CEO Doyoung Kim Founder of Asia Design Prize The growth of a brand requires two sources of energy. One is creativity, and the other is systems. Many creators and small brands begin with a “good idea,” but the brands that actually survive and grow without exception are those that have a “good system.” A system is not meant to replace people, but to create a struct...

Prof. Apex Lin, Pang-Soong / Asia University Jury / Asia Design Prize The 2025 Golden Pin Design Award has officially announced that Professor Apex Lin Pang Soong, Chair Professor of Digital Media Design at Asia University and Emeritus Professor of Design at National Taiwan Normal University, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Honorary Award. This recognition ho...

Director Myo Young Kim Founder & CEO of Vice Versa Design Studio       "Myo Young Kim is a designer and strategist who seeks to redefine design not as the act of creation, but as a practice of interpretation. Beginning as Korea’s first infographic-focused studio, Vice Versa Design Studio now operates across AI workflow consulting, automation solutions, and design education. Rather th...

Branding Director Woosung Jun Founder of the branding strategy & consulting group Seaside City In a marketplace saturated with visually refined brands, including sleek logos, elegant color palettes, and polished social media content, it is easy to assume that well-executed aesthetics equate to effective branding. And yet, many of these brands vanish quietly, leaving little trace in ...

Director Myo Young Kim Founder & CEO of Vice Versa Design Studio       "Myo Young Kim is a designer and strategist who seeks to redefine design not as the act of creation, but as a practice of interpretation. Beginning as Korea’s first infographic-focused studio, Vice Versa Design Studio now operates across AI workflow consulting, automation solutions, and design education. Rather th...

  Director Anuthin Wongsunkakon Cofounder of Cadson Demak       "Based in Bangkok, Cadson Demak is one of Thailand’s leading design studios, recognized for its pioneering role in modernizing Thai typography. Since its founding in 2002, the studio has worked across diverse domains including custom font development, typography education, and digital media experimentation, contributing si...

  Director Masahito Hanzawa Cofounder of Power Graphixx        Power Graphixx is a Tokyo-based design studio known for expanding the boundaries of visual language. Founded in 1996 by two architecture students, the studio has since evolved into a platform for exploring the liminal spaces between graphic and motion design, 2D and 3D, structure and emotion. With a foundation in self-direct...

  Director Inok Cho Founder of Studio Onsil       "Inok Cho, a graphic designer and the director of Studio Onsil, has played a key role in shaping the emotional touchpoints of global K-POP culture through her work on album packages for artists like BLACKPINK’s Jennie and BTS. As K-POP expands beyond music to become a global cultural phenomenon, the role of the designer who constructs i...

CEO Doyoung Kim Founder of Asia Design Prize The growth of a brand requires two sources of energy. One is creativity, and the other is systems. Many creators and small brands begin with a “good idea,” but the brands that actually survive and grow without exception are those that have a “good system.” A system is not meant to replace people, but to create a struct...

Prof. Apex Lin, Pang-Soong / Asia University Jury / Asia Design Prize The 2025 Golden Pin Design Award has officially announced that Professor Apex Lin Pang Soong, Chair Professor of Digital Media Design at Asia University and Emeritus Professor of Design at National Taiwan Normal University, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Honorary Award. This recognition ho...

Branding Director Woosung Jun Founder of the branding strategy & consulting group Seaside City In a marketplace saturated with visually refined brands, including sleek logos, elegant color palettes, and polished social media content, it is easy to assume that well-executed aesthetics equate to effective branding. And yet, many of these brands vanish quietly, leaving little trace in ...

Director Joohwang Kim Co-Founder of lllayer What looks like beer or poison but is actually just water? That is the question behind Liquid Death, the American beverage brand that disrupted the bottled water market with skull-themed cans and the rebellious slogan Murder Your Thirst. < Image Source: Liquid Death > With its punk rock attitude and bold can design...