Hanzi Gong

PrizeShortlist in Illustrate (graphic)
CompanyWeihui Design
ArtistJenwei Huang
CategoryProfessional
ClientThe Beauty of Chinese Characters
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"Hanzi Gong" is inspired by Kangxi Dictionary (1716), containing 47,035 characters (in Traditional Chinese) and categorized by 214 radicals. Through computer algorithms, the wireframe with thousands of words is thus created with 18,046 characters and 50 (1) radicals, with in total 51 series of art works. As human beings, our emotions change all the time. Words and characters are tools for us to express more precisely of these emotions. What if the Chinese characters have their emotions? What would they look like? Observing the solids from the virtual perspective enables people to make Chinese

Bio
JenWei Huang is an art direction and graphic designer at the Weihui Design, and serve as a judge for Telly Award, Greater China Effie Award, Ad Stars Award. My work has been awarded by the Clio Award, NYF Advertising Award, Young Ones ADC Award, Graphis Typography4 Award, German Design Award, iF Design Award, Red Dot Design Award, NY TDC Award, ADC Annual Awards.