Level 6 Graphic Design: Extended Practice Brief #1: Baybayin (Research)

Filipino designer and art director who first became interested in Baybayin when he found out about the ancient script during his high school years.
As a way to promote and celebrate the ancient script, he recreated famous local and international brands with Baybayin to show how they would look like if the script was still used today.
He also created sets of usable fonts which people can download to use and as well as a book that shows how to use Baybayin as further way to promote the script that is beginning to emerge again.

https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/chinese-type-archive-synoptic-office-graphic-design-290120

Synoptic Office "Wikipedia for Chinese Typography"
THE CHINESE TYPE ARCHIVE

Open source website that lets designers use Chinese typography in their designs
A catalogue of 230+ typefaces with definitions and resources with explanations in both English and Chinese.
Explains compositions of characters and design history
Created in order to gives designers access to type that is historic but also give designers knowledge about the language they are using in their designs.
Effective way to showcase the typefaces and give them as much importance as calligraphy, especially in Chinese culture
Having it as a digital archive increases efficiency in finding specific typefaces fast and can also reach a wider audience.
Translating in both Chinese and English will also entice people that may be interested in Chinese typeface construction that can't necessary read Chinese to learn about the typefaces and understand the meaning behind, and knowing the appropriate way of using them.

Corners Studio KR
ART IS FORM 미술은 포폼이다

Exhibition Identity for Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art
“We wanted to show the movement of lines and the movement of screens in a simple, clear way.” Through the use of basic graphics and fluid layouts, the identity is composed through elements of the keyword ‘Form’ in various bold lines.”
The studio used Hangul's (Korean Language) composition and strong geometrical layout in order to create consistent lines which is prominent throughout the design and showcased the beautiful visuals of the language and the letterforms themselves.
Effective use of the Korean characters as the 'grid' for the designs which made it visually entertaining and pleasant to see.
Deep understanding of the character structures helped in designing the work and use it' advantages to created meaning aesthetically and also conceptually.

Level 6 Graphic Design