June 17 – 21, 2020
2020년 6월 17일 – 21일
G Gallery, CICA Museum
Tangible type and Designed Object
My research explores unconventional materials and digital methods to graphic design to create the tangible type, graphics, and even designed objects. The digital revolution, with the introduction of personal computers, generated radical changes in art and design. The new digital fabrication techniques urge artists and designers to embrace new possibilities. Designers can use a variety of printing and manufacturing techniques to produce visual materials and to solve creative problems. 3D printing can change the notion of printed text and how we produce designed objects. The cutting-edge digital techniques play a crucial role in turning intangible ideas into tangible design products with physical substances and becoming agents to build a strong connection between analog and digital environments. 3D printed tangible type and designed object not only amplified visual but physical interactions. They provide engaging tactile experiences, which would be more intuitive, expressive, and memorable
Taekyeom is an interdisciplinary artist, although he prefers to introduce himself as a designer using the artist’s material and artistic sensibility. He is an Assistant professor of Graphic Design at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. He received an MFA degree in Graphic Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research explores unconventional methods of creating the tangible type, graphics, and even designed objects with materials and techniques unique to typography and graphic design. He infused 3D printing into his research and has been experimenting with various digital methods and materials in 3D printing. He presented through national and international conferences including ATypI, ISEA, TypeCon, AIGA DEC, and NCECA. His work has been featured by various media including Communication Arts, Make Magazine, New York magazine, Now This News, Art Insider, and Core 77.
Taekyeom Lee,”composition 001 with mod_dgn -11130021b duotone” (2019)