Publication
Designing type revivals
2026
Plane and Vertical. Translator, publisher.
LetterSeed 29
2025
Korean Society of Typography. Editor.
Soft Hard 2
2025
Plane and Vertical. Co-publisher.
LetterSeed 28
2025
Korean Society of Typography. Editor.
LetterSeed 27
2024
Korean Society of Typography. Editor.
LetterSeed 26
2024
Korean Society of Typography. Editor, author.
Soft Hard 1
2024
Plane and Vertical. Co-author, Co-publisher.
Digital typography chronological table
2024
Monthly Design vol. 551. Co-author.
The journey of Arita
2020
Amore Pacific. Ahn Graphics. Editor, lead designer.
What is conservation?
2024
Plane and Vertical. Translator, publisher.
What is research?
2022
Plane and Vertical. Co-translator, publisher.
Foreign views stimulating inner capacity: inter-locality against globality
2015
LetterSeed 11: Multilingual Typography. Korean Society of Typography. Co-translator.
A study on the integrated design of Hangeul Seoul
2015
Seoul Design Foundation. Research assistant.
Conference
Multiple voices in the early digitization of Hangeul
2026
ATypI Stanford. Presentation speaker.
Visual environmental factors of Chinese character typefaces conveying a Korean impression
2025
Korea Society of Design Science. Corresponding author.
Personal Copy
2025
Design History Society of Korea. Presentation speaker.
PhD research
2025
Type Design Intensive (TDi). University of Reading. Presentation speaker.
PhD research
2025
Tsinghua–Reading Conference. Presentation speaker, poster presentation.
Exhibition
The 5th Hangeul Design Project Senses of Writhing
2025
Commissioned by National Hangeul Museum.
非非設計: 디자이너의 결, 황창배에 스미다
2025
Commissioned by Hwang Changbae Museum.
Zeitgeist
2025
Commissioned by Everyday Practice.
Macao Design Award 2023 SEOUL (DDP)2024
Commissioned by Macau Designers Association (MDA).
The 18th Exhibition of the Korean Society of Typography: The Typesetter’s Bridge2024
Organized by Korean Society of Typography.
Art on Loop London–Athens
2024
Organized by The Holy Art.
The 17th Exhibition of the Korean Society of Typography: Forward!2023
Organized by Korean Society of Typography.
The Voice that Beautifies the World: ARITA
2023–2024
Commissioned by Amore Pacific.
Translate Real Estate 1.0
2023
Exhibited at 72 Warren St, New York, NY, US.
As they made their way out,
2023
Organized by Yale School of Art.
A Prologue to Somewhere
2022
Commissioned by Yale School of Art.
Action Required
2021
Commissioned by Yale School of Art.
The 14th Exhibition of the Korean Society of Typography: Contactless2020–2021
Organized by Korean Society of Typography.
Typojanchi 2019: 6th International Typography Biennale2019
Commissioned by Typojanchi.
100 film 100 poster
2019
Hosted by the 20th Jeonju International Film Festival.
白 · 墨
2017
Hosted by Jurgen Lehl.
11th Hongik Art Exhibition
2016
Organized by Hongik University.
10th Hongik Art Exhibition
2015
Organized by Hongik University.
The 10th Exhibition of the Korean Society of Typography: Intersection2015
Organized by Korean Society of Typography.
9th Hongik Art Exhibition
2014
Organized by Hongik University.
Committee
Perceptions and Responses of Communication Design Educators to Generative AI
2025
Yonsei University. In-depth Interviewee.
Hangeul Typeface Dictionary UX Survey
2024
National Hangeul Museum. Advisory Board.
2024 Best Book Design from Republic of Korea
2024
Korean Publishers Association. Jury Committee.
Yuseon Park is a graphic designer, researcher, and educator whose work focuses on typography and research-based multidisciplinary practice.
She has a background in Visual Communication Design and Art Studies from Hongik University (BFA, BA) and an MFA in Graphic Design from the Yale School of Art. She is currently a Ph.D. researcher at the University of Reading, supervised by Gerry Leonidas and Irmi Wachendorff.
In 2019, she founded PLANE AND VERTICAL, and since 2024 has been co-publishing Soft Hard with Immanuel Yang. Before founding PLANE AND VERTICAL in 2019, She worked at Ahn Graphics, ONE O ONE Architects, and the AG Typography Institute.
She is currently an Adjunct Professor at Hongik University and serves as Director of Scholarly Publications at the Korean Society of Typography.
Contact
yuseon@planeandvertical.com