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Hanzi and Alphabet Type Design by Rui Ma |
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FS: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
RM: 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.
FS: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
RM: The possibility to combining Chinese characters and English alphabet.
FS: What are your future plans for this award winning design?
RM: To make this type design to an actual font.
FS: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
RM: I have been working on the concept for years, always thinking if there is an opportunity to create the design of these two languages.
FS: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
RM: An inspiration, the possibility of combining Asian and Western culture.
FS: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?
RM: No
FS: Who is the target customer for his design?
RM: People who are interested in using typeface of combining Asian and Western culture.
FS: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?
RM: Every letter was a custom design, this makes it unique.
FS: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
RM: It is pretty straightforward, the meaning of combining Chinese/Hanzi strokes and the English alphabet.
FS: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
RM: Adobe AI and Photoshop
FS: What is the most unique aspect of your design?
RM: Every letter was a custom design, this makes it unique.
FS: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
RM: No
FS: What is the role of technology in this particular design?
RM: By using the Adobe Creative Suite makes this concept become the actual design.
FS: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
RM: The research was based on information about Hanzi character strokes and the English alphabet from books and online. It helps form the idea from a draft to the final design.
FS: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
RM: The challenge of this project is how to combine the Hanzi stroke shapes and English letters in a clear and also creative way.
FS: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
RM: I believe it is worthy to be seen and known by more people.
FS: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
RM: I appreciate the aesthetic of designing Chinese/ Hanzi strokes and the English Alphabet. I would work on more designs like this in the future.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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