Grand Jury Panel
Joonghyun Cho began his career as a brand designer at Naver and later served as the Chief Design Officer (CDO) at an IT proptech startup. He is currently leading Studio Deudance, a brand design studio dedicated to creating functional designs that drive business growth. Additionally, he serves as a design expert advisor at D.CAMP, a startup accelerator. He has participated in exhibitions such as Korea NOW! at the Louvre’s National Museum of Decorative Arts, the 5th Typojanchi, and the Russia Typomania Festival. His work has been featured in publications like étape (France) and It's Nice That (USA).
He has also been invited to conduct design workshops at institutions such as the Moscow Art University, Kun Shan University in Taiwan, and Hongik University in Korea. Furthermore, he has spoken at major design events, including the Design Korea Festival, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Korean design promotion, and Adobe’s Make It conference.
In addition, he has spearheaded the Daegang Poster Project, collaborating with Korean designers to reinterpret traditional Korean content into posters. His design work spans a wide range of projects, from retail branding for spaces such as Osechill in Hapjeong, Slit in Hongdae, Zagmachi and Orer in Seongsu-dong, Hibarin in Hannam-dong, and Cheagbar, a bar frequented by musician Chang-wan Kim, to visual identity projects for Ilmin Museum of Art’s Immortal Love, as well as rebranding efforts for startups such as Tal-ing and LawTalk.
KOREA
Prof. Dr. Ken NAH
IDAS. Hongik University
INDIA
President elect. Pradyumna Vyas
World Design Organisation
FRANCE
Vice President. Anne Asensio
Dassault Systèmes
DENMARK
Head of Product Design. Lovorika Banovic
Flying Tiger Copenhagen
KOREA
Prof. Euiyoung Chun
Kyonggi University
KOREA
Prof. Joongwon Lee
Sungkyunkwan University
BELGIUM
Prof. Emmanuel L.M. Wolfs
Kookmin University
KOREA
Prof. Sunah Kim
Kumoh National Institute of Technology
KOREA
CCO. Architect. Kyunghoon Kim
JUNGLIM Architecture JPA
UK
Prof. Kim Jayoung
Korea University
KOREA
Senior Manager. Choi Yungil
HYUNDAI E&C
KOREA
Director. Boram Park
Phytosoul
JAPAN
Director. Shigeki Matsuoka
KOMA
CHINA HONGKONG
Director. CM Jao
Oft Interiors
ROMANIA
Art Director. Ovidiu Hrin
Synopsismedia
KOREA
Chief Designer. Deokhee Jeong
Adaption
CHINA HONGKONG
Director. Virginia Lung
One Plus Partnership
KOREA
Director. Jiyoun Kim
Jiyoun Kim Studio
KOREA
Designer. Sungchan Ko
Samsung Electronics
KOREA
Director. Joonghyun Cho
Deudance
KOREA
Director. Hyungjun Kim
Marq Vision
CHINA
Prof. Dr. HAN Shaohua
Wuhan University of Technology
KOREA
Director. Jeeyeon Choi
HANSSEM
CANADA
Creative Director. Yurko Gutsulyak
Gutsulyak.Studio
USA
Designer. Yinzhu Yao
Gensler
KOREA
Director. Junwoo Sim
SUNNY ISLAND
USA
Design Manager. Nayoung Kim
Google
USA
Lead Designer. Xiaobi Iris Pan
Amazon
KOREA
Director. Liz YooNa Lee
YNL DESIGN
KOREA
Director. Joohwang Kim
lllayer
USA
Design Lead. Minseung Song
Roblox
KOREA
Director. Jung Sungwook
White Whale
CHINA
Director. Zhou Wenjun
NGISED DESIGN
CHINA
Prof. Wang Po-Hsun
City University of Macau
PHILIPPINES
Director. Red Redrico
CREATIVE MANILA
KOREA
Director. Hoyoung Lee
250 DESIGN
KOREA
Founder. Doyoung Kim
K-DESIGN AWARD
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