a type designer based in Seoul, Korea. He received his bachelor’s degree in graphic design and earned master’s degree from École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) in Switzerland where he completed a research project on bi-script type design for Hangul and Latin alphabets. He worked as a researcher and type designer at AG Typography Institute and is teaching type design and typography at Hongik University and Ewha Womans University.
  • In 2019, he founded YMG Type Foundry and has released original typefaces such as “YMG Yoonseul” (2015), “YMG Yoonseul Batang” (2017), and “YMG Blanc” (2018), among others. He collaborates with various artists, designers, and companies both domestically and internationally, offering custom typeface-based graphic designs and developing exclusive typefaces.
  • Main projects include custom typefaces for YouTube, such as “YouTube Sans Korean” (2023, TDC Awarded), a custom typeface for “Gentle Monster” (2023), Songeun Art and Cultural Foundation’s typeface “Songeun” (2021), the exclusive typeface for Eulyoo Publishing Company “Eulyoo1945” (2020), the collaborative “ABC Favorit Hangul” (2019), “ABC Whyte Hangul” (2024) with Dinamo, a custom typeface for “Tamburins” (2019).
  • In addition, he was responsible for the design supervision of Korean titles on Netflix, as well as various CJK projects. He also conducts research projects as needed. He participated in the “Typojanchi: International Typography Biennale” in 2015 and 2019, and some of his works are part of the collections at the National Hangeul Museum and Die Neue Sammlung in Munich. In 2022, he organized the type design collective group “JAMO” and has released six typefaces on Google Fonts.

Contact5F, 22, World Cup buk-ro 5-gil, 
Mapo-gu, Seoul
04000 Republic of Korea
hello@yoonmingoo.tf


전시
  • “100 필름스 100 포스터스”, 제25회 전주국제영화제, 전주, 한국, 2024
  • “4321-마켓 앳 하우스 오브 스위스”, 밀라노 디자인 위크, 밀라노, 이탈리아, 2024
  • “스위스–코리안 수베니어 마켓”, 주한스위스대사관, 서울, 한국, 2023
  • “타입 텍스트 코리아”, 미디움 갤러리, 바르샤바, 폴란드, 2023
  • “플랜트헌터: 그릇, 벌새, 상상 속 도자기”, 더블유알엠 스페이스, 서울, 한국, 2022
  • “서베이 2021: 디자인 툴스”, 더블유알엠 스페이스, 서울, 한국, 2021
  • “타이포잔치 2019: 타이포그래피와 사물”, 국제 타이포그래피 비엔날레, 서울, 한국, 2019
  • “파보리트 한글 런칭 프로젝트, 더블유알엠 스페이스, 서울, 한국, 2019”
  • “건축 그래픽(ARCHIGRAPHIÆ)”, 스위스 문화원, 로마, 이탈리아, 2018
  • “유용한 말들”, 인덱스숍, 서울, 한국, 2017
  • “인 림보: 식물의 방, 더블유알엠 스페이스, 서울, 한국, 2017
  • “코리아: 디자인 + 포스터, 더디자인뮤지엄, 뮌헨, 독일, 2017
  • “훈민정음과 한글 디자인”, 국립한글박물관, 서울, 한국, 2017
  • “훈민정음과 한글 디자인”, 주일한국문화원, 도쿄, 일본, 2016
  • “AGI 서울 – 스페셜 프로젝트”, 동대문 디자인 플라자(DDP), 서울, 한국, 2016
  • “광고 언어의 힘”, 국립한글박물관, 서울, 한국, 2016
  • “프린트 프로그램 #4 – 스페시민”, 라 폰드리에 갤러리, 제네바, 스위스, 2016
  • “100 필름스 100 포스터스”, 제17회 전주국제영화제, 전주, 한국, 2016
  • “타이포잔치 2015: C( ) T( )”, 국제 타이포그래피 비엔날레, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “언리미티드 에디션7: 포스터 온리”, 일민미술관, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “엑스트라 스몰: 영 스튜디오 콜렉션”, 우정국, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “광복 70주년 특별전: 기리다 그리다 새기다”, 갤러리뚱, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “차일드후드 스케이트보드”, 워드커피 갤러리, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “100 필름스 100 포스터스”, 제16회 전주국제영화제, 전주, 한국, 2015
  • “다른 듯 같은 뜻”, S&C 뉴욕, 피프티피프티갤러리, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “잉크 빌리지 개더링”, 코우너스, 서울, 한국, 2014
  • “파운드 인 트랜스레이션”, S&C 뉴욕, 오픈하우스 갤러리, 뉴욕, 미국, 2014
  • “입는 한글 프로젝트”, 동대문 디자인 플라자(DDP), 서울 한국, 2014
  • “한글 난날 잔치”, 한울 13.0, 땡스북스 더 갤러리, 서울, 한국, 2013
  • “오롯 한 글, 한울 12.0”, 정동갤러리, 서울, 한국, 2012

