Typographic Expoloration in Hangul

I went to visit the current exhibition featured in the UC Davis Design Museum, Typographic Exploration in Hangul, with a friend of mine this afternoon. After a good half hour photographing just about everything hung out for display, I have to say, it was one of the most awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping exhibits I have ever been to, and I have seen my fair share of galleries and museums. This portfolio of digital graphic artwork by Hyunju Lee and Phil Choo is exactly the kind of art that makes me dream of becoming a graphic designer [a dream that isn't going to happen anytime soon, due to the fact that I have no experience whatsoever in HTML or Photoshop]. While their artwork rendered me completely speechless, credit must be given to the atmosphere of the room itself, which helped make the individual works of art stand out.

The dim but adequate lighting of the modest one-room museum provided a nice, calming ambiance, despite the humming of the air conditioning, which was quite distracting. The walls, a rich, deep navy for the most part, were the perfect color to contrast the stark white of canvas. However, there were three off-white scrolls that should not have been hung against a white wall. A neutral color like heather gray would have been a more appropriate backdrop color; dark enough to provide good contrast, but not so deep as navy as to overpower the delicate and graceful nature of the curves and strokes portrayed in Lee’s designs. The collection of typographic artwork was more than visually appealing in its own right, but the mood created by the room definitely helped highlight the focus in several individual pieces.