Stack Glyphs ’ Ann An Clò-Sgrìobhaidh Charactaran by Te-Yang Tang and Yi-Hsuan Lai

Stack Glyphs ’ Ann An Clò-Sgrìobhaidh Charactaran by Te-Yang Tang and Yi-Hsuan Lai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Grafaigean, Dealbh-mhìneachaidh agus Conaltradh Lèirsinneach Competition Category.

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Stack Glyphs ’ Ann An Clò-Sgrìobhaidh Charactaran

by Te-Yang Tang and Yi-Hsuan Lai

Client: Department of Visual Communication Design, YunTech

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Grafaig Category

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The Design

About Stack Glyphs ’ Ann An Clò-Sgrìobhaidh Charactaran

Ann an cultar Sìonach, tha seòrsa sònraichte de charactar ris an canar Stacked Character a 'toirt iomradh air a' charactar a chaidh a chruthachadh le glyphs a tha a 'dol thairis air. Tha a’ mhòr-chuid de na caractaran saobh-chràbhach sin neo-chumanta agus mean air mhean bidh caractaran a tha cumanta an-diugh nan àite. Gus an do thog Stack Glyphs na caractaran a’ cleachdadh samhlaidhean grafaigeach, chruinnich iad na caractaran Sìneach caillte sin.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Tha Stack Glyphs ’ Ann An Clò-Sgrìobhaidh Charactaran air Duais Airgid A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, àlainn agus drùidhteach. Tha buannaichean Airgid nan obraichean anabarrach boillsgeach agus gu math cruthachail a nochdas sàr-eòlas, tàlant agus geurchuis an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Stack Glyphs ’ Ann An Clò-Sgrìobhaidh Charactaran na obair mhìorbhaileach, na sàr-eisimpleir a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus gu domhainn ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Airgid A' Design Award na innleachd glè fhaicsinneach, ion-mholta a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais. Tha Stack Glyphs ’ Ann An Clò-Sgrìobhaidh Charactaran na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran eud, a dhùisgeas miannan, a bheir faireachdainnean math agus a thogas iongnadh is miorbhail.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Characters are the carrier of culture. In Chinese culture, a special type of character called Stacked Character refers to the character formed by overlapped glyphs. Stacked character can be constructed to express the meaning of accumulation and mass of the word. Most of these superimposed characters are uncommon and are gradually replaced by commonly used characters nowadays. So that we constructed the characters using graphical symbols, collected these lost chinese characters.
Dimensions & Packaging: Main visual poster size: 890mm x 420mm, Guide Book Package size: 280mm x 215mm x 40mm, Guide Book size: 200mm x 100mm x 7mm, Pileup size: 25mm x 25 mm x 25mm
Tags: visualized, chinese culture, character, symbol, glyphs, guide book, poster
Production Technology: Iconic Representation of Stacked Characters. Drawing on the ancient Chinese script before the standardization of characters, which relied heavily on pictographs, we aim to recreate the classic history of Chinese characters. Through this, viewers can experience a sense of immersion and gain an understanding of the ancient methods of character formation.
Design Challenge: We collect rare stacked characters, which are gradually being replaced by commonly used characters. Therefore, we often encounter problems of missing characters or unknown pronunciations during the sorting process. To overcome this challenge, we extensively collect stacked characters excerpted from historical ancient books and use a design approach to reconstruct some lost stacked characters, creating the art piece Stack Glyphs.
Research: The sampling of stacked characters focuses on the text superposition of positive forms. We collect stacked characters excerpted from historical texts such as Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters, and transform individual characters with specific meanings into icons, which display in different styles depending on how the characters are stacked. For example, with the character Mù means wood, two-stacked character Lín means forest, three-stacked character Sēn means dense forest.
Inspiration: As time passes, the culture of stacked characters gradually becomes lost, with these characters rarely used and even unable to be displayed in computer fonts. They are gradually being replaced by commonly used characters. The unique cultural characteristics of these Chinese characters lack dissemination and may face the risk of extinction in the future.
Project Duration: Stack Glyphs project began its conceptual proposal in June 2022, entered design production in October 2022, and held a design joint exhibition in Yunlin, Taiwan in April 2023. It was followed by an exhibition at the Young Designers' Exhibition in Taipei in May, and Vision Get Wild in Kaohsiung.
Operation Flow: We studied these overlapping synonym and analyzed their morphology, phonics and cultural contexts. Integrated the result into our icon design, and convert it into NFT, hope to preserve its cultural value. Through the Stack Glyphs Concept Guide Book, the viewers can understand the cultural connotation of superimposed characters. Meanwhile, the interactive designed Stack Glyphs seal Pileup is an extension of our concept that allows viewers to create their own pileup characters.
Team Members: Te-Yang Tang
Yi-Hsuan Lai
Image Credits: Image #1: Kuei-En Chou, 2023.
Image #2: Kuei-En Chou, 2023.
Image #3: Kuei-En Chou, 2023.
Image #4: Kuei-En Chou, 2023.
Image #5: Kuei-En Chou, 2023.