Kinetic Chinese Characters Kinetic Typography by Li Xinlin

Kinetic Chinese Characters Kinetic Typography by Li Xinlin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Mamanu Fa'atupu Competition Category.

UʻameaMamanu Fa'atupu· 2020

Kinetic Chinese Characters Kinetic Typography

by Li Xinlin

Client: Li Xinlin

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Mamanu Fa'atupu Category

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The Design

About Kinetic Chinese Characters Kinetic Typography

'O le Kinetic Chinese Characters o se faasologa o galuega gaoioi tautusi e sefuluono e faavae i vaega o mataitusi Saina. E ese le autu o galuega taitasi ma ua gaosia atoatoa e ala i polokalama komepiuta ma algorithm, e faaaoga ai le Processing. O le faaopoopoga o tekinolosia generative ua avea ai le laina taimi sa masani ona tumau o mataitusi ma se mea e fesuisuiai, ma o iuga e le mafai ona valoia mai. O se tala puupuu talafeagai o loo faatasi ma galuega taitasi, e mulimuli i le tu ma aga masani a Asia i le tuuina faatasi mai o solo ma atavali. O le faasologa lenei o loo faaalia ai le auala e mafai ai ona faaaoga le mamanu gaoioi i mataitusi Saina.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Kinetic Chinese Characters Kinetic Typography, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Kinetic Chinese Characters Kinetic Typography e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Kinetic Chinese Characters Kinetic Typography ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

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