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Post Date : 2015-09-14


For more typography and calligraphy from around the world, collected from my various trips, click here for a link to my Facebook page.





The power of visuals
Post Date : 2015-04-30


The meaning as suggested in welcoming customers in spelled out in nothing but the usage of graphics of male baldness pattern is clear. Owing to the power of visuals which is highly suggestive, the message is delivered, even to a foreigner like me. A picture is definitely worth one word, in this case.





Seoul pavilion in Shanghai Expo 2010
Post Date : 2015-04-30


With an average waiting time of 3 -5 hours to witness the awe inside this attention grabbing pavilion of South Korea during the Shanghai Expo that ended on Oct 31, 2010, one may not need to enter the pavilion just to see how much detailing in the form of Hangeul (Korean characters) had been used as a beautiful texture that encased the entire pavilion.





Homeless in Hong Kong
Post Date : 2015-04-30


A cool facade for a store in Central that sells home furnishings and other knickknacks that would make one's home more homey, this store is both bold, exploratory and creative in expressing a distinct personality in its facade. Coiled in plastic tubes, this signage may not cost much for its material but may cost a lot to construct. Equally creative in its approach is another Homeless store opposite whereby a small sign that may look like an exit sign has the store's name on it instead of "EXIT."





Iconic Taipei 101
Post Date : 2015-04-30


If we see the same thing many times over, we're likely to remember what we've seen. It seems all major cities must have an iconic symbol to promote tourism and for Taiwan, it is nothing but the iconic Taipei 101 building completed in 2004. Since then, it has become a highly recognized symbol.

Clockwise from top left: The Taipei 101 icon was fused with the letter "L" to form the word love for Father's Day celebration.

When Taipei promotes the International Flora Exposition to last from Nov 6, 2010 to April 25, 2011, the outer shape alone is enough to evoke a reminder in us about the whereabouts of this expo.

The Taipei 101's elevator lifts people 1010 meter/minute, the fastest record in 2004 and again the icon was used to show a straight line that lifts people to its 89th indoor observation deck.

(Bottom left) Even in a brush script form, the icon is still recognizable.

The danger of these icons being overused is like celebrities that over-endorse many products, diluting the memorability of the products or message but what gets strengthened is actually the icon itself.





Calligrahy in Istanbul, Turkey
Post Date : 2015-04-30


Geometrically composed with simple thick lines that seemingly form a maze, this calligraphic form of designing with Arabic text on a poster at a train stop in Turkey, Istanbul reminded me of old windows found in Chinese homes where wooden windows have pieces that were meticulously arranged to form a beautiful geometrical structure.





Cafe Coffee Day
Post Date : 2015-04-30


As a designer, I am too aware about juggling equally important information, especially on a multiple language signage which must not only be aesthetically pleasing but also one that is attractive. Although the standard Hindi written in the Devanagari script with the Indian constitution recognizing English as a subsidiary official language, regional languages are strongly rooted, such as this sign at Ahmedabad where I attended a conference in Typography in 2011. I noticed that this cafe franchise carefully balances the text on left in English while the other in Gujarati. Gandi, India's father of the nation is a Gujarati who led an independence movement against the British colonial rule.





Paradise Mall
Post Date : 2015-04-30


The Paradise Mall in Bangkok is all about green. A green facade, a green-inspired logo as shown here with the tiny leaves being incorporated into the logo, well as the interior decoration. Ikebana turned graphic designers decorated the main open space area with floral arrangements that not only spell out the name of the mall but also one that is reflecting the mall's vision to give shoppers a sense of paradise in this up-scale mall.





Doota benches
Post Date : 2015-04-30


Spotted in Seoul's Dongdaemun, the undisputed wholesale mecca of South Korea, the departmental store, Doota, provided these benches outside their store. From a first glance, it seemed like a signage of some sort but in reality, a clever brand extension that reminds their customers of their presence but at the same time, it fulfills the task of providing seating areas for tired customers.





Calligrahy in Istanbul, Turkey
Post Date : 2015-04-30


During the Ottoman empire, Arabic letters were popular form of artistic expression as found at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. It was both organically fluid in its appearance, graceful and decorative at the same time. Admittedly, my appreciation for Arabic letters increased during my trip there in June of 2010.





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