Protoform: Origins of Unsquared Hangeul
Offset lithograph, sewn in sections, spine exposed, jacketed
150 x 210 mm, 256 pp
This book explores the early history of unsquared Korean typeface design and re-appreciate its meaning. It doubles as a specimen of Protoform, our first Korean typeface that revists the ideas of unsquared Hangeul, inspired by a 1976 essay by the pioneer of modern graphic design in Korea, Cho Young Jae.
Reflections on the significance of unsquared Hangeul, beyond its claim for mechanical efficiency, might also recognize the universal spirit of modernity embodied in the form…. This approach could potentially extend the meaning of unsquared Hangeul to a broader and richer constellation of twentieth-century design. (102)
- Project type:
- publication
- Written by:
- Choi Sung Min
- Typeset in:
- Protoform
- Printed by:
- Segeoleum
- Commissioned by:
- Workroom Specter
- See also:
- Publisher’s page
