Memories of a Back

Zhi-Hong Wang

After reaching adulthood how do people come to re-understand the structure of those words/characters with which they have been familiar from the earliest of ages? I tried to remember how characters looked to me as a child, though to a certain extent this was little more than guesswork. I searched for clues in memories of feelings, but the proportions were not very accurate and several had too many lines, so I thought it better to take a different approach.

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      Zhi-Hong Wang, Taiwan/Chinese Taipei (2015)

      A graphic designer and a member of AGI. He is committed to incorporating typography into his design projects across the cultural and commercial sectors. He launched his publishing imprints with...

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      After reaching adulthood how do people come to re-understand the structure of those words/characters with which they have been familiar from the earliest of ages? I tried to remember how characters looked to me as a child, though to a certain extent this was little more than guesswork. I searched for clues in memories of feelings, but the proportions were not very accurate and several had too many lines, so I thought it better to take a different approach.

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      Zhi-Hong Wang, Taiwan/Chinese Taipei (2015)

      A graphic designer and a member of AGI. He is committed to incorporating typography into his design projects across the cultural and commercial sectors. He launched his publishing imprints with major publishers, featuring translated books by internationally renowned artists and on their works, including Nobuyoshi Araki, Shinro Ohtake, Tadanori Yokoo, Takuma Nakahira, and COMME des GARÇONS. Among his recognitions are NY ADC Awards, NY TDC Awards, Prize Nominee Works from TOKYO TDC Awards, Best Design from South Korea’s Paju Book Award, and Kasai Kaoru’s Choice Award from HKDA Asia Design Awards. He is the author of Design by wangzhihong.com: A Selection of Book Designs, 2001-2016.

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      Design by wangzhihong.com

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      • 2021

      ADC Awards - Silver Cube

      • 2021

      TDC Awards - Certificate of Typographic Excellence

      • 2021

      International Poster Triennial Toyama - Selected Work

      • 2018-2019

      Tokyo TDC Annual Awards - Prize Nominee Works

      • 2009, 2012-2014 & 2017-2021

      Tokyo TDC Annual Awards - Excellent Works

      • 2014

      Paju Book Award - Best Book Design

      • 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2012

      Golden Butterfly Award - Golden Award

      • 2009

      HKDA Asia Design Awards - Kaoru Kasai’s Choice Award
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