Hangul Typography Workshop with graphic designer/ historian Kyung Park

This workshop will discuss the invention, history, and development of the Korean alphabet, Hangul. Through lectures and hands-on exercises we will understand how Hangul is written, pronounced and used as a form of communication. In line with that, emphasis will be given on the introducing a new writing system to an already existing culture as well as the subsequent changes and development in establishing Hangul as an official letter.

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Topics to be considered:

Advent of Hangul

Hangul: A Modular Writing System

Korean Typography Basics

Hangul in Popular Culture

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Korean Cultural Centre Canada, 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Canada

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