YOONJAI CHOI is a graphic designer and partner at Common Name. She currently teaches typography at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) and The Cooper Union, and has taught or spoken at Harvard Graduate School of Design, Yale School of Art, Parsons, Pratt, Rutgers, Syracuse Architecture and City College. Prior to Common Name, Yoonjai held an art director position at New York design studio 2 x 4. She received her BFA in visual communications from Hongik University in Seoul and an MFA in graphic design from Yale University.

KEN MEIER is a graphic designer and partner at Common Name. He currently teaches typography at Parsons School of Design, and has taught or spoken at Columbia GSAPP, Yale School of Art, Rutgers, Syracuse Architecture, Fordham and City College. Prior to Common Name, Ken worked with international design consultancy IDEO and New York’s Project Projects. His work has been published by Unit Editions, Graphic, Creative Review, Computer Arts, Print Magazine, IdN and the Type Directors Club. He received his BA in humanities from the University of Chicago and an MFA in graphic design from Yale University.