Type Projects
I worked on several independent type design projects throughout 2024 and struggled a lot. So, I attended a type design workshop at Type@Cooper from October to December. The workshop was amazing; it helped me understand more of how type design works and gave me new insight into how I could improve my work.
My interest in type design and lettering goes back to my undergraduate years; I majored in linguistics and studied Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. My first formal introduction to writing studies or calligraphy was through Japanese calligraphy classes, which I took for over three years. I still like to create lettering projects in Japanese (or with Chinese characters), but now I want to focus more on type design for Roman alphabet-based languages.
Dec 2024
Mika
Mika is the typeface I designed for the workshop "Principles of Typeface Design" through Type@Cooper. I designed a sans-serif typeface because I was interested in learning what goes into designing a typeface like this.
+typeface design +writing +sketching +proofing +robofont
Dec 2024
Blackletter Practice
I designed this lettering while taking the type design workshop as a separate personal project. The first part of the course covered writing basics, translation & expansion. It was my first time using a parallel pen and I fell in love with it. By referencing the how-to guide included in my parallel pen set I wrote and then enhanced these letters digitally.
+lettering +writing +sketching +robofont
Dec 2024
Frank's Passion
Mixed-script logotype for Frank's Passion, NYC-based music maker.
+logo design +writing +sketching
Oct 2024
きざみのり (Kizaminori)
Another project influenced by parallel pen writing. "Kizaminori" means shredded dried unseasoned seaweed in Japanese.I was randomly inspired to do this based on a trip to the grocery store, mostly because I liked the letterforms. The style is sharp, monolinear, and mechanical, which mimics the precise and consistent shreds of dried seaweed that have been industrially cut.
+lettering +writing +sketching
Sep 2024
災厄です (Saiyaku desu)
In this lettering project, I was experimenting with blocky, unfinished forms. "Saiyaku" means disaster in Japanese.
+typeface design +animation +after effects
Aug 2024
Root 2
Root 2 is an independent project I did in order to gain a deeper grasp of basic design geometry. I created forms based on Root 2 proportions and relationships. It was a fun project that involved manipulating lots of shapes and discovering beautiful combinations & processes along the way. The animations illustrate these discoveries.
+lettering +form-making +animation +after effects
Jan 2024
諸行無常 (Everything is Temporary)
Based on my calligraphy I digitized these characters in order to emphasize the sharp point endings and rounded curves of the calligraphy brush. 諸行無常 (ShyGyouMuJyou) is a Buddhist concept often translated as "impermanence" or "ephemeral".
+lettering +japanese calligraphy
Dec 2022
Oktoberfest Typeface Design
Typeface design for an out-of-the-box Oktoberfest. Full project breakdown here.
+type design +graphic elements +identity
