An Mano
안마노

WORK

  • Ahn Graphics Creative Director, Paju, Korea 2010 –
  • 17717 Art Director Seoul, Korea 2017 –
  • Kerb Associates Senior Designer Seoul, Korea 2017 – 2018
  • Studio Dumbar Designer (Intern) Rotterdam, Netherlands 2007

Education

  • FHNW/HGK – The Basel School of Design MAS – Graphic Design Basel, Switzerland 2009
  • University of Illinois in Chicago MFA – Graphic Design Chicago, USA 2009
  • Hongik University BFA – Visual Communication Design Seoul, Korea 2007

Awards

  • The Most Beautiful Books in Korea 2021 – Winner Korean Publishers Association Seoul, Korea 2021
  • Beautiful Book with Typography Award – Finalist Korean Society of Typography Seoul, Korea 2018
  • TDC Tokyo Annual Award – Selected Tokyo Type Directors Club Tokyo, Japan 2015, 2019, 2022
  • :output Award – Winner :output Amsterdam, Netherlands 2007
  • EXiS – Nominated for international competition Experimental Film and Video Festival, Seoul Seoul, Korea 2007

Exhibitions

  • Unwritten Writing Seoul Calligraphy Art Museum Seoul, Korea 2022
  • Singing Words Korean Society of Design Seoul, Korea 2021
  • Listen / Hear JCC Art Center Seoul, Korea 2021
  • Typo-Heterochronia: Seoul-Atlanta The Bakery South Downtown Atlanta, USA 2021
  • East Sea International Art Pre-Biennale Gangwon Institute of Design Gangneung, Korea 2021
  • Oesol Hangeul Hanmadang Int’l Typography Poster Exhibition Ulsan Culture Street Ulsan, Korea 2021
  • Typojanchi 2021: The 5th Int’l Typography Biennale Culture Station Seoul 284 Seoul, Korea 2021
  • Someday Everyday Everybody Nam-Seoul Museum of Art Seoul, Korea 2020
  • Infection and Immunity Doosung Paper Gallery Seoul, Korea 2020
  • Around Seoul* Independent Graphic Design from South Korea CCA Hubbel Street Gallery San Francisco, USA 2020
  • XYZ Box Yoon Design Gallery Seoul, Korea 2019
  • Hangeuljip Lotte Gallery Seoul/Incheon, Korea 2019
  • Of-Human Projekt Produkt Shop Seoul, Korea 2019
  • Letter, Sign Connects Hongik Hongik Museum of Art Seoul, Korea 2018
  • Showreels (Solo Exhibition) Yeonhee Art Theater Seoul, Korea 2018
  • Suwon Hwaseong Curtural Fest. Hwahongmun Gate Suwon, Korea 2018
  • Seoul ♥ See You Tomorrow ♥ Pyeongyang Design Pathway, DDP Seoul, Korea 2018
  • Tree Shakes Tree Soomdo Space Seoul, Korea 2018
  • Typojanchi 2017: The 5th Int’l Typography Biennale Culture Station Seoul 284 Seoul, Korea 2017
  • Poetry & Typography Festival PaTI Paju, Korea 2017, 2018
  • VIDAK International Poster Exhibition Gallery Sai Seoul, Korea 2016
  • Hunminjeongum and Hangeul Design Korean Cultural Center Tokyo, Japan 2016
  • I Love Seoul (AGI OPEN special project) Green Showroom, DDP Seoul, Korea 2016
  • Typojanchi 2015: The 4th Int’l Typography Biennale Culture Station Seoul 284 Seoul, Korea 2015
  • Weltformat 15: Poster Festival “Kill the Father” Zwischenzeitraum Luzern, Switzerland 2015
  • Garo Sero Asia Culture Maru Gwangju, Korea 2013
  • Crossover : Young Korean Graphic Desingers Samwon Paper Gallery Seoul, Korea 2013
  • Cy Choi “Deux Ombres” D Project Space Seoul, Korea 2013
  • The Penguin that Goes to the Mountain NJP Art Center Yongin, Korea 2010
  • Weird Book Seoul Art Space Seogyo Seoul, Korea 2010
  • Ornament und Bildentwurf Eikones Basel, Switzerland 2008

Featured in

  • Channel Yes (by Yu Jiwon), Yes 24 Seoul, Korea 2021
  • Time, Place, Exhibition Posters PaTI Paju, Korea 2021
  • Top Class Chosun News Press Seoul, Korea 2021
  • Letterform Archive Letterform Archive San Francisco, USA 2020
  • CA CA Korea Seoul, Korea 2018, 2016
  • ARENA Homme+ Seoul Media Group Seoul, Korea 2018
  • Monthly Design Design House Seoul, Korea 2016, 2019
  • 1xn – Print Screen Ordinary People Seoul, Korea 2017
  • Design 360° no. 58 Sandu Publishing Guangzhou, China 2015
  • GRAPHIC no.34 Propaganda Press Seoul, Korea 2015
  • Tokyo TDC Annual no.26 Tokyo TDC Tokyo, Japan 2015
  • Chaeg Chaeg Seoul, Korea 2015
  • Asian Pacific Design (APD 10) Sandu Publishing Guangzhou, China 2014
  • Asian Creatives PIE Books Tokyo, Japan 2013
  • Dazed and Confused Dazed and Confused Korea Seoul, Korea 2013
  • Spectrum no.9 Spectrum Seoul, Korea 2013
  • Autonomy and Fashion vol.2 Propaganda Press Paju, Korea 2012

Contribution

  • Odd to Even vol.2 GN Press Seoul, Korea 2021
  • The Korean Publishing Journal The Korean Publishing Journal Seoul, Korea 2017. 10
  • CA, “Book Design Tomorrow” CA Korea Seoul, Korea 2016
  • Letterseed 10, “Review for ’30 years (…) TM’” Korean Society of Design Seoul, Korea 2015
  • Neshan Magazine, “Korean Posters” Neshan Magazine Teheran, Iran 2014

Teaching

  • Product Graphics University of Seoul Seoul, Korea 2021 –
  • Hangeul Design PaTI Paju, Korea 2018 –
  • Typography (1), (2) Hongik University Seoul, Korea 2018 – 2021
  • Film Design Hongik University Seoul, Korea 2019
  • Mentoring PaTI Paju, Korea 2016

Lectures/Workshops/Talks

  • Talk, Hongik University Textile Art and Fashion Design Dept. Seoul, Korea 2021
  • Talk, University of Ulsan Ulsan, Korea 2019.11
  • Workshop, Naver “Hangeul Buri Sticker” Paju, Korea 2019.9
  • Talk, Inha University Incheon, Korea 2018.11
  • Talk, Dong-A University Busan, Korea 2018.10
  • Talk, CA Conference “Book Design” Seoul, Korea 2018.8
  • Talk, Sookmyung Women’s University Seoul, Korea 2018.2
  • Talk, Fast Campus Seoul, Korea 2017.8
  • Talk, Hongik University Visual Communication Design Seoul, Korea 2016.5, 10
  • Talk, Seoul International Book Fair Seoul, Korea 2016.6
  • Talk, Seoul Women’s University Seoul, Korea 2013.6
  • Talk, Hongik University Textile Art and Fashion Design Dept. Seoul, Korea 2012.5

Work in Collections

  • National Hangeul Museum Seoul, Korea

Curatorial Projects

  • Not Only But Also 67890 (Co-Curation) Design History Society of Korea (17717) Seoul, Korea 2021