“The Dawn of Color TV in 1980” poster
Design studio HyperPension created a poster for the exhibition 198X, organized by the Design History Society of Korea. The exhibition revisited the 1980s through the lens of creators born in the 1990s and later, especially in the section titled “Young Eyes, 198X”. The assigned theme for this poster was “The Dawn of Color TV in 1980”. In Korea, color television broadcasting officially began that year.
The headline is typeset in Megascope and the supporting text in Circule. The fully circular counters in the headline (9, 8, 0) and the supporting text (O) blend well with the central graphic.
At the center of the poster, a pale white dwarf begins to wane, while a planet with an iridescent atmosphere appears to wax. This abstract visual composition evokes a sense of transition—from black-and-white to color, and from one era to the next.
The exhibition was held at DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza) from November 12 to December 7, 2025. The poster was produced as a 120×300 cm large-format banner.