워크숍과 강연
  • “오늘을 위한 시간”, 왓리얼리매터스, 서울, 한국, 2023
  • “자모.파티: 토크”, 더블유알엠 스페이스, 서울, 한국, 2023
  • “여름 워크숍: 플레이숍”, 중국미술대학(CAA), 항저우, 중국, 2021
  • “여름 한 줌, 글자 섹션”, 왓리얼리매터스, 서울, 한국, 2020
  • “타이포그래픽스 뉴욕 썸머 2020”, 타입랩, 뉴욕, 미국, 2020
  • “웰컴 투 더 디나모 다크 룸”, 더블유알엠 스페이스, 서울, 한국, 2019
  • “시각 디자인 프로그램 세미나”, 서울과학기술대학교, 서울, 한국, 2016
  • “한글꼴 디자인 워크숍”, 파주타이포그라피배곳, 파주, 한국, 2016
  • “손글씨가 디지털 서체가 되기까지”, 국립한글박물관, 서울, 한국, 2016
  • “시각 디자인 전공 타이포그래피 세미나”, 인하대학교, 인천, 한국, 2016
  • “졸업 프로젝트 세미나: 플랜-메슈어-웨이”, 건국대학교, 서울, 한국, 2016
  • “타이포잔치 2015 ‘종로 ( )가’ 오픈 토크”, 문화역서울284, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “엑스트라 스몰 영 스튜디오 콜렉션: 디자이너 서바이벌 가이드”, 우정국, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “그림 서체, 키보드 장단에 변신하는 한글: 라운드 토크”, 디뮤지엄, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “한글꼴 디자인 워크숍”, 파주타이포그라피배곳, 파주, 한국, 2015
  • “한글꼴 디자인 워크숍”, 영남대학교, 경산, 한국, 2015
  • “시각 디자인 전공 콜로퀴움”, 홍익대학교, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “다른 듯 같은 뜻: 아티스트 토크”, 피프티피프티갤러리, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “폰트랩 세미나”, 안그라픽스, 서울, 한국, 2015
  • “한글 활자체 디자인 워크숍”, 건국대학교, 서울, 한국, 2013

인터뷰와 레퍼런스
  • “한글, 세계 서체들과 어깨 나란히”, 조선일보, 2019년 12월
  • “글짜씨 16: 타입 디자인”, 한국타이포그라피학회, 2018
  • “월간 디자인 477호”, 2018
  • 송민호·윤민구를 따라 들어간 〈인 림보 - 식물의 방〉”, 타이포그래피 서울, 2017
  • “매거진 폼(Form) 270호: 한국”, 3/4월호, 2017
  • “1세대 외벽도장공 유영욱과의 대화”, 『아파트 글자』, 사월의눈, 2016
  • “글짜씨 13: 기술과 타이포그래피”, 한국타이포그라피학회, 2016
  • “카탈로그: 엑스트라 스몰 스튜디오”, 프로파간다, 2016
  • “타이포잔치 2015: 리포트”, 아이디어 매거진 373호, 2016
  • “글짜씨 12: 도시와 문자”, 한국타이포그라피학회, 2016
  • “대화(In Conversation)”, 한 타입, 2016
  • “계간 그래픽 34호. 엑스트라 스몰: 영 스튜디오 콜렉션”, 프로파간다, 2015
  • ‘윤슬체’ 만든 그래픽 디자이너 윤민구”, 타이포그래피 서울, 2015
  • “쇼케이스”, CA 매거진 210호, 2015
  • “글짜씨 10: 얀 치홀트”, 한국타이포그라피학회, 2015
  • “아름다운 한글에 디자인적 상상력을 입히다”, 노트폴리오 매거진, 2014
  • “노트폴리오”, 페이퍼 223호, 2014
  • “계간 그래픽 29호. 뉴 스튜디오 이슈”, 프로파간다, 2014
  • “마이 폴리오 하이라이트” CA 매거진 195호, 2014
  • “포스터 100” 매거진 CA 매거진 194호, 2014

