Whoatemytofu Schrëfttyp by Yuntong Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award an Bronze in Sozialdesign Competition Category.

BronzeSozial· 2022

Whoatemytofu Schrëfttyp

by Yuntong Sun

Client: Yuntong Sun

A' Design Award an Bronze Winner in Sozial Category

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The Design

About Whoatemytofu Schrëfttyp

Whoatemytofu ass e sozialt Designprojet, dat ronderëm en Open-Source-Schrëfttyp mam Numm The Tofu Type opgebaut ass. Den Numm bezitt sech op e chinesescht Sprachwuert, dat d'Iessen vun Tofu als Metapher fir sexuell Belästegung benotzt. D'Buschtawe goufen duerch de Prozess vum Schneide vun Tofu geformt, an d'negativ Raim erënneren un d'geschnidde Material. D'Projet enthält och eng Serie vu Poster an e Website-Konzept. Besucher kënnen schmerzhaft Wierder aginn, déi während enger Belästegung héieren goufen, a kréien e Poster fir op de sozialen Medien mat engem Hashtag ze deelen. De Schrëfttyp kann gratis erofgeluede ginn. D'Zil ass et, den Affer eng Stëmm a Gefill vun Zesummenhalt ze ginn.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Bronze

Whoatemytofu Schrëfttyp ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Bronze, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un erausragend Designe vergi gëtt, déi sech duerch Kreativitéit, Erfindungsgab a Schlauheet ausgezeechnen. Bronze-Gewënner si voll Fäegkeet a opfälleg kreativ Wierker, déi déi grouss Erfahrung, d'Fantasie an d'Ressourceréichtum vun hire Designer bestätegen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Whoatemytofu Schrëfttyp e héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Géigestand ass, bemierkenswäert professionell an innovativ. Dëst mam Bronze ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie an zeechent sech duerch Opmierksamkeet fir Detailer aus. Whoatemytofu Schrëfttyp erfëllt Bedierfnesser exzellent, beréiert Wënsch, bezauberet Gefiller an erweckt Neigierecht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Invoking the metaphorical concept of eating tofu, this Project created an open type font design inspired by Tofu. In combination with the influence of social media hashtags and came up with the #whoatemytofu headline and web production poster concept. We aim to use the power of Typography to offer people a new possibility to fight against sexual harassment and make them feel that they are not alone.
Dimensions & Packaging: Poster, 1350px*1080px
Tags: against sexual harassment, Typeface design, Website concept design, Protest, Social Media
Production Technology: In order to make the whole project highly recognizable, the font design, the poster and the web design were all designed around the element of Tofu. I designed an open-source typeface design for this project, called The Tofu Type, which was also one of the most important parts of the project. Since fonts have always played an important role in protests, more and more designers have designed open-source fonts for social movements. The idea of this typeface design is derived from the process of cutting tofu and the shape of the negative space of the letters was obtained by the process of cutting tofu.
Design Challenge: The research challenges of the project are threefold. First is the font design. Like Tofu's typeface design, this form connects the material and spiritual worlds, it is like a symbol, is a sense of connectedness that is empowering. The type design process is a big challenge as it requires not only constantly improving the readability of fonts, but also making them look like tofu. Next is the interaction and visual design of the website, Although it is only a concept design, the overall web design is already very well developed, such as how users input, how to get the poster, the design of static and dynamic posters, how to download and use TOFU TYPE, etc. Lastly, I researched and investigated the social issue of sexual harassment, and I went through a long process of interviews and research before designing the project.
Research: I interviewed dozens of people who had experienced sexual harassment before the design began. In addition to blatant acts of sexual harassment, there are also many acts in life that are not easily recognized and are easily overlooked, making it difficult to defend the rights of victims. Unlike the usual forms of protest, this project connects people to fight against sexual harassment through an extraordinary design by collecting and exposing the hurtful words used in sexual harassment.
Inspiration: "Eating Tofu" is a Chinese proverb and a metaphor for sexual harassment. WhoAteMyTofu is inspired by this metaphor and it is aims to arouse people's curiosity and attract more attention. Graphic design as well as typography can be a tool for social change. As a woman myself, I think this project is not only a visual design support for victims of sexual harassment and a new way for them to fight against it. It is also a platform for them to speak out and feel united: You are not alone.
Project Duration: The project is my graduation project and will be completed at Bauhaus University Weimar in March 2021.
Operation Flow: Users can enter hurtful words they have heard when they were being sexually harassed on the "Make your own poster" page and get a designed poster that they can share on their social media, tagging the hashtag#WhoAteMyTofu. Users can also download and use the tofu typeface design for free on the site, which is also inspired by the Chinese metaphor for Eating Tofu.