Typography, Editorial Design
September 2020
“East-West/West-East” typography reference book

“East-West/West-East” typography reference book
“East-West/West-East” typography reference book originates from Yi Mao’s MFA Graphic Design thesis project. It is a do-si-do book which contains two parts. Part I: East-Asian Typography Atlas introduces fundamental information about Chinese, Korean, and Japanese typography. It also teaches readers how to use East-Asian typography with Latin typography. Part II is documentation of creating Part I, including the research process, reading lists, etc.
Designer:
Yi Mao
Photographer:
Charlie Sin
“East-West/West-East” typography reference book originates from Yi Mao’s MFA Graphic Design thesis project. It is a do-si-do book which contains two parts. Part I: East-Asian Typography Atlas introduces fundamental information about Chinese, Korean, and Japanese typography. It also teaches readers how to use East-Asian typography with Latin typography. Part II is documentation of creating Part I, including the research process, reading lists, etc.
Designer:
Yi Mao
Photographer:
Charlie Sin


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MFA Thesis Documentation | Getty Museum Rebrand
Message. Tech. Human | Buttress v1.0 (ongoing 👨🏻🎨) | Rational Type Design (ongoing 👨🏻🎨) | Psychedelic Perfume 迷夢香水
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