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Rotary Sans

Rotary Sans is an OpenType sans-serif typeface with geometric structures and slight shape variations. It includes pear-shaped ink traps that aid legibility and add a distinct visual element. The typeface provides a full Latin glyph set, plus alternative characters and ligatures, for various typographic uses. Its design emphasizes clarity and consistency, suitable for contexts such as branding. Rotary Sans comes in multiple weights and styles, usable in both digital and print formats where legibility and uniform appearance are needed.

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Langjiu Estate San Pin Festival

This is a Baijiu specially designed for the Langjiu SanPin Festival, which can be used for collection and commemoration. The product showcases the nature and architecture of Langjiu Manor, leaving a deep impression on people. The design adopts the iconic building of the estate, Jinzunbao, and perfectly presents the lighting and scenery of Day of the Estate and Night of the Estate through paper carved lamps.

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Great Chinese Novels

The Four Great Classical Novels are widely regarded as the ultimate representation of traditional Chinese literature and culture. This design abandons conventional methods, embracing a critic's perspective to present a fresh interpretation of these timeless works. The set features a split double-bookcase design with a one-centimeter gap that reveals a glimpse of the inner cover's artwork, evoking the sensation of peering through a slightly opened door, enticing readers to uncover the mysteries within.

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Anthropology Chinese Textbook

This is a key textbook in American universities, covering research methods, human evolution, and cultural development. The cover blends the letter A with the Chinese character for human, featuring an ape's leg and a modern human's leg to symbolize evolution and East-West fusion. This minimalist design highlights humanity's journey from primitive to modern, emphasizing growth in self-awareness and cultural development.

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Te Po and Te Ao Marama

Threaded Ed.21 is conceptually underpinned by a Te Ao Maori viewpoint with cultural and collaborative frameworks that adhere to tikanga Maori (Maori customary practices) and Matauranga Maori Kawa (Maori knowledge and protocol). The structure and navigational system of Threaded Ed. 21 is based on the Waiata song Ko te Pu and incorporates visual, augmented, and sonic design queues to communicate the multi layered beginning story.

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Zoom

The Zoom exhibition (Museum of Ethnography, Budapest) takes an unconventional approach to the museum’s collection. The content structure is shaped by shifts in viewpoint presenting objects and object masses from new angles. The catalogue attempts to introduce this approach through different graphical and bookbinding-printing solutions. The book’s inner spine features a uniquely generated pattern for each copy which is a reinterpretation of the embroidered motifs typical to Hungarian folk art. The exhibition was designed by art1st Design Studio, lead designer Daniel Taraczky.

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