Designers in Seoul
Designers in Tokyo
Designers in Taipei
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South Korea
Dohee
Lee
Design
Bio
Dohee Lee (she/her) is a Seoul and New York-based typeface designer and founder of Leedotype Co., Ltd., specializing in multilingual type design with a focus on Hangul and Latin scripts.
She holds a BA in Visual Communication Design from Seoul National University and began her career as a type designer at Sandoll Inc., one of South Korea's leading type foundries. With extensive industry experience, she has collaborated with major clients such as IBM, Hyundai Motors, Toss, Microsoft, Danggeun Market, Miwon, Yeogi Eottae, RidiBooks, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
Beyond her design work, she shares her expertise through online courses at Coloso and workshops at Hongik University and Seoul National University. In 2019, she co-founded Leedotype with her partner Hyunwoong Kang, a font engineer and drummer for Band Nah. Leedotype operates from its office in Yeonhui-dong, Seoul, utilizing remote collaboration to deliver multi-script type design projects. Their combined expertise in design and technology drives projects aimed at optimizing font usability and enhancing user experiences.
Clients
IBM, HYBE, Hyundai, Toss, Burger King, Danggeun Market
Awards
Granshan Type Design Competition, iF Design Award, K Design Award, KFA New Wave Font Award
More Speakers and Mentors
Bartlomiej
Witanski
I have the impression that design culture in Poland has been changing in a good way over the last few years. Increasingly, clients see value in what we do and appreciate it. Of course, there will also be people who do not fully value our work, in which case it is better to let such a project go.
Oksana
Shmygol
While the most known and celebrated inspirations from the Polish graphic design history is the 1950-80s Polish School of Posters, there is also a less known history of great logo design and typography, which we only started discovering recently. Nowadays Poland has amazing and internationally renowned designers in different fields - illustration, branding, typography and more. The community of professionals - individual designers and studios - is strong and friendly, we learn from each other and give each other advice, but also consciously build market standards together.
Te Ming
Wang
Taiwan's design culture integrates influences from diverse cultures, including Chinese, Japanese, Western, and indigenous elements, creating a unique and multifaceted style. Additionally, Taiwanese designers emphasize refinement and intricacy, often incorporating local cultural elements such as temple fairs, calligraphy, and traditional crafts into their designs, highlighting cultural heritage. The design industry in Taiwan is closely linked with the technology sector, demonstrating competitiveness in UI/UX design and smart product design. These characteristics may not be fully understood or recognized internationally. Furthermore, Taiwanese design is often influenced by social and political contexts, reflecting concerns about issues such as the environment and local identity.
Yui
Takada
The typsetting is unique. The ability to use hiragana, katakana, kanji, and alphanumeric characters in both vertical and horizontal writing is, we feel, unique in Japanese design culture.