Hanzi and Alphabet Genus Design by Rui Ma

Hanzi and Alphabet Genus Design by Rui Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Graphica Competition Category.

FerrumGraphica· 2022

Hanzi and Alphabet Genus Design

by Rui Ma

Client: Rui Ma

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Graphica Category

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The Design

About Hanzi and Alphabet Genus Design

Hoc genus consiliorum statutum est, quod repraesentans compositionem duarum culturarum diversarum Hanzi et Alphabeti. Genus designationis Hanzi characterum ictibus et litteris Anglicis coniungit. Singulae litterae designatae sunt cum figuris nativus ab una vel pluribus partibus ictibus Hanzi. Consilium creatum est utendo linguis visualibus hodiernis cum coloribus candidis.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Hanzi and Alphabet Genus Design victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Hanzi and Alphabet Genus Design creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Hanzi and Alphabet Genus Design ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This is a set of type design that combines Hanzi character strokes and English letters. Each letter was designed with customized shapes from one or more parts of Hanzi strokes. The design was created in a modern and clean visual system with bright colors.
Dimensions & Packaging: Each application visualizes how the type could work together as words and how the Hanzi strokes can be shapes as design elements and patterns. The pattern design was based on the Hanzi strokes that were used for the letters in the words.
Tags: Type Design, Typography, Visual Communication, Graphic Design, Language
Production Technology: The first steps were sketches on digital screen by using a grid system. And the design was created and designed with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this project is how to combine the Hanzi stroke shapes and English letters in a clear and also creative way.
Research: The research was based on information about Hanzi character strokes and English alphabet from books and online.
Inspiration: The inspiration was from combining Chinese and English language culture. At the same time, I am also inspired by clean and modern visual designs, which brought me to think about how to create an alphabet that represents Hanzi in a modern way.
Project Duration: 2021 Los Angeles
Operation Flow: The type would be primarily used for communication design.