References

Korean, Chinese, or Japanese titles are provided in English translation, with the original language added in brackets. Unless stated otherwise, a book’s place of publication is Seoul, South Korea. Periodicals are cited only by name, but for less familiar publications, the location or institution where they are published is included in parentheses after the title.

Critical writings on Sulki and Min’s work

2025

  • Goto Tetsuya, Gideon Kong, Kim Nui Yeon et al. Sulki and Min and the Expansion of Graphic Design and the Practice of Korean Designers since 2000s and “Dutch Design” and Cultural Identity and Criticality and Artistic Dimensions and Research and Spectral Publishing and Evolving Designs and Micro Typography and the Art of Language and Unordered Control and “Never Read This” and Art as Design as Art and the Phenomenon of Things Appearing Blurry When Too Close and Barely Moving Images and Questions and [in Korean]. Workroom Press

2021

  • Goto Tetsuya and Muroga Kiyonori. “Exhibition as a Mushroom Bed 2. Graphic West 9: Seulki & Min” [in Japanese]. The Graphic Design Review, 30 April 2021. More info
  • Kong, Gideon Wen Da. “Critical and Artistic Dimensions of Graphic Design: A Case Study of Sulki and Min’s Practice as Graphic Design Research.” Master’s thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. More info
  • Konno Yuki. “Graphic West 9: Sulki & Min” [in Korean]. Design, April 2021

2018

  • Ong, Jyni. “For Sulki and Min, Creative Freedom Is Overrated and They Believe in Constraints.” It’s Nice That, 25 October 2018. More info

2017

  • Moon Junghyun. “An Analysis of Sulki and Min’s ‘Ephemera’ Series: This Is Not a Pipe Poster” [in Korean]. 2017 SeMA Hana Art Criticism Award. Seoul Museum of Art
  • Schwulst, Laurel. “(+.+) & ‹*_*›: The Evolving Designs of Sulki & Min.” Art in America,  29 August 2017. More info

2016

  • Chung Hyun. “7½: Cryptographic Imagination, Representation of Senses” [in Korean]. 7½ website. More info
  • Yoon Wonhwa. “Privacy Protection: Sulki and Min’s Work for Their Own Exhibitions” [in Korean]. 7½ website

2015

  • Muraben, Billie. “Brilliantly Logical Graphic Design Work from Sulki and Min Choi.” It’s Nice That, 9 February 2015. More info
  • Rhee Z-won. “Technical Drawings.” In Hermès Foundation Misulsang 2014. Fondation d’entreprise Hermès. Exhibition catalog. More info

2009

  • Kim Hyungjin. “Crab-Walking on the Brink: Sulki and Min, from Modafe to Festival Bo:m” [in Korean]. D+, no. 1

2008

  • Goggin, James. “Sulki & Min.” In Area_2. London: Phaidon

2006

  • Lim Geun-jun. “Well-Functioning Graphic Production Line: Sulki and Min” [in Korean]. Crazy Art Made in Korea. Galleon, 2006

Selected interviews

2025

  • “The Designers Sulki and Min’s Favorite Non-Brands” [in Korean]. Interview by Kim Jaeyoung. Magazine B, YouTube, 21 January 2025. More info
  • “When Design Becomes a Conversation: Sulki & Min on Playfulness & Print.” Fedrigoni, YouTube, 9 June 2025. More info
  • “Working Across Art and Business: Graphic Designers Sulki and Min” [in Korean]. Seoul Design Foundation, YouTube, 25 June 2025. More info

2024

  • “Naturally Strange, or Strangely Natural” [in Korean]. Be(Attitude), n.d. [2024]. More info
  • “A Conversation with Sulki and Min.” Interview by Zhao Wanqing and Shao Nian, Seoul, 14 January 2024. Screened as part of the exhibition Sulki & Min: Clarifying & Obscuring at Transtage, Hangzhou, 2024.

