Abstract
There are a lot of different cultures around the world. It is hard for people with various cultural backgrounds to understand each other. Language is the most direct expression of cultural barriers. With the different structures of languages, communication becomes unsmooth. People can get to know each other better if we narrow down the gaps. The research here discusses the possibility of building a connection between language characters through the graphic. This work will use Chinese and English as an experimental. Images and pictures are the most visual information for people to read. And languages are the most direct information for people to communicate. So I did some research between letters and characters in those two languages. Try to incorporate the style of Chinese fonts into the English letters, and I used calligraphy to write English letters. I used that typeface to make some words.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Graphic design (Typography); Type and type-founding--Design; East and West--Cross-cultural studies
Publication Date
12-15-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Student Type
Graduate
Degree Name
Visual Communication Design (MFA)
Department, Program, or Center
School of Design (CAD)
Advisor
Adam Smith
Recommended Citation
Han, Xiangyu, "Using Characters to Narrow Culture Gaps" (2021). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/11015
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Plan Codes
VISCOM-MFA
