Ahn Sang-soo

Korean spelling
Hangeul	안상수
Hanja	安 尙 秀
Revised Romanization	To Sang-su
McCune- Reischauer	To Sangsu
See also : Korean name

Ahn Sang-soo (* 1952 in Chungju ) is a South Korean graphic designer and typographer .

His work as a graphic artist is characterized by formally minimalist references to the Korean landscape and mainly includes poster designs and books. Ahn became known as the innovator of the traditional Hangeul script, for which he designed several character sets.

In 2007 Ahn Sang-soo was awarded the Gutenberg Prize of the City of Leipzig . In Klingspor Museum , a retrospective was held in April 2008 his works.

Web links

• Ahn Sang-soo official blog (Korean)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ahn sang-soo is the 2007 Gutenberg Prize Winner of the City of Leipzig .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On: leipzig.de (January 17, 2007)  
2. ↑ Peter Reichard: Excursion to the Klingspor Museum / Ahn Sang Soo exhibition . ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: spatium - magazine for typography (May 5, 2008) 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Ahn is the family name here, Sang-soo is the first name.