ahn sang-soo

Ahn Sang-soo obtained his BFA and MFA in 1981 from Hongik University in Seoul. He also received his Ph.D in 1996 from Hanyang University in Seoul and Honorary Doctor of Design in 2001 from Kingston University, London. After college, Ahn worked for an advertising agency for five years. From 1981 to 1985 he worked as an art director for Madang and Meot magazine. Subsequently he started Ahn Graphics design firm. Then, in 1991 he began his professorship in Typography at Hongik University, his alma mater. Moreover, he has been the editor and art director of the underground artculture magazine since 1988.

Internationally, Ahn was vice-president 1997-2001 of Icograda, and the chairman of Icograda Millennuim Oullim Congress 2000 as well as TypoJanchi 2001. Ahn has also done various individual and group exhibitions in many countries around the world. He is the 1998 recipient of the Grand Prix of Zgraf8, and the 2007 Gutenberg Award from Leipzig, Germany.

His major projects include new design system for the Korean Buddhist Chogye Order(2004), Ssamzie Art Book (1997), Life-peace movement symbol(2004) and cultural posters. One of his most notable contributions is his continual development of new Hangeul typefaces.

安尚秀

安尚秀1981年毕业于首尔弘益大学，获得美术学士和硕士学位。1996年他获得了韩国首尔汉阳大学的博士学位，并于2001年获得伦敦金士顿大学设计专业的荣誉博士学位。在大学毕业后，安尚秀曾在一家广告公司工作了五年。在1981年到1985年之间，他曾担任《Madang and Meot》杂志的艺术指导。后来他创立了安氏设计公司。1991年他开始在母校弘益大学担任字体专业的教授。此外，他从1988年起为地下艺术文化杂志《报告书/报告书》身兼编辑和艺术指导。

在国际上，安尚秀曾于1997－2001年间担任国际平面设计协会联合会的副会长，并是2000年举办的国际平面设计协会联合会千禧年设计大会的主席和2001年汉城TypoJanchi展的主席。安尚秀在世界各地举办过多次个展与联展。1998年他荣获克罗地亚国际平面设计及视觉传递展（Zgraf8）大奖，2007年荣获德国莱比锡古藤堡奖。

他的主要作品包括为韩国佛教曹溪宗创作的新设计体系（2004），《Ssamzie》艺术书（1997），“生命－和平”运动标志（2004）和各种文化海报。 他最著名的作品是为新韩字字体所做的持续性拓展。