A poster featuring a close-up portrait of a person with long hair and a weathered face. Yellow lines zig-zag across the image, intersecting with vertical columns of Korean text.

Seoul-based studio fnt have a particularly clean and consistent body of work

Words: Bryony Quinn
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Date: 3 April 2012; Work
Graphic Design

Seoul-based studio fnt are purveyors of a fine design vernacular, particularly effective when seen on posters for the likes of Myung-dong theatre and The Pains of being Pure at Heart. With a consistently clean and strong gamut of graphics, theirs is a safe place to look for quality design.

A minimalist poster featuring bold, black Korean typography on a white background. The characters are stylised with thick, geometric lines and sharp angles. Small text at the top and bottom provides event details and a website address. — Above
Poster for Junglim Foundation – Forum & Forum 2012: Arch. & anArch. (v.v.)

A poster on a concrete wall features a red teardrop shape overlapping a blue heart. White text across the shapes reads “The Pains of Being Pure at Heart”. Additional text in the corners reads “Live Concert in Seoul” and “2012. 2.21 Tuesday 7:30 PM”. — Above
Poster for the concert – Round & Round vol. 14: ‘The pains of Being Pure at Heart’ in Seoul

A graphic poster featuring bold, black Korean typography centered on a white background. The text is surrounded by abstract geometric shapes, including three green circles, a blue diamond, purple diagonal stripes, and orange wavy lines. — Above
Poster series for the Myung-dong theater

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Poster series for the Myung-dong theater

A blue and white poster featuring a collage of cinematic figures and bold Korean typography. The central text reads “명동 시네마”, surrounded by smaller text and fragmented images of people in dynamic poses. — Above
Poster series for the Myung-dong theater

A poster featuring bold, green Korean typography arranged in a grid over a light blue, watery background. Small black text and URLs are scattered around the edges of the central design. — Above
Poster for the concert ‘Where Have All the Jellyfish Gone?’

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Bryony Quinn

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

Seoul-based studio fnt have a particularly clean and consistent body of work

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