This study researches the restaurant industry in Seoul during the late 1940s. The research was based on the four major newspapers in Korea. The data included a total of 227 businesses with 164 non-fusion restaurants that served single-nation type food consisting of 101 Korean, 31 Western, 20 Japanese, and 12 Chinese. Some examples of South Korean dishes are Masan, Daegu, and Jeolla-do-style local foods. As for North Korean food, Pyongyang-style bulgogi, Naengmyeon, Hamheung-style janggukbap, and Gaejangguk were introduced frequently. Chinese restaurants that appeared were highend places with Beijing-style cuisine. In the case of Japanese restaurants, they mostly had Sukiyaki with Joseon food served as well. Moreover, Western restaurants were fusioned with Japanese as in pork cutlet and curry rice. Others are comprised of “French Cuisine”, “Indian curry rice”, “Steak”, and “Russian soup”. This analysis indicates that foreign cuisines had actively entered the market.

Although milk, which is a representative western food, has a more than 100-year history in Korea, the preference is controversial. This study examined the milk history of Choseon in 1884~1938. This period was divided into 4 periods regarding the westerner’s records and advertisements. Westerners who visited Choseon in 1884~1895 (1st period) recorded the eating habits of Choseon,i.e., no milk consumed, even in insufficient food situation. Among the westerners, medical missionaries began to show or/and recommend condensed milk for sick children. In 1896~1909 (2nd period) newspapers, general shops in Hanseong for westerners showed advertisements of dairy products. In the 1900s, condensed and raw milk were advertised through newspapers. Domestic ranching systems to produce raw milk were established at that time mainly by Japanese. In the 1910s (3rd period), raw milk and condensed milk were advertised in newspapers. Since the mid-1920s (4th period), dairy products were bisected into condensed and powdered (dried) milk. Moreover, many Japanese manufacturers appeared in the advertisement in the 1920s. These results suggest that milk has been recognized as a symbol of an enlightenment food in Korea since the late 1900s, but the old negative wisdom, unfamiliar taste, and high price of milk at that time limited its appeal.

광고에서 표현기법은 신중하게 선택해야 한다. 왜냐하면 표현기법에 따라 전달하고자 하는 정보의 이미지가 달라지기 때문이다. 최근 정보 전달 효과를 극대화시키기 위한 기법으로 타이포그래피가 여러 매체광고에서 다양한 형태로 활용되어 지고 있다. 특히 인쇄매체 중 신문광고에서 나타나고 있는 타이포그래피 광고는 자세한 설명이 가능하다는 점과 계획적인 광고 집행, 지면의 다양한 활용 등의 장점과 더해져 기발하고 다양한 광고들이 쏟아져 나오고 있다. 이러한 타이포그래피 광고들은 직접적으로 전달하고자 하는 메시지를 미적인 기법으로 표현함으로써 메시지 그 자체가 글자 이상의 의미를 지닌 하나의 상징물이 되는 효과를 가져 오기도 하고, 때론 이미지와 적절하게 표현됨으로써 쉽고 정확한 정보 전달로 소비자들의 기억에 각인되고 있다. 본 연구는 신문광고의 효과를 더욱 높이기 위하여 신선하고 번뜩이는 아이디어를 활용한 타이포그래피 광고사례를 통해 창조적 타이포그래피 표현기법의 중요성을 인지하고, 타이포그래피 신문광고의 헤드라인, 바디카피, 비주얼 표현기법과 기능의 분석을 통해 새로운 표현기법을 구사함으로써 효과적인 메시지 전달 기능을 극대화 시킬 수 있도록 하는 것에 있다. 본 연구로 인하여 광고주와 소비자가 모두 공감할 수 있는 타이포그래피의 흥미로운 접근법으로 보다 새로운 변화가 이루어지길 기대한다.