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Museum Hanmi Exhibition Book Design by Sunghoon Kim Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Print and Published Media Design
Sunghoon Kim acknowledged for print and published media design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Museum Hanmi Exhibition Book Design by Sunghoon Kim, designed for Museum Hanmi, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Print and Published Media Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Museum Hanmi Exhibition Book Design
He designed a photo collection of "Inside Out, A History of Korean Photography 1929-1982", which is the opening exhibition of the Museum Hanmi Exhibition. As a historical exhibition that looks back on the past 50 years of Korean photography, he follows in the footsteps of what institutional conditions Korean photography made history from 1929 to 1982. Along with the exhibition, the book will help follow the footsteps of Korean photography under what institutional conditions it has made history and will be a valuable opportunity to establish Korea's photography history.
About Sunghoon Kim
Kim sunghoon is a graphic designer based in seoul, south korea. Starting with graphic design based on typography, he is a graphic designer who is interested in using various visual languages such as image and digital as a means of communication and is working on a number of projects. He is working on a variety of projects with different personalities, creating each communication tool that fits the project as a result of the design. By doing so, the company is expanding its scope to graphic design, such as public design, space design, signage design, exhibition design, information design, brand design, digital design.
Award Record
Sunghoon Kim is a winner of 7 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Print and Published Media Design Award
The A' Print Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good printed and published media by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to print designers, published media designers, graphic designers and typography experts from all countries. Entries typically include brochures, posters, magazines, catalogs, flyers and business cards. Awarded print designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/print
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/147990
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/147990
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!147990
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/227011
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Museum Hanmi Exhibition Book Design
- Function
- Book Design
- Category
- Print and Published Media Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Entertainment
- Colors
- White Smoke, Black, Gainsboro, Silver and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Museum Hanmi
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Sunghoon Kim
- Country
- Republic of Korea
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #147990
Credits
- Team
- Creative Directed & Designed by Kim Sunghoon
- Image Credits
- Kim Sunghoon
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- He were directly inspired by the word photo because it is an exhibition photo book that looks back on Korea’s photography history over the past 50 years. Black and white were actively used as design elements on the cover and interior of the book, using photographic techniques that are printed in the way of light and darkness. The exhibition title is Inside Out, so he used intuitive parentheses as graphic elements.
- Inspiration
- He designed a photo collection of , which is the opening exhibition of the MUSEUM HANMI SAMCHEONG. As a historical exhibition that looks back on the past 50 years of Korean photography, he follow in the footsteps of what institutional conditions Korean photography made history from 1929 to 1982.
- Research
- Over the years, he reviewed and organized the LIMB Eungsik’s Scrapbook, the largest archive of Korean photographers owned by MUSEUM HANMI. Based on this, he collected and organized photo materials with the help of various related organizations, bereaved families, and writers. Through this, he found the lost link in Korean photography history and filled the gap in the scrapbook. These efforts will serve as a foundation for academic attempts to establish the history of Korean photography.
- Challenge
- The biggest goal is to understand the purpose of the exhibition while following in the footsteps of the institutional conditions in which Korean photography has made history and to convey its meaning well in the photo book. Also, since it is a photo book, He wanted to find a design methodology so that the techniques and elements of photography could be expressed in the book, and the two elements of light and darkness presented a great direction.
- Realization and Technology
- To express light and darkness, the paper on the cover was made in two versions: black and white. The black version is hot foil stamping with glossy black and glossy red, and the white version is hot foil stamping with pearl and glossy red. He printed it on matte paper so that the pictures of the past could be realized well. The book was tied with thread so that it could be fully unfolded and the back of the book has not adhered to.
- Operation and Interaction
- He designed this book hoping that it will be a memorable book so that visitors to the exhibition can feel their feelings and thoughts about Korea’s photo history even after the exhibition. Along with the exhibition, the book will help follow the footsteps of Korean photography under what institutional conditions it has made history and will be a valuable opportunity to establish Korea’s photography history.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project began in Seoul, South Korea in August 2022 and ended in January 2023. In Korea, books have been distributed to customers since January 2023.
- Specifications
- Softcover book, 170mm x 240mm x 38mm, 512 pages, the cover of two versions black and white, black cover is glossy black and glossy red hot foil stamping, white cover is pearl and glossy red hot foil stamping, bookbinding fully unfolded
- Keywords
- MUSEUM HANMI, Photo Book, Book, Photography, Design, Editorial, Graphic, Typography
