A project on the art, acts and technologies of writing, editing and publishing
Hong Kong-born and bred student Eric Yip made the news a few weeks ago with his poem Fricatives winning first prize in the 2021 National Poetry Competition in the UK. I find this poem very complex, and I do resonate deeply. Submission is the running theme in this poem. Submission to our coloniser through the …
I signed up for this journaling course with Derek Black offered by my friends at Make Meaningful Work. There have been some interesting discussions about journaling as a practice which I hadn’t thought of before. I didn’t realise I have been journaling for so long until I was given this assignment. We were asked to …
I raved about the Goodnotes app in several posts, saying that it has largely replaced pens and notebooks for me. I still stand by its strengths: digital notebooks can be synced on all devices; its ability to search through handwriting recognition; its flexibility when it comes to sharing and exporting notes, etc. What I’m a …
(non)material text featured as an installation titled ‘See words, shift thoughts’ in the ‘See words, ______’ exhibition curated by Typeclub, coming soon at the Centre for Communication Design, Hong Kong Design Institute. Artist statement: (non)material text is a miscellany of thoughts that explores the art, acts and technologies of writing, editing and publishing, made public …
This charming little pamphlet was gifted to me by a dear colleague who has just retired. Designed and typeset beautifully by Erik Speikermann and set in his FF Meta Pro typeface (I suppose this is a type specimen of sorts), its content is an essay by Heinrich von Kleist titled ‘On the gradual completion of …
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