In June and July, we will invite graphic designer Du Qin to give 4 workshops on Typography.
Typography has become the centre of focus in the last two to three years inside and outside of the design profession in China. This is not surprising. Designing language, the physical rendering of the written text, is the essence of communication design and the ‘language’ of graphic design. Any commissioner or practitioner of design who has a deep understanding and is in real need of communication design, any user/reader who appreciates quality in textual information, would pay great attention to the form and function of typography. However, there has been a lack of systematic research and teaching of typography in China, due to the fact that we never see typography in itself as a profound and complete system, a ‘typographic universe’.
Graphic designer, researcher of typography and PhD candidate at Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Du Qin will be leading two typographic research initiatives at UCCA, Typography x2 on June 3 and 10, 2012. This workshop will be part of an effort to establish a research framework for typography in China, and a dialogue on how to approach systemized typographic research and practices.

*Reservations:
From Tuesday to Friday 11:00-18:00 please call +86 10 5780 0200 to book. Please note that you can only book 1 seat at a time.
Members can also book by emailing: members@159.138.20.147

Du Qin, graphic designer, researcher of typography and PhD student at China Central academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), is engaged in commissioned and self-initiated projects revolving around culture and art. His activities encompass research, writing, teaching, publication and curation in graphic design, typography and visual arts. By taking on different roles that relate to graphic design, he attempts to explore the boundaries of and discover new meanings and possibilities within the field.