Won First-Place in the Traditional culture design contest that professional designers and the general public attended ‘Talking Hangul in the life of the common people'. designed by incorporating the cultural life of common people and Hangul
[September 20, 2018]
Jin Joo-Min, a student in the Department of Visual Design at Yeungnam University (20 yrs old, pictured above), received a grand prize in the field of Traditional Contemporary Design in the 2018 Gyeongbuk National Cultural Contents Competition.
As the 20th year of Traditional Contemporary Design contest, A total of 365 entries were accepted from May 1 to June 1, and a total of 11 works were selected as winners after final screening. Amongst them, Jin’s work was selected as the first place.
Jin's work is 'Talking Hangul in the life of the common people'. This work is characterized by combining the aesthetic beauty of Hangul and the tile house, which is a unique and traditional type of residence in Korea, and the cultures and characteristics of ordinary people such as traditional plays, festivals and samulnori.
Jin said, "I have always been proud of the Hangul, which Sejong has created with an amiable spirit. I wanted to combine the design with the shape and the design of the Korean language because it is very beautiful." "The basic design is based on various patterns that remind us of Hangul in our ordinary life and traditional culture, and I made application patterns based on these basic designs.”
In particular, the contest not only includes college students but also professional designers as well as the general public from the whole country, and Jin won first place as a second-year in college. Jin received 5 million won and the prize from the Minister of Sports and Tourism in the ceremony held on the 14th at Lotte Department Store's 7th Floor Cultural Hall in Daegu for her creative design.
Jin said, "The design that I made this time can be most characterized by the design using the globally recognized Hangul. If applied to various souvenirs such as t-shirts, mugs, or cell phone cases, it can also be used as souvenirs for Korean tourism."
