Online Discussion: The Chinese Type Archive with Synoptic Office

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Synoptic Office will introduce their recently launched Chinese Type Archive, a volunteer-run, open data resource aiming to help designers looking to use Chinese typography in their work.

The archive uses a broad collections approach with the aim of capturing design history and fostering the dialogue, use, and evolution of Chinese typography in a globalized context. Because many historic Chinese typefaces were un-named or named after the printer, the archive includes conventional names and more importantly, stable identifiers to help designers differentiate and use them with more ease. The archive also includes links to resources in libraries and a growing database of evolving typographic concepts.

This presentation serves as both an introduction and an invitation to the global type community to participate in the dialog around Chinese type.

Speakers Include:
Caspar Lam
YuJune Park
Mac Wang
Stephanie Winarto

About Synoptic Office
Synoptic Office is a multidisciplinary design studio operating in the space between design, technology and education. The studio’s work has been exhibited internationally and recognized by Fast Company Design, AIGA Eye on Design, iDn, Neshan, Etapes, and It’s Nice That. Synoptic Office was selected to participate in BIO23 and BIO26, the Biennial of Design at the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana, Slovenia and has exhibited at the Ningbo Museum of Art in China and the 26th International Biennial of Graphic Design in Brno.

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