hangul exhibition

hangul exhibition

When I first walked in to the Design Museum in Walker Hall, I’ve noticed the dimmed lighting and the dark blue walls all around. The lighting and choice of color on the walls made each artwork stand out to the audience. There was also a big divider towards the middle of the entrance, allowing viewers to walk around it and explore the artworks that were placed in the back.

As I walked around the museum, reading the signs next to the artworks, I’ve noticed many of the designs that were shown were based on Korean songs and traditional folk dances. Designers, Hyunju Lee and Phil Choo, mostly used typography as their main focus of each design. They both placed cultural songs and meanings of the songs into each design. From the design, even if we cannot understand the Korean characters, we can grasp the meaning behind each piece of design and what it meant to Hyunju Lee and Phil Choo.

Most of the time, designers will have designs based on things that influenced them from cultural backgrounds such as: family traditions, songs, religion, etc. These designs can be very appealing to the audience in our multicultural world today.