Current MFA in School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Worked for Design Museum of Chicago.
All photos, scents, symbol, logotype, package, website are credited by MinJi Park.
Magazine TerTor is about five international Londoners, who each introduced their intimate territories in the city. Barbican, Tate Britain, Hampstead Heath, Pimlico are introduced with personal narratives and voices.
How it started
This project began with a curiosity about the places people truly cherish when living in a new city, rather than the must-visit tourist spots. I was also curious about what spaces exist in people’s memories. I conducted research in magazine shops in London, studying the various formats and themes of current magazines to develop a theme.
Typeface
Since it was an intimate personal narrative about space, I focused on capturing close-up shots and tightly framed spaces, emphasizing a personal feel through ink-blurred typography.
Daydream is an artist’s book printed in Lithograph and Letterpress. Paper BFK Rives used, 36 cards total in one edition. Desk tools such as clips, threads, ruler, knives are renamed after its traits and characteristics. It questions what we can imagine over our conventions, which is daydreaming on the desk. Worked with Centaur typeface.
How to Enjoy the Book
Cards are wrapped it in soft fabric, so it can be unfolded like a picnic on the grass, allowing one to read and enjoy the book on top.
I was responsible for the exhibition identity ideation and design for the graduation exhibition as a team. I worked as a designer, handling overall concept, as well as creating applications like brochures based on the design guidelines.
Exhibition Concept
The concept centered around “Refresh for Connection,” highlighting the new wave of designers. The branding is inspired by the dynamic movement of waves, and it encompasses various banner sizes and formats. I designed and printed the banners myself.
The Sensoria, a biannual art festival explores how art engages the human senses. In today’s fast-paced digital world, where we often lose touch with the tactile, olfactory, and gustatory dimensions that ground us. The Sensoria reconnects us through installations by eight visionary artists and designers, each exploring sensory perception and synesthesia.
City-based Exhibition
The festival blurs the line between fine art and design, taking place across multiple locations, including a public art festival in Chicago. These spaces invite audiences to experience art through their senses in new ways.
Typeface
To create contrast with the floor, I used white vinyl and chose the Kennerley typeface, originally designed by Frederic W. Goudy and later revised by Paul D. Hunt for Lanston Type Co. This typeface was selected to reflect the museum’s role as a nonprofit institution dedicated to Chicago’s design community.
DAY1 Search
DAY2 Know
DAY3 Visit
DAY4 Write
DAY5 Archive
Essential objects for each stage are packaged accordingly, including a five-day moving clock, an art vocabulary dictionary, a notebook, and more.
In the packaging for each date, rising understanding is represented by progressively increasing white lines.
Monthly J is a platform that curated and combines a diverse mix of interior items - from IKEA to Hermes - to create refreshing living scenes.
Event Planning and Design
Assisted in executing design materials for the furniture brand Artek, including event design and planning, creating brochures and posters, as well as curating exhibition titles, content, and space, with a focus on furniture-related curation.
This experience was a case where I developed a strong attachment to paper and realized that cutting it suited me and intrigued me. I also learned about the texture, brand, and colors of paper.