Exhibitions
  • “100 FILMS 100 POSTERS”, 25th Jeonju International Film Festival, Jeonju, Korea, 2024
  • “4321-MARKET at House of Switzerland”, Milan Design Week, Milan, Italy, 2024
  • “SWISS–KOREAN SOUVENIR MARKET”, Embassy of Switzerland, Seoul, Korea, 2023
  • “TYPE TEXT KOREA”, Medium Gallery, Warsaw, Poland, 2023
  • “Planthunter: Vessel, Hummingbirds, Imaginary Pottery”, wrm space, Seoul, Korea, 2022
  • “Survey 2021: Design Tools”, wrm space, Seoul, Korea, 2021
  • “Typojanchi 2019: International Typography Biennale”, Seoul, Korea, 2019
  • “Favorit Hangul Launching Project”, wrm space, Seoul, Korea, 2019
  • “ARCHIGRAPHIÆ”, Istituto Svizzero, Rome, Italy, 2018
  • “USEFUL WORDS”, Index Shop, Seoul, Korea, 2017
  • “In Limbo: Room of Plants”, wrm space, Seoul, Korea, 2017
  • “KOREA: DESIGN + POSTER”, Die Neue Sammlung, Munich, Germany, 2017
  • “Hangeul Design: Prototypes and Future of the Korean Alphabet”, National Hangeul Museum, Seoul, Korea, 2017
  • “Hangeul Design: Prototypes and Future of the Korean Alphabet”, Korean Cultural Center, Tokyo, Japan, 2016
  • “AGI Congress Seoul – Special Project”, Dongdaemun Design Plaza(DDP), Seoul, Korea, 2016
  • “The Power of Words in Advertisement”, National Hangeul Museum, Seoul, Korea, 2016
  • “Print Program #4 – Specimen”, La Fonderie Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland, 2016
  • “100 FILMS 100 POSTERS”, 17th Jeonju International Film Festival, Jeonju, Korea, 2016
  • “Typojanchi 2015: International Typography Biennale”, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “Unlimited Edition 7: Poster Only”, Ilmin Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “XS: Young Studio Collection”, Ujeongguk, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “70th Korea’s Independence Day Special Exhibition: Remember, Draw, Carve”, Gallery Ddung, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “Childhood Skateboard Exhibition”, Wordcoffee Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “100 FILMS 100 POSTERS”, 16th Jeonju International Film Festival, Jeonju, Korea, 2015
  • “Found In Translation: Stigma & Cognition”, Fifty Fifty Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “Ink Village Gathering”, Corners, Seoul, Korea, 2014
  • “Found In Translation”, S&C NY, Openhouse Gallery, New York, USA, 2014
  • “Wearing Hangeul Project”, Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Seoul, Korea, 2014
  • “Birth of Hangeul”, Hanul 13.0, Thanksbooks Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 2013
  • “Orot Han, Geul, Hanul 12.0”, Jeongdong Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 2012

