DESIGN NAME: Mida Yan Font
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Type Design
INSPIRATION: The inspiration comes from the calligraphy of ancient Chinese calligrapher Yan Zhenqing. The stroke characteristics of Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy are light horizontally and heavy vertically. This font has been redesigned in terms of glyph structure, incorporating calligraphy touch at the end of strokes such as curling, pressing, vertical hooks, vertical curved hooks, and diagonal hooks, showcasing a rounded and rich temperament.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This font is a structural analysis based on the calligraphy of the famous ancient Chinese calligrapher Yan Zhenqing. Retaining the characteristics of horizontal light and vertical heavy strokes, adding calligraphy touch at the end of strokes such as curling, pressing, vertical hook, vertical curved hook, and oblique hook, making the font have a rounded and rich temperament. This font is suitable for application in packaging products with a cultural and contemporary atmosphere.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Taking Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy as inspiration, the structure of the font is re-analyzed. In the stroke stroke, stroke, vertical hook, vertical bend hook, oblique hook and other strokes to add the touch of calligraphy, while preserving the style of Yan Zhenqing's font, show a rounded and rich temperament. This font is suitable for application in packaging products with a cultural and contemporary atmosphere, and is loved by a large number of cultural workers.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project lasts for 10 months
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Adobe Illustrator/ hand drawn draft
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Variable size
TAGS: typeface,calligraphy,brush and ink touch, facial style, rounded and rich
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Yan Zhenqing was a well-known calligrapher in ancient China. This font continues the stroke characteristics of Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy, which is light in both horizontal and vertical strokes, while redesigning and analyzing the character structure. Adding the touch of calligraphy to strokes such as flicking, pressing, vertical hooks, vertical curved hooks, and oblique hooks, showcasing a rounded and rich temperament.
CHALLENGE: The creative point of this font is to redesign and analyze the glyph structure of Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy. Adding the touch of calligraphy to strokes such as flicking, pressing, vertical hooks, vertical curved hooks, and oblique hooks, showcasing a rounded and rich temperament. It not only retains the temperament of Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy, but also has its own distinct characteristics.
ADDED DATE: 2024-03-07 19:31:42
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IMAGE CREDITS: Zhaocheng He, 2023.
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