Graphic Design

SPIN

SPIN is interested in investigating optics and the ways in which type appears. By intersecting typography with related areas of concern, such as occlusion, motion, dithering, topology, halation, blending, and color, the resulting outputs are... More

Graphic Design

STROKE

STROKE utilizes the replicating mechanisms of the pantograph to translate writing gestures through different styluses. The primary holder uses a pencil, while the secondary holder can be adapted with various drawing instruments. As one end moves,... More

Graphic Design

VECTOR

VECTOR is a series of 2D and 3D tools consisting of multi-layered, monolinear letterforms connected at anchor points with elastic strings or fabric. By borrowing the logic of interpolation, it began as an exercise in deconstructing the forms of the... More

Work by

Donald Zhu

Graphic Design

“VECTOR, SPIN, STROKE. is an ongoing project explores the role of tools within design investigations. To position design as an investigative activity is to favor a bottom-up approach. As such, a tool...” [More]