2023

  • “Keep Publishing Vol. 1: Designers as Knowledge Producers and Promoters.” Design360° (China), no. 103 (June 2023). More info

2021

  • “Mirrors: Sulki & Min, Part 2.” Interview by Goto Tetsuya. Idea (Japan), no. 393. More info

2020

  • “Mirrors: Sulki & Min, Part 1.” Interview by Goto Tetsuya. Idea (Japan), no. 392. More info
  • “Specter Press.” On Publishing: Graphic Designers Who Publish, edited by Christopher Hamamoto and Jon Sueda, 8 January 2020. More info
  • “Sulki and Min, Never Lie” [in Korean]. Interview by Jeong Daun and Mun Ilwan. Channel Yes, 14 April 2020. More info

2019

  • Arshad, Zara. “Interview 1: Sulki and Min.” In Professional Graphic Design Practice in South Korea (2005–2019). Gwangju: Asia Culture Center | More info
  • Heo Yeongeun. “Graphic Designers Sulki and Min” [in Korean], five parts. Design Press, Naver Blog, 21–25 April 2019. More info

2018

  • Studio 150. Term Paper Issue 1: The Famous Lamb. Bangkok: Rambutan

2017

  • Jeon Eunkyung. “Sulki and Min: Artists Who Spend Most of Their Working Time on Graphic Design, or Vice Versa” [in Korean]. Design, March 2017
  • Offermanns, Ingo. “Sulki and Min.” On Inter Graphic View website. Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. More info

2015

  • Butler, Andy. “Interview with Graphic Designers Sulki and Min.” Designboom, 25 March 2015. More info
  • “Designer Duo Sulki and Min” [in Korean]. Typography Seoul, 28 April 2015. More info

2013

  • Kwon Keunyoung. “Good Design Is about Knowing Where to Stop” [in Korean]. JoongAng Ilbo, 6 February 2013. More info

2010

  • “Min Choi of Sulki & Min.” In Ondol 1, edited by Kim Yunim, Chris Ro, and Kim Namoo. Better Day Institute

2008

  • “Sulki & Min.” Interview by Mark Sinclair. Creative Review (UK), July 2008. More info
  • “Sulki and Min” [in Korean]. Graphic, no. 8

Publications featuring Sulki and Min’s work

2025

  • Best of Publishing. Verona: Fedrigoni
  • Choi Jiwon. “Capturing the Local Landscape and the Innocent Spirit of Independent Films: Identity for Sundance Film Festival 2025” [in Korean]. Design, February 2025. More info
  • Kang Ju Hyun, ed. Systems of Poster Series 2: An Archive of Poster for Art and Cultural Programs since 2000. Occupy the City
  • That (This) Space. Arts Council Korea Insa Art Space. Exhibition catalog

2024

  • Zhao Wanqing and Shaonian, eds. Explained Explained. Hangzhou: Transtage. Exhibition catalog

2023

  • Kang Ju Hyun, ed. Systems of Poster Series 1: On Poster Series as Museum Identity since 2000. Occupy the City

2022

  • Kong, Gideon. 「Explained by Sulki and Min」 [in Korean]. In Group Theory. Workroom Specter. Exhibition catalog. More info

2021

  • Ulrich, Ferdinand P. “Typographics 21: Session 6.” Eye, no. 102
  • 2021 DMZ Art & Peace Platform. Inter-Korean Transit Office. Exhibition catalog
  • From South Korea. London: Counterprint. More info
  • Korea Design Annual 2021. Design, December 2021

2020

  • A Book on Books. Hong Kong: Victionary. More info
  • Born, A Woman. Suwon Museum of Art. Exhibition catalog
  • Graphic (Korea), no. 45. More info
  • Hare Way Object. Art Plant Asia. Exhibition catalog
  • Korea Design Annual 2020. Design, December 2020

2019

  • Beautiful Books to You: Best Book Designs of 2019 [in Korean]. Hankyoreh, 20 December 2019. More info
  • Design360° (China), October 2019
  • Humanity: Gwangju Design Biennale 2019. Design Soho. Exhibition catalog
  • Idea (Japan), no. 386
  • Korea Design Annual 2019. Design, December 2019

