Kinetic Chinese Characters
Kinetic Chinese Characters is a series of sixteen kinetic typography works based on the components of Chinese characters. Each work has a different subject and is produced purely through computer programming and algorithms, using Processing. The addition of generative technology makes the once fixed timeline of the characters variable and the results unpredictable. A short appreciation essay accompanies each work, following the Asian tradition of presenting poetry and painting together. The series shows how kinetic design can be applied to Chinese characters.
Kinetic Chinese Characters Typography by LI XINLIN has been featured as a grand illustration of strategy design by the A' Design Awards. Kinetic Chinese Characters Typography won the Iron A' Design Award in Generative, Algorithmic, Parametric and AI-Assisted Design in 2020. The A' Generative, Algorithmic, Parametric and AI-Assisted Design Award is a highly prestigious, international, juried design competition that rewards outstanding design of algorithmic artworks, parametric architectures, generative graphics, AI-Assisted illustrations, computational sculptures, procedural patterns, evolutionary installations, interactive experiences and more.
