
I. THE FORMATION OF
EAST-ASIAN CHARACTERS
II. ANATOMY
The Terminology of East-Asian Characters
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The Classification
of East-Asian Typefaces
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***Part of the contents above are from a series valuable typographical resources. They include Chinese Type Archive, Types of Type, and Idea Document 1 book.
III. PAIRING
East-Asian & Latin character comparison
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Procedures
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Unity
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Contrast
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IV. EAST-ASIAN TYPOGRAPHY & GRAPHIC DESIGN
Chinese Type Foundries, Independent Studios,
& Independent Designers
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FounderType: www.foundertype.com
JustFont: justfont.com
Chinese Type Archive: chinesetypearchive.com
Hanyi Fonts: hanyi.com.cn
Synoptic Office: www.synopticoffice.com
TienMin Liao: typeji.com
Dyna Font: www.dynacw.com/en
3type: 3type.cn
Arphic: www.arphic.com.tw
Oval-Graphic: oval-graphic.com
Zhi-Hong Wang: wangzhihong.com
Kai-Hang Mak: makkaihang.com
Dadoda: dadoda.cn
Reflex Design: reflexdesign.cn
2Tigers Design: 2tigersdesign.cargo.site
O.OO: odotoo.com
Retro Jam: www.retrojamtaiwan.com
Type Is Beautiful: thetype.com/zh-hant
MakeFont: www.makefont.com
WType: wytype.com
Korean Type Foundries, Independent Studios,
& Independent Designers
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AG Typography Institute: agfont.com
Sandoll: sandoll.co.kr
Fontrix: www.fontrix.co.kr/Default.aspx
Goodfont: www.goodfont.co.kr
Yoo Min Goo: yoonmingoo.net
Yang Jang: yang-jang.com
Na Kim: ynkim.com
Jikji Soft: jikjisoft.com
Hangul Typography School: typoschool.com
Paju Typography Institute: www.pati.kr
Korean Society of Typography: koreantypography.org
Corner Studio: corners.kr/studio + Corner Printing: www.corners.kr/printing
TypoJanchi
International Typography Biennale: www.typojanchi.org/2019
Ha Hyeongwon: hyngwn.com
Hezin O: ohezin.kr
FNT: studiofnt.com
Sunny Studio: www.sunnystudio.kr
Ordinary People: ordinarypeople.kr
Everyday Practice: everyday-practice.com
Content Form Context: www.contentformcontext.com
Sulki And Min: www.sulki-min.com/wp/
Saworl: saworl.com/new
Sulki And Min: www.sulki-min.com/wp/
Design Momentum: designmomentum.org/index.html
Kim Garden: kimgarden.kr
Triangle Studio: www.triangle-studio.co.kr
Chui Graf: chuigraf.kr
Google Fonts’ Korean Collection: googlefonts.github.io/korean
Types of Type: typesoftype.com
Japanese Type Foundries, Independent Studios,
& Independent Designers
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Tokyo TDC: tokyotypedirectorsclub.org
TypeSquare: typesquare.com
Morisawa: en.morisawa.co.jp
FontWorks: fontworks.co.jp
Iwata: www.iwatafont.com
Motawa Font: www.motoyafont.jp
Axis Font:
www.axisfont.com
Yukihiro Nakamura: www.n-font.com
Werk Graphics: werkgraphic.com/Works
Jiyu Kobo: www.jiyu-kobo.co.jp
Kazui Press: kazuipress.com
Dharma Type: dharmatype.com
IV. BOOKS & ARTICLES
Books
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Essays
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“Kanji Graphy: Visual translation between Latin letters and Japanese characters” by Mariko Takagi: www.academia.edu/14997299/Kanji_Graphy_Visual_translation_between_Latin_letters_and_Japanese_characters
“Beyond the Pictorial: Exploring the semiotic layer of typography in Hanzi / Kanji character” by Mariko Takagi: www.academia.edu/23014651/Beyond_the_Pictorial_Exploring_the_semiotic_layer_of_typography_in_Hanzi_Kanji_characters
“‘Bamboo fonts’—Cultural stereotypes visualised by display fonts” by Mariko Takagi: www.academia.edu/12422507/_Bamboo_fonts_Cultural_stereotypes_visualised_by_display_fonts
“Typography between Chinese complex characters and Latin Letters”: www.academia.edu/12160847/Typography_between_Chinese_complex_characters_and_Latin_Letters
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