MUSE Silver

2026

Xin'an font

Entrant

City University of Macau , Faculty of Innovation and Design

Category

Typography - Typefaces / Font System

Client's Name

Zhenwei You, Sijun Liu,Jinxi Li,Duo Yu,Haidong Sun,Zhitong Wang

Country / Region

China

About The Entry

Xin'an font is an English font inspired by Huizhou architecture. It does not use cultural elements as surface decorations, but rather breaks down architectural features such as stepped gable walls, lattice windows, and curved beams into modular grids, forming the basic structure of 26 letters. From the stepped outline of the horsehead wall to the rhythmic layering of horizontal strokes of letters, from the raised eaves curve to the subtle upward angle of letter strokes, from the curved logic of beams and columns to the mechanical curve of letter skeletons, this method is rich in spatial aesthetics and philosophical significance. It breaks the traditional font design norms and establishes a new category of "architectural linguistics". It balances readability and aesthetics, supports multiple formats and a complete character set, and integrates traditional Eastern architectural styles into modern Western typesetting environments. This endows it with a dual function: it is both a precise communication tool and a carrier of spatial memory. Cultivate people's deeper emotional connection to cultural heritage through the universal medium of letters.

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