Dream Labor Press is a self-publishing collective founded by a group of Chinese female graphic designer-authors who are based in the United States and China. Our work focuses on storytelling and fiction-making in the liminal space between places and identities.
By means of zines, artist books and other small publications, we play with objects, symbols and memories. We endeavor to communicate layered narratives that resonate with different walks of audiences and to push the boundaries of design.
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Doris Liu
Zia Qian
Lexi Xu
Lihao Zhu
Zhenyu Zhou
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BILINGUAL DESIGN 101: PUNCTUATION
Lihao Zhu
2023
11.25 x 16.5 inchNewsprint
8 pagesPunctuation is often overlooked, just as Chinese-English bilingual/bi-scriptual typesetting. This newspaper, set in Noto Sans, emphasizes the importance of punctuation and bilingual/bi-scriptual typography by discussing punctuation fundamentals in English and Simplified Chinese.
The publication is set in Noto Sans due to its inclusiveness. From the diverse language options Noto Sans makes available, this newspaper uses Noto Sans and Noto Sans SC. It also includes an article by Monotype: “More than 800 languages in a single typeface: creating Noto for Google”, published in October 2016 at the occasion of the release of Noto Sans on Google Fonts.