Our audiences have shared with us how much the films meant to them, like a designer finally being able to explain her job to her parents, or a teacher telling us how the films have bought inspiration to her students. Both films were crowdfunded on Kickstarter, distributed independently, and have gone to screen at schools and organizations all around the world, including Google, Twitter and Harvard University. Since 2012, we have been extremely lucky to work on two documentaries that have created impact globally, Design & Thinking and Maker. Exploring universal subjects such as "How does language shape identity? What role does handwriting play in the digital age?”, Hanzi encourages audiences around the world to revisit and rethink their own culture, language and identity. This film is not just about Chinese characters, and we wanted to keep the ideas and messages applicable to all languages and cultures. We think that’s worth exploring to the discussion of design and cultural identity.Ĭollaborating with filmmakers from New York, Hong Kong, London and Taipei, Hanzi includes interviews from ShaoLan, founder and creator of Chineasy in London Akira Kobayashi, a Japanese renowned Roman font designer Sammy Or, a veteran Chinese font designer based in Hong Kong also Ri Xing Type Foundry, the last traditional Chinese letterpress type foundry in the world and more, gathering some of the most important figures and insight in the current Chinese education and typography field. Recently there has been a renaissance and reviewing of Chinese characters in Asia and internationally, with typography and lettering books often topping the best selling books, and more and more typographical courses and workshops being held in the cities. Furthermore, there has been a lack of discussion on Chinese typography and its transition into the digital era compared to its western counterparts. Three films are all funded on Kickstarter!Ĭhinese is one of the oldest and most used languages in the world, yet it is perceived as difficult to learn. ![]() Hanzi is a feature-length documentary exploring international design, visual culture and identity through the lens of modern Chinese typography.įrom the producers of Design & Thinking and Maker, comes Hanzi, a new film that explores a different perspective on design.
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