Kinetic Chinese Characters Munus Primarium: Typographia Cinetica by Li Xinlin

Kinetic Chinese Characters Munus Primarium: Typographia Cinetica by Li Xinlin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Designatio Generativa Competition Category.

FerrumDesignatio Generativa· 2020

Kinetic Chinese Characters Munus Primarium: Typographia Cinetica

by Li Xinlin

Client: Li Xinlin

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Designatio Generativa Category

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The Design

About Kinetic Chinese Characters Munus Primarium: Typographia Cinetica

Textus Libri: Litterae Sinicae Cineticae seriem sedecim operum typographiae cineticae constituunt, quae in partibus litterarum Sinicarum fundantur. Quodque opus argumentum diversum habet et pure per programmationem computatralem et algorithmos, Processing utens, efficitur. Additio technologiae generativae efficit ut linea temporis litterarum, olim fixa, variabilis fiat et exitus praedici non possint. Brevis commentatio aestimativa quodque opus comitatur, traditionem Asiaticam poesim et picturam simul praesentandi sequens. Series ostendit quomodo designatio cinetica litteris Sinicis applicari possit.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Kinetic Chinese Characters Munus Primarium: Typographia Cinetica 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 Kinetic Chinese Characters Munus Primarium: Typographia Cinetica 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. Kinetic Chinese Characters Munus Primarium: Typographia Cinetica ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: In this project, integration of code to type and typography revealed that the originally fixed or invariable timeline has changed. Addition of the generative technology resulted in more rich work content and changed it to become unpredictable. With this, the creative technique of kinetic typography can be applied to Chinese characters and the kinetic design integrated with the characteristics of Chinese characters holds unlimited potential.
Dimensions & Packaging: Media & Print matter
Tags: Kinetic , Typography , Generative , Chinese Characters
Production Technology: Processing and based on openprocessing.org
Design Challenge: All Asian designers face the common question of how such theories can take root and become fruitful in the East. As an Asian artist, the author of this study attempted a method of converging computer programming technology and traditional Chinese characters with a focus on the potential of Chinese characters.
Research: Expression of Meaning of Kinetic Chinese Characters using Computer Programming Techniques.
16 works were created based on the components of Chinese characters. The subjects of these works were all different and were made purely through computer programming and algorithms.
Inspiration: The field of kinetic Chinese character design is currently expanding steadily, but the field is yet vague and without a clear definition. However, the everlasting Eastern culture and abundant perspective in search of beauty can become the basis for converging new technologies and new design so that the kinetic Chinese character design can definitely become a new trend that leads the advancement of future design.
Project Duration: 2019, College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University.
Operation Flow: 16 works were created based on the components of Chinese characters. The subjects of these works were all different and were made purely through computer programming and algorithms. Additionally, work appreciation essays were added to each work and this was derived from the Western culture where work appreciation essays are occasionally used for interaction and communication with the audience and the concept of “poetry and paintings having the same source” in Asian traditional art that presents poetry and paintings together.
Patents: LI XINLIN
Team Members: LI XINLIN
Image Credits: LI XINLIN