Noto Traditional Nushu
Award: Wood Pencil
Wood Pencil / Type Design / Sans Serif / 2021
Noto Traditional Nushu is the first font in the Noto family to be developed by local Chinese designers and developers. 2006 saw the inclusion of the Nüshu customs in the first batch of China’s national intangible cultural heritage list.The Nüshu script is not uniform in character forms and writing style because it has been handed down from mouth to mouth, and it has not gone through any printing stages, so there is no typography to refer to. This project has positive implications for the study of Chinese dialects, the industrialisation of Nüshu information and the heritage of Nüshu culture.
What did the judges have to say?
"I find this project very inspiring and encouraging not only for type designers but also for all designers who are willing to be more explorative culturally. The Nushu project is more than just a typeface. The amount of effort that was put into the historical research and design of this unique dialect, historically used exclusively by women, should be much more appreciated."
Qian Sun, Independent Designer, Maester Design
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