Workshops and Lectures
  • “The Time for Today”, whatreallymatters, Seoul, Korea, 2023
  • “JAMO.PARTY: TALK”, wrm space, Seoul, Korea, 2023
  • “Summer Workshop: Playshop”, China Academy of Art (CAA), Hangzhou, China, 2021
  • “wrm Summer Workshop in Zoom, Typeface Section”, whatreallymatters, Seoul, Korea, 2020
  • “Typographics NYC Summer 2020”, TypeLab, New York, USA, 2020
  • “Welcome to the Dinamo Dark Room”, wrm space, Seoul, Korea, 2019
  • “VCD Program Seminar”, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea, 2016
  • “Hangeul Type Design Workshop”, PaTI, Paju, Korea, 2016
  • “From Hand Lettering to Digital Typeface”, National Hangeul Museum, Seoul, Korea, 2016
  • “VCD Major Typography Seminar”, Inha University, Incheon, Korea, 2016
  • “Graduation Project Seminar: Plan-Measure-Way”, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea, 2016
  • “Typojanchi 2015 ‘Jongno ( ) Ga’ Open Talk”, Culture Station Seoul 284, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “XS Young Studio Collection: Designer Survival Guide”, Ujeongguk, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “Pictograph Hangul Font: Round Table Talk”, D Museum, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “Hangul Type Design Workshop”, PaTI, Paju, Korea, 2015
  • “Hangul Design Workshop”, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Korea, 2015
  • “VCD Major Colloquium”, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “Found In Translation: Artist Talk”, Fifty Fifty Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “Fontlab Seminar”, Ahn Graphics, Seoul, Korea, 2015
  • “Hangeul Typeface Design Workshop”, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea, 2013

Interviews and References
  • [Visual Portfolio] The Art of Immersion”, BeAttitude, 2023
  • [Good Design] The World of Letters”, Hinge Magazine, Hyundai Livart, 2022
  • “Reciting September: Writers Write, Artists Draw”, GQ Korea, Fall Issue, 2021
  • “Monthly Design Vol.512: Typeface Sampler for Designers”, 2021
  • Adobe Fonts Commemorative Interview”, Adobe & Minyoung Kim, 2021
  • “Design 360° Magazine Issue No.89: Typeface Experiment”, 2020
  • “Monthly Design, Favorit Hangul Launching Project”, 2019
  • “Hangeul Stands Shoulder to Shoulder with World Fonts”, Chosun Ilbo, December 2019
  • “New Aesthetic 2019”, Leonhard Laupichler, 2019
  • “Typography Magazine: The T, Issue No.13: Typeface for Text in Books”, 2019
  • From the Collection: Ahn Sang Soo and AG Typography Institute”, Letterform Archive, 2019
  • “Conceptzine Vol.65”, Interview, 2019
  • Mingoo Yoon designs bi-scriptual typefaces in aid of cultural harmony”, It’s Nice That: Work / Graphic Design, 2019
  • “LetterSeed 16: Type Design”, Korean Society of Typography, 2018
  • “Monthly Design Vol.477”, 2018
  • Entering ‘In Limbo - Room of Plants’ with Song Minho and Mingoo Yoon”, Typography Seoul, 2017
  • “Magazine Form Issue No.270: South Korea”, Mar/Apr, 2017
  • “Conversation with the First-Generation Exterior Letterer Yoo Young-wook”, Apartment Letters, Aprilsnow Press, 2016
  • “LetterSeed 13: Technology and Typography”, Korean Society of Typography, 2016
  • “Catalogue: Extra Small (XS) Studios”, Propaganda, 2016
  • “Typojanchi 2015: Report”, IDEA Magazine Issue No.373, 2016
  • “LetterSeed 12: City and Typography”, Korean Society of Typography, 2016
  • “In Conversation”, Han-type, 2016
  • “GRAPHIC Issue No.34. XS: Young Studio Collection”, Propaganda, 2015
  • Type and Graphic designer Mingoo Yoon, creator of the Yoonseul Typeface”, Typography Seoul, 2015
  • “Showcase”, CA Magazine Issue No.210, 2015
  • “LetterSeed 10: Jan Tschichold”, Korean Society of Typography, 2015
  • “Adding Design Imagination to Beautiful Hangul”, Notefolio Magazine, 2014
  • “Notefolio”, PAPER Issue No.223, 2014
  • “GRAPHIC Issue No.29. New Studio Issue”, Propaganda, 2014
  • “My Folio Highlight”, CA Magazine Issue No.195, 2014
  • “Poster 100”, CA Magazine Issue No.194, 2014



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