그래픽 디자이너, 연구자, 교육자. 타이포그래피와 리서치 기반의 다학제적 작업을 수행하며, 디지털 전환기의 한글 글자체를 연구하고 있다. 디자인 스튜디오이자 출판사 플레인앤버티컬을 운영하며 홍익대학교 시각디자인전공 겸임교수로 재직 중이다.
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
2024–Present
University of Reading, Reading, UK
PhD researcher
Yale School of Art, New Haven, US
MFA, Graphic Design
Hongik University, Seoul, KR
BFA, Visual Communication Design (summa cum laude)
BA, Art Studies (Double major)
Solo Shows
(upcoming) Tincidunt TBA
Ultricies Ultricies,
Congue Nisl
2026
(upcoming) Vestibulum-Vitae
Auctor Ipsum,
Dictumst Ligula,
Porta Libero
2024
Suspendisse
Molestie Aenean,
Facilisis Tellus,
Porta Libero
2024
Ultrices
Parturient Felis,
Pharetra Nibh,
Porta Libero
2023
2019–Present
PLANE AND VERTICAL, Seoul, KR
Creative Director, Publisher
June 2013–Present
Self-employed, Seoul, KR
Graphic Designer, Researcher
2024–2025
Korean Society of Typography, Seoul, KR
Director of Scholarly Publications, Board Member
2018–2019
Ahn Graphics, Seoul / Paju, KR
Lead Designer, Art Director
2017–2018
ONE O ONE Architect, Seoul, KR
Designer
2015–2019
Magazine Panorama, Seoul, KR
Graphic Designer
2015–2016
4242 Works, Seoul, KR
Graphic Designer
2013–2014
AG Typography Institute, Seoul, KR
Assistant Researcher
2001–2007
JoongAng Ilbo, Seoul, KR
Student Journalist