Museum Hanmi Exhibition Boekontwerp by Sunghoon Kim

Museum Hanmi Exhibition Boekontwerp by Sunghoon Kim is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Brons in Drukwerk en Gepubliceerde Media Ontwerp Competition Category.

BronsDrukwerk· 2023

Museum Hanmi Exhibition Boekontwerp

by Sunghoon Kim

Client: Museum Hanmi

A' Design Award in Brons Winner in Drukwerk Category

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The Design

About Museum Hanmi Exhibition Boekontwerp

Hij ontwierp een fotocollectie van "Inside Out, A History of Korean Photography 1929-1982", de openingstentoonstelling van Museum Hanmi. Als een historische tentoonstelling die terugkijkt op de afgelopen 50 jaar van de Koreaanse fotografie, onderzoekt deze onder welke institutionele voorwaarden de Koreaanse fotografie van 1929 tot 1982 geschiedenis schreef. Samen met de tentoonstelling zal het boek helpen om na te gaan onder welke institutionele voorwaarden de Koreaanse fotografie geschiedenis heeft gemaakt en biedt het een waardevolle gelegenheid om de fotografiegeschiedenis van Korea vast te stellen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Brons

Museum Hanmi Exhibition Boekontwerp is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Brons, een hoogst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan uitstekende ontwerpen die zich onderscheiden door creativiteit, vindingrijkheid en scherpzinnigheid. Winnaars in Brons zijn ruimschoots vaardige en opvallend creatieve artefacten die de grote ervaring, verbeelding en het vernuft van hun ontwerpers bevestigen. Museum Hanmi Exhibition Boekontwerp wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerd, bewonderd en gekoesterd object te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Brons heeft gewonnen, verwerkt de beste praktijken in kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie en is uitstekend door zijn aandacht voor detail. Museum Hanmi Exhibition Boekontwerp bevredigt schitterend behoeften, raakt verlangens, charmeert gevoelens en spreekt de nieuwsgierigheid aan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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.
Dimensions & Packaging: 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
Tags: MUSEUM HANMI, Photo Book, Book, Photography, Design, Editorial, Graphic, Typography
Production 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.
Design 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.
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.
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.
Project Duration: 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.
Operation Flow: 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.
Team Members: Creative Directed & Designed by Kim Sunghoon
Image Credits: Kim Sunghoon