2018

  • Hello, Stranger: From Public Design to the New Public Design [in Korean]. Hong Design. Exhibition catalog
  • Korea Design Annual 2018. Design, December 2018
  • Wittner, Ben, Sascha Thoma, and Timm Hartmann, eds. Bi-Scriptual: Typography and Graphic Design with Multiple Script Systems. Salenstein: Niggli. More info

2017

  • CA (Korea), November/December 2017
  • Korea Design Annual 2017. Design, December 2017
  • Maps, March 2017
  • Style H, February 2017
  • Vision Magazine (China), November/December 2017
  • Sulki and Min: Perigee 060421–170513. Perigee Gallery. Exhibition catalog

2016

  • CA (Korea), September 2016
  • Graphic (Korea), no. 39
  • Heritage Muine (Korea), no. 109

2015

  • Art Collection + Design (Taiwan), September 2015. More info
  • Desktop (Australia), August/September 2015
  • Graphic (Korea), no. 32
  • Lupton, Ellen, and Gail Davidson. How Posters Work. New York: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Exhibition catalog. More info

2014

  • Art4D.Asia, 25 February 2014
  • Idea (Japan), no. 362
  • Idpure (Switzerland), no. 34. More info
  • JoongAng Ilbo (Korea), 10 December 2013
  • Kyoto Journal (Japan), no. 80
  • Maison (Korea), October 2014
  • Matrix: Mathematics_Heart of Gold and the Abyss. National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Exhibition catalog
  • Neshan (Iran), no. 31. More info
  • Spectrum Spectrum. Plateau. Exhibition catalog
  • Sueda, Jon, ed. All Possible Futures. London: Bedford Press. Exhibition catalog

2013

  • CA Collection 7. CA
  • Fiell, Charlotte and Peter. New Graphic Design: The 100 Best Contemporary Graphic Designers. London: Goodman Fiell
  • Graphic (Korea), no. 26
  • Idea (Japan), no, 358
  • Independent Publishing, Here and Now [in Korean]. Propaganda Press
  • Introducing: Culture Identities. Berlin: Gestalten
  • Typographic Forest [in Korean]. Hong Design

2012

  • Design (Korea), December 2012
  • IdN (Hong Kong) 19, number 5
  • +81 (Japan), no. 58
  • The Hankyoreh (Korea), 12 April 2012
  • Type Compass. Rome/Berlin: SHS

2011

  • Blauvelt, Andrew, and Ellen Lupton, eds. Graphic Design: Now in Production. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center. Exhibition catalog
  • Dazed & Confused Korea, February 2011
  • Lodown Magazine (Germany), no. 78
  • Moreno, Shonquis. These Brands Allow Users To Design Them. How’d They Pull It Off?Co.Design, 2 August 2011. More info
  • Page, 23 August 2011. More info
  • Typo (Czechia), no. 43

2010

  • Bond the Moment: Sulki & Min. Looppress. Exhibition catalog
  • Étapes (France), no. 180
  • I Love Avant Garde. Hong Kong: Victionary
  • Print 64, no. 3. More info

2009

  • CA (Korea), February 2009
  • Graphic (Korea), no. 11
  • Graphic (Korea), no. 10
  • IdN 15th Anniversary Edition: What Do You Love?. Hong Kong: IdN
  • Jungle (Korea), May 2009
  • Design (Korea), December 2009

2008

  • Graphic (Korea), no. 8
  • Jungle (Korea), December 2008
  • Design (Korea), December 2008
  • Typo (Czechia), no. 31. More info

2007

  • Kelvin: Colour Today. Berlin: Gestalten

2006

  • Art in Culture (Korea), June 2006
  • Idea (Japan), no. 316. More info

2005

  • Art & Design (China), no. 61
  • IdN (Hong Kong) 12, no. 3

2004

  • Design Net (Korea), no. 78
  • Gerber, Anna. All Messed Up: Unpredictable Graphics. London: HarperCollins
  • Idea (Japan), no. 307