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Re:The long process of creating a Chinese font by LiweiZ on Friday December 18, 2015 @07:46PM (#10762036)
How about comparing with Japanese font? I worked in branding in China. I was told many modern inspirations are from Japanese work. IMHO as a Chinese, they generally have much better taste for art in China.
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Re:The long process of creating a Chinese font by be5invis on Saturday December 19, 2015 @01:03AM (#10762809)
Most Chinese fonts contain more Han glyphs compared to Japanese, especially traditional. Most traditional Chinese fonts will have over 10,000 glyphs, while simplified are about 7,000. Many foundaries will create a even larger one, with over 22,000 glyphs in a single typeface.
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Re:The long process of creating a Chinese font by LiweiZ on Sunday December 20, 2015 @08:05PM (#10769015)
If starting from scratch, yes, it could be very different and requires much more work. However, in many cases, I highly doubt this is what happened.
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