TypeMeet: starting point, meeting point
Department of Communication Design, Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong
We invite you to join our seminars with fellow members of TypeMeet and Chorong Kim from Monotype to share and discuss their type design research and practices.
TypeMeet is fortunate to have invited designers from Mainland and Hong Kong, as well as Chorong Kim from Monotype to share and discuss their type design research and practices.
Language: Mix of Cantonese, Mandarin and English
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16 Dec, 2–4pm
Venue: LW003 Lecture Theatre
Speakers
Kai Leung [Creative director, xiexie design]
Cantonese: Words and the City: From the Streets to Design
Liu Feng [Leader, Bosu Design]
Putonghua: Stop Stealing Sheep, Find Out How Type Works
Luo Qingwei [Founder, Hewei Design]
Putonghua: The Golden Thirty Years of Decorative Lettering
Xing Zhichao [Design director, Weifang Beida Jade Bird Huaguang Imagesetter Systems Co., Ltd.]
Putonghua: Sense and Sensibility: Seeking Balance in Typeface Design
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17 Dec, 4:30–7:30pm
Venue: LW003 Lecture Theatre
Speakers
Sammy Or [Type designer], Kai Leung [Creative director, xiexie design] and Li Zhenfeng [Type designer]
Cantonese: The Metro Song Typeface Family
Fang Jun [Visual Identity & Brand Package Designer]
Putonghua: Discover the Beauty in Typefaces – Typeface Design Courses in Higher Design Education
The Type & Wen Bo [Designer, The Type]
Putonghua/ English: Evolving typography education & cultural exchanges through technologies
Chorong Kim [Senior Type Designer, Monotype]
English: Typography Optimization for Brand Globalization
Liu Yunlai [Founder, Yun Fang Type] and Chen Zhihong [Designer, Yun Fang Type]
Putonghua: Zhumeng Sans: Designing fonts through the discovery of subtle nuances
Li Zhiqian [Co-founder, 3type] & Liang Zhuoyi [Designer, 3type]
Putonghua: Latest Progress of the Chinese Typeface Decoding Team
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Moderator
Keith Tam
Vice-Principal and Deputy Academic Director of the Design Discipline, Hong Kong Design Institute
Kiki Yau
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Communication Design, Hong Kong Design Institute
Organised by the Department of Communication Design and Centre for Communication Design, Hong Kong Design Institute
Sponsored by Monotype HK
Registration link: https://typemeet09.eventbrite.hk