Substrate

A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

67 works match

Artist Yin Ming uses ping pong as a metaphor for the act of code switching

An illustrative portrait of rapidly changing Shanghai by Jeffrey Hsueh

Shining a positive light on Asian voices, Chuntian is a guide to spring inspired by the philosophy of Chinese medicine

Suzy Chan’s kitsch and sparkly project explores the children who grow up in China’s factories

May 30 Poster 2, Why China sees red

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 alt poster - calligraphy)

A traditional Chinese dessert brand inspired by plastic collectible toys

Based between Toronto and Beijing, Meat Studio creates work that bridges cultures

Siting Yao’s bilingual dictionary translates Chinese lesbian slang

Illustrator Chenyue Yuan digs deep into social histories to tell the story of Chinese labourers living and working in factories

Wu Lie Wei’s work is an ode to the Chinese youth

Breathtaking and arresting, Livien Yin’s series Paper Suns explores the “desires, uncertainties and pleasures” of Chinese American immigrants

Flip phones, vintage selfies and kitschy graphic design: Meet 1413 magazine, a “tickle fight” with Chinese culture

Studio Lava Beijing is erupting with puns and playful designs

Introducing the monochromatic and spooky portraits of Chinese artist Jingze Du

The Type covers the history, development, conventions and transcultural contexts of Chinese typography in three new volumes

In Smart Kids, Alex Huanfa Cheng explores the demise of a lost Chinese subculture

Daughter of Shanghai (1937 poster)

This collection of “ghost signs” shows how the Chinese written language has changed over the last century

Annie Lai thoughtfully photographs young Chinese women in an exploration of emotional and physical home

1413 is back with another playful ode to Chinese culture – this time focusing on medicine and wellness

How you can win an original Melissa Kitty Jarram painting inspired by Beijing Silvermine

Mischelle Moy’s pleasant and dreamlike photography pays tribute to her Chinese heritage

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 poster - Style B)

WW2 Uniforms Rank insignia US Poland USSR China France Britain Newsmap Vol 1 No 48 3-22-1943 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-1-48 002 cropped

Shanghai-based studio KauKau returns with a striking and multifaceted rebrand for Strong Noodle

1940 Chinese Propaganda Poster Depicting the Collapse of the KMT–CCP United Front and the Merger of the Provisional and Reformed Governments

Chinese Action Poster - DPLA - 68202e3b4f0c8f418c3127f551d33f14

Luo Yang captures China’s Generation Z through an intimate lens

The Lady from Shanghai (1947 poster)

Mao-era Propaganda Poster Featuring Chinese Typist

Zoe Lowdermilk-Oppenheim’s moving project documents young Chinese women adopted into British families

Chuqiao Liu's powerful photography offers a glimpse into contemporary China

“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 alt poster - stripper - retouched)

China online literature timeline

Chinese typefaces

Jaeyou Chung’s rebrand for Beijing’s X Museum features a type inspired by twisted dimensions and chair legs

Dancing In Utopia captures the trance-like communion of public square dancing in China

Hannah Yoon’s Restaurant Kids documents the children growing up in Chinese restaurants

The Filial Daughter孝女 by Mengyu Zhou is a tender story of Chinese womanhood

Typeface specimen Chinese Rocks

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 poster - Style B - retouched)

Street Angel (1937) Chinese Film Poster

Logo of Wikimedian's Group of Mainland China (Transparent)

The Chinese Must Go - Mayor Weisbach poster

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie Starring Ben Gazzara (1976 poster - Style A)

Logo of Wikimedian's Group of Mainland China

Shanghai Warmly welcome another great victory of Mao Zedong Thought Poster 1967

Metro Doha Logo 10.2018

A Chinese language poster from 1920s London

Peking Shoot to Kill poster, 1925, Why China sees red

Suzy Chan left London’s academic design bubble to return to China to “do something and talk to people”

Designed to mirror a physical experience, Oriental Silk documents the first Chinese silk importing business in the US

Willie Liu’s Dinkie Bitmap fits Chinese characters into a seven-pixel grid

Provocative and playful, Beijing-based studio UDL takes creative control of a toy brand

Michael Bodenmann’s latest book creates a non-linear pictorial tapestry of his time in China

“The veiled and poetic subtlety of love between boys”: Yifei Xiang explores the Chinese queer experience

New Logo and Identity for Museum of Chinese in Australia by R/GA

Challenging the female radical characters of Chinese with artist Zoe Cui

Inside the Beijing Silvermine: A unique archive of everyday China captured through discarded photography

New Logo for Qatar National Tourism Council by Tarek Atrissi Design

Who made the objects in your house? Ivy Li explores the vernacular visual language of Chinese migrant workers

Xinmei Liu takes inspiration from vintage Shanghai advertisements and Chinese propaganda posters

Explore Muge’s unique approach to large format photography based on ancient Chinese philosophy

Ming Hsun Yu uses graphic design and art to ask questions, seeking “constant joy”

Xiaoxiao Xu takes us on an eye-opening journey of everyday life along the Great Wall of China

Artist Yin Ming uses ping pong as a metaphor for the act of code switching

An illustrative portrait of rapidly changing Shanghai by Jeffrey Hsueh

Shining a positive light on Asian voices, Chuntian is a guide to spring inspired by the philosophy of Chinese medicine

Suzy Chan’s kitsch and sparkly project explores the children who grow up in China’s factories

May 30 Poster 2, Why China sees red

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 alt poster - calligraphy)

A traditional Chinese dessert brand inspired by plastic collectible toys

Based between Toronto and Beijing, Meat Studio creates work that bridges cultures

Siting Yao’s bilingual dictionary translates Chinese lesbian slang

Illustrator Chenyue Yuan digs deep into social histories to tell the story of Chinese labourers living and working in factories

Wu Lie Wei’s work is an ode to the Chinese youth

Breathtaking and arresting, Livien Yin’s series Paper Suns explores the “desires, uncertainties and pleasures” of Chinese American immigrants

Flip phones, vintage selfies and kitschy graphic design: Meet 1413 magazine, a “tickle fight” with Chinese culture