Features by Amanda Lui

Editorial Director

– September 27, 2016

Letters Together: Lock-Ups

Post by Amanda Lui | Feature

Varying letter lock-ups are possible with Hangul due to its block-like nature. There are various ways to structure the letters. This structure determines the overall flow of the typeface.

– August 26, 2016

Geulja Geek: All Together

Post by Amanda Lui | Feature

Previously Geulja Geek covered Korean letters and their individual typographic quirks in detail. Now it’s time to look the letters all together.

– July 26, 2016

Pokémon in Korean

Post by Amanda Lui | Feature

Originally from Japan, Pokémon’s names translate comfortably into Korean with an English twist. Though, there are a few names that remain the same in all languages (think Pikachu).

– July 22, 2016

Geulja Geek: 자모 / Jamo

Post by Amanda Lui | Feature

Continuing our Geulja Geek series we are taking the next step into how to write letters together in Korean. There is one more way to write a few

– June 24, 2016

Geulja Geek: 우, 유, 으, 이, 의, and ㅔ

Post by Amanda Lui | Feature

Welcome to part 5 of our series, Geulja Geek (geulja = letter). If you haven’t read Part 1 I highly recommend

– May 26, 2016

Geulja Geek: 아, 야, 어, 여, 오, and 요

Post by Amanda Lui | Feature

Welcome to part 4 of our series, Geulja Geek (geulja = letter). If you haven’t read Part 1 I highly recommend

– May 17, 2016

Konglish – English in Korean

Post by Amanda Lui | Feature

Konglish is any English word with a different meaning in Korean. These words are also called pseudo-anglicisms, which are English words in

– April 22, 2016

Geulja Geek: ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, and ㅎ

Post by Amanda Lui | Feature

Welcome to part 3 of our series, Geulja Geek (geulja = letter). If you haven’t read Part 1 and Part 2 I highly recommend

– March 25, 2016

Geulja Geek: ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, and ㅊ

Post by Amanda Lui | Feature

Welcome to part 2 of our series, Geulja Geek (geulja = letter). If you haven’t read Part 1, I highly recommend

– March 22, 2016

In Conversation: Ilmo Ahn

Post by Amanda Lui | Feature

We had the pleasure of talking to Ilmo Ahn, the founder of design agency, Butler Studio, and a product designer to boot. Based in Seoul, Butler Studios motto is “Long Lasting Design for Living.”

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