Please provide the category for font design - suggestion to Artstation artwork categorizing

Article / 11 December 2021

No category for Font Art / Typography Design on Artstation ?

I am Ken from HK and now working in Japan. I am an artist / designer focusing on handwritten/hand-drawn font design (or calligraphic design). 

Perhaps not only me but also a lot of artists on Artstation found that, there is no specified category for Font Art / Typography Design on Artstation currently. 

As a designer I am quite shocked with this fact, because Typography is a very very basic and major field in graphic design. I believe almost all designers have experienced their trainings on Typography design during their studies.

Today in Japan, in parallel with the computer generated font, handwritten/hand-drawn calligraphic design is another major field. It combines writing/drawing techniques with traditional tools and media, and the CG skills for complex graphic outputs. Calligraphic design is not auxiliary, or a minor element in design area. Sometimes it plays key role. Let me share you some examples.



Even in complete CG, font design is also playing key roles in some featured product designs.


Font Design also plays key role in Game/Anime areas

Of course in Game/Anime areas, Font Designs including computer aided and hand-drawn play key roles as well.
I still remembered how I was strongly impressed by the cover design of Onimusha 鬼武者.

There are many fantastic font design examples.

Why there is no specified category for Font Art / Calligraphic Desgin on Artstation?

Still I have no idea.

To the Artstation Team, please provide the category for Font Art

Anyway, I highly suggest Team of Artstation considering the importance of Font Art, and providing the category for artists with this speciality.

Ken 

 

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