Dou Gong Ọdịdị Mkpụrụ Akwụkwọ nke Shanghai Kuyekuye Technology Co., Ltd

Ihe emepụtara bụ Dou Gong Ọdịdị Mkpụrụ Akwụkwọ nke Shanghai Kuyekuye Technology Co., Ltd bụ onye meriri a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu nke 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz na Udi Asọmpi Nhazi Eserese, Ịse Ihe na Nkwurịta Anya.

BronzEserese· 2026

Dou Gong Ọdịdị Mkpụrụ Akwụkwọ

nke Shanghai Kuyekuye Technology Co., Ltd

Onye Ahịa: Kuyekuye

Onye Meriri Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz na Udi Eserese

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Nhazi a

Maka Dou Gong Ọdịdị Mkpụrụ Akwụkwọ

Ọdịdị Mkpụrụ Akwụkwọ Dou Gong na-akọwaghachi ihe owuwu osisi ọdịnala ndị China dị ka usoro mkpụrụ akwụkwọ. Ebe e si na nkwonkwo mortise na tenon nweta mmụọ nsọ, a na-emepụta mkpụrụ okwu site na mkpịsị akara ndị na-ejikọ onwe ha ọnụ nke na-arụ ọrụ dị ka ihe owuwu modula. Nhazi a na-agbasa n'ọrụ akụkụ atọ na oghere, na-ejikọ nka ụlọ na mkpụrụ akwụkwọ. Ọ na-ewebata usoro nke na-eduzi mmegharị nke na-agbanwe echiche owuwu ka ọ bụrụ asụsụ anya na-agbanwe agbanwe nke oge a.

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Maka Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Dou Gong Ọdịdị Mkpụrụ Akwụkwọ meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Dou Gong Ọdịdị Mkpụrụ Akwụkwọ ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Dou Gong Ọdịdị Mkpụrụ Akwụkwọ na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

N'azụ Nhazi a

Ngwugwu Mgbasa Ozi

Nkwurịta okwu, ndị otu na nkọwa teknụzụ nke onye nhazi nyere.

Àgwà Pụrụ Iche: Inspired by Dou Gong, the ancient Chinese timber bracket system, this typeface translates structural intelligence into typography.

Built without nails or glue, Dou Gong relies on interlocking mortise-and-tenon joints. The typeface follows this logic: strokes interlock, overlap, and brace rather than simply connect.

Each glyph acts as a modular framework, reflecting the spatial rhythm and load-bearing logic of traditional architecture.

Structure becomes form. Form becomes language.
Nha & Mkpuchi: The character set includes letters, numbers, punctuation, and core Chinese glyph prototypes. Built on a modular grid system with consistent stroke ratios. Initial release includes Regular weight.
Mkpado: Structural Typography, Brand Identity System, Mortise-and-Tenon Logic, Sustainable Design Thinking, Architectural Inspiration, Corporate Typeface, Parametric Construction
Teknụzụ Mmepụta: The typeface was developed using a structural construction methodology inspired by traditional mortise-and-tenon logic. Stroke intersections are designed as interlocking nodes rather than overlapping paths. Kerning was iteratively refined, and a grid-based proportional system was applied for optical corrections. Variable-weight prototypes were used to test structural balance and consistency.
Ịma Aka Imepụta: The main challenge was translating three-dimensional architectural compression logic into both three-dimensional and two-dimensional typographic construction while maintaining legibility. Balancing historical structural principles with digital font production constraints required multiple iterations. Vector geometry and optical correction limitations added further refinement challenges.
Nchọpụta: Type of Research: Practice-based design research.
Research Objectives: To translate architectural structural logic into a typographic system.
Methodology: Structural analysis, modular prototyping, iterative testing.
Data and Tools: Architectural documentation review, vector modeling, grid simulation.
Participants: Internal design team testing brand applications.
Results: A modular, interlocking type system.
Insights and Impact: Confirmed that structural intelligence can inform type design.
Effect: Advanced brand system thinking and sustainable design methodology.
Mkpali: Inspired by Dou Gong, the iconic bracket system of traditional Chinese timber architecture.

Originating in the Western Zhou Dynasty and flourishing through the Tang and Song periods, Dou Gong functioned as a structural, seismic, ornamental, and symbolic element in Chinese architecture for over 3,000 years. Built entirely without nails or glue, it relies on precise mortise-and-tenon interlocking joints—each component bearing weight through compression and balance.
Oge Ọrụ: The project started in March 2024 in Shanghai and was completed in May 2025 in Beijing. Structural research was conducted concurrently with brand development, and the typeface was implemented across corporate visual identity applications upon completion.
Usoro Ọrụ: The typeface functions as a modular system. Designers can assemble letters using interlocking principles to create mutually supportive visual structures. Structural relationships remain stable at any scale, allowing flexible application across posters, brand identity, and environmental graphics. The structural rhythm enhances visual impact while maintaining legibility. The system enables consistent and dynamic brand expression.
Ndị Otu: Xusong Wang
Xiao Dong
Yi An