Ahn was born in
Chungju, South Korea. Ahn Sang-soo developed an interest in
Hangul typography in the early 1980s. He invented many typefaces, including one named after himself. He graduated from the
university of Hongik. After graduation, he became an advertising designer for
LG Electronics. He joined the
Ggumim magazine as an art editor in 1981 and then the magazines
Ma-dang and
Meot as art director in 1983. In 1985, he created the design firm Ahn Graphics. He also founded the
AG Typography Institute, an organization dedicated to the design and research of new typefaces. Ahn has published several design books, and translated seminal works in typography of
Jan Tschichold and
Emil Ruder into Korean. Ahn Sang-soo supposedly launched the first internet cafe in Korea. == Other roles ==