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The Visual Information Design Association of Korea [Hanguk sigak jeongbo dijain hyeophoe; VIDAK] is a leading visual design organization founded in 1994 and still active today. It was established by more than 300 visual designers in South Korea who shared the need for an association with an integrated nature. Its principal founding members also belonged to the Korea Society of Visual Design [Hanguk sigak dijain hyeophoe; KSVD], which was formed in 1972 and disbanded in 1993, and the Korea Graphic Designers Association [Hanguk graepik dijaineo hyeophoe; KOGDA], which was founded in 1984 and active at the time. The name of the VIDAK was decided by Cho Youngjae, Baek Myeongjin, and others. On June 18, 1994, a meeting of its promoters was held at the Hilton Hotel in Seoul. On September 7, the association received permission from the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy to incorporate. The KOGDA, which continued to be in operation in 1995, was officially incorporated into VIDAK in December of the same year. Cho Youngjae, a member of the KSVD, assumed the position of the first president of the VIDAK. In the following year, Kwon Myungkwang, who led the founding of the KOGDA, was elected as the second president. The VIDAK published its bulletin fifteen times from 1995 to 2003. Its first yearbook was published in 2004, the second in 2005, and the third in 2017. The VIDAK has regularly held exhibitions for its members as well as international invitational exhibitions. It is engaged in diverse activities, including design research and development, the service business, participation in domestic and overseas design events, and production of journals and publications. It aims to be a central organization for protecting the rights and interests of visual designers, promoting fellowship, and enhancing social values.
* Source: MMCA
