Ponyjeong Design Master Class opens with the theme of people who created new terrain in visual design
Dec 05, 2025
Sponsored by the Ponyjeong Foundation (Chairman Chung Mong-gyu) and hosted by the Automobile Design Museum (Director Park Jong-seo, hereinafter FOMA), the '2025 Ponyjeong Design Master Class' will be held at the Ponyjeong Foundation Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul on December 22nd (Mon).
Marking its fourth anniversary this year, the 'Ponyjeong Design Master Class" is part of the Ponyjeong Design Academy, a special scholarship program that selects and trains design talents for free every year, and has been providing inspiration and practical advice to young people who are considering their career paths by selecting masters in design and art every year since 2022.
The master class, which will be held under the theme of 'People Who Created New Terrain of Visual Design', will be master of ▲ Korean typography master Ahn Sang-soo, principal of Paju typography, ▲ Lee Yeon-jun, professor of visual design at Hongik University, who expands services and experiences into the realm of design ▲ Kang Yi-run, professor of industrial design at KAIST, who makes design tools himself. The three speakers, who have voiced original voices in the design field, will communicate with young designers through lectures on creative thinking and visual practice based on their creative journey.
Park Jong-seo, director of FOMA, said "The most urgent thing for young designers in this era is experience. I think how to create and accumulate the experience and the stories of seniors who challenged and innovated based on the experience will be a great help to my first step as a designer.
An official from the Ponyjeong Foundation also said, "The master class, co-hosted by FOMA, selects common themes for the challenges and innovations that art and design masters have from their youth to the present"I hope this will be a motivating time for young designers by bringing together masters in visual design in one place, with a total of six speakers in 2022 and 2023 under the theme of "Industrial Design" and "Innovative Art" in 2024, and Chung Ku-ho, architect Yoo Yi-hwa, and designer Park Dong-woo under the theme of "Innovation of Space"."
The 4th Master Class will be held at the Ponyjeong Foundation Building from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on December 22 (Monday), and more information, including applications for participation, will be available on the official Instagram of the Ponyjeong Foundation and the Ponyjeong Design Academy
Meanwhile, the Ponyjeong Foundation was established in 2005 to continue the spirit of challenge and talent-oriented philosophy of the late HDC Group (former Hyundai Industrial Development), who led the Korean automobile industry, and is actively carrying out domestic and foreign scholarship and academic support projects. In addition, we are encouraging individuals or organizations that have contributed to making positive changes in our society through innovative thinking, and Han Kang, who was selected as the winner of the 18th Ponyjeong Innovation Award in 2024, has drawn attention by delivering the news of winning the first Nobel Prize in Literature for Korean and Asian women.
Marking its fourth anniversary this year, the 'Ponyjeong Design Master Class" is part of the Ponyjeong Design Academy, a special scholarship program that selects and trains design talents for free every year, and has been providing inspiration and practical advice to young people who are considering their career paths by selecting masters in design and art every year since 2022.
The master class, which will be held under the theme of 'People Who Created New Terrain of Visual Design', will be master of ▲ Korean typography master Ahn Sang-soo, principal of Paju typography, ▲ Lee Yeon-jun, professor of visual design at Hongik University, who expands services and experiences into the realm of design ▲ Kang Yi-run, professor of industrial design at KAIST, who makes design tools himself. The three speakers, who have voiced original voices in the design field, will communicate with young designers through lectures on creative thinking and visual practice based on their creative journey.
Park Jong-seo, director of FOMA, said "The most urgent thing for young designers in this era is experience. I think how to create and accumulate the experience and the stories of seniors who challenged and innovated based on the experience will be a great help to my first step as a designer.
An official from the Ponyjeong Foundation also said, "The master class, co-hosted by FOMA, selects common themes for the challenges and innovations that art and design masters have from their youth to the present"I hope this will be a motivating time for young designers by bringing together masters in visual design in one place, with a total of six speakers in 2022 and 2023 under the theme of "Industrial Design" and "Innovative Art" in 2024, and Chung Ku-ho, architect Yoo Yi-hwa, and designer Park Dong-woo under the theme of "Innovation of Space"."
The 4th Master Class will be held at the Ponyjeong Foundation Building from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on December 22 (Monday), and more information, including applications for participation, will be available on the official Instagram of the Ponyjeong Foundation and the Ponyjeong Design Academy
Meanwhile, the Ponyjeong Foundation was established in 2005 to continue the spirit of challenge and talent-oriented philosophy of the late HDC Group (former Hyundai Industrial Development), who led the Korean automobile industry, and is actively carrying out domestic and foreign scholarship and academic support projects. In addition, we are encouraging individuals or organizations that have contributed to making positive changes in our society through innovative thinking, and Han Kang, who was selected as the winner of the 18th Ponyjeong Innovation Award in 2024, has drawn attention by delivering the news of winning the first Nobel Prize in Literature for Korean and Asian women.
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