https://caesarxinyuan.com caesarxinyuan Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:46:14 +0000 https://caesarxinyuan.com en https://caesarxinyuan.com/1-Fusion-of-Forms-copy Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:46:14 +0000 caesarxinyuan https://caesarxinyuan.com/1-Fusion-of-Forms-copy &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (1) Fusion of Forms/交织的文字, 2025Experimental Design/Billingual Typography Designer: Xinyuan(Caesar) Li Sound Edit: Benjamin Woods Photography: Rohan Hutchinson 3D Clock Demo: Zhen Xiong Typography is not only a tool for communication but also an invisible thread weaving together history, culture, society and technology. In today’s digital age, typography encounters both new opportunities and numerous challenges. What new forms can bilingual typographic design take? Can it serve as a bridge connecting different worlds and cultures, paving the way for deeper mutual understanding and meaningful cross-cultural dialogue? Fusion of Forms is a series of multimedia installations focused on innovative Chinese–English bilingual design, presented in a solo exhibition at the 2025 Melbourne Design Week. By integrating motion graphics and interactive technology, the works combine traditional typographic logic with digital experimentation. Through deconstructing and reconstructing writing systems, the project explores visual possibilities for bilingual narrative in screen-based, digital contexts.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In "Fish", the English word Fish takes the form of a pictogram, swimming alongside Oracle Bone script characters across the screen, hinting at a subtle symbiosis between civilisations. "Rain" reinterprets the structure of the Chinese character “雨” (rain) as a window frame, with its four dots transforming into the letters “r”, “a”, “i”, and “n” together depicting raindrops falling past a window. Set within Melbourne’s multicultural environment, Fusion of Forms is not merely a formal experiment—it is a practice of social design. Through the interaction and fusion of Chinese and English writing systems, it invites the audience to engage by viewing, participating and conversing, creating a layered experience that promotes cross-cultural understanding and reflects on contemporary issues of language, identity and coexistence.文字排印 (Typography)，不仅是沟通的工具，更是编织历史、文化、社会与科技的无形纽带。在数字化的今天，文字排印既迎来新的机遇，也面临诸多挑战。在此背景下，双语文字设计将呈现怎样的新形态？它能否成为连接不同世界与文化的桥梁，开启更深层次的相互理解，促进跨文化对话？ 《交织的文字》是一系列专注于中英双语设计的多媒体装置作品，于2025年墨尔本设计周个人展览中展出。该系列作品融合动态视觉与交互技术，将传统排版与数字实验方法相结合，通过对文字结构的解构与重构，探索数字语境下双语共同叙事的视觉可能性。 《鱼》将英文字母 “Fish” 构造成“象形文字”，与中文甲骨文在屏幕中共同游弋，隐喻不同文明之间的微妙共生。《雨》则将“雨”字的框架转化为窗格，四点水化作英文字母 “r、a、i、n”，共同营造出雨滴落下、透过窗户的景象置身于墨尔本多元文化的环境背景下，《交织的文字》不仅是一项形式上的实验，更是一场社会设计的实践。它通过中英文字体系的交融与互动，激发观众在观看、参与和对话中形成多重体验，从而推动跨文化理解的进程，并回应现代社会中关于语言、身份与共存的深刻议题。 Speacial thanks to the support from CAVES Gallery for the solo exhibition at Melbourne Design Week 2025. <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc61559d62f86fd89d985c71281b1f95d6afc889d44c38a5015b4bf7943cbd68/__01.jpg" data-mid="251517187" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bc61559d62f86fd89d985c71281b1f95d6afc889d44c38a5015b4bf7943cbd68/__01.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a81910ff644aa6720cb7adacff9319e3b3a209aa27b4ff2ff1538976c7a2b143/__10.jpeg" data-mid="251517189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a81910ff644aa6720cb7adacff9319e3b3a209aa27b4ff2ff1538976c7a2b143/__10.jpeg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d409f3a64a58a335a59b66cbb3cf85fc266290544c60e1077cd78670652d996/03.Rain_01.jpeg" data-mid="251517174" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d409f3a64a58a335a59b66cbb3cf85fc266290544c60e1077cd78670652d996/03.Rain_01.jpeg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e3bfe7f73d7129505cd3efabd47dca8120648c575db32ad0f74e74e3f022cb1/04.Rain---Wind.jpeg" data-mid="251517175" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e3bfe7f73d7129505cd3efabd47dca8120648c575db32ad0f74e74e3f022cb1/04.Rain---Wind.jpeg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33b7ce0e3615611b1bb39df5a45fe945ea5ab2210d76c4b339346d41af1e2aea/13.jpg" data-mid="251517182" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33b7ce0e3615611b1bb39df5a45fe945ea5ab2210d76c4b339346d41af1e2aea/13.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b2cdc423d6faa35a772d50fb18e6e45a5a7f7b4a34fb48514f44f860f804e30/05.Bug.jpeg" data-mid="251517176" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b2cdc423d6faa35a772d50fb18e6e45a5a7f7b4a34fb48514f44f860f804e30/05.Bug.jpeg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6bbe84b263a0a1ec7de92dd9d7ac435d5215cbb0eb0080434f753e0b78f8ac9/01.Fish_01.jpg" data-mid="251517178" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6bbe84b263a0a1ec7de92dd9d7ac435d5215cbb0eb0080434f753e0b78f8ac9/01.Fish_01.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3c2ff170aa62062f3a1ea720540473a6fd491786da23beea408e31fe8de1553/02.Fish_02.jpeg" data-mid="251517177" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3c2ff170aa62062f3a1ea720540473a6fd491786da23beea408e31fe8de1553/02.Fish_02.jpeg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f809949d966bda9763d69b4c72407b3b21dc517c0b12096a8db90281d8293a00/8.jpg" data-mid="251517181" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f809949d966bda9763d69b4c72407b3b21dc517c0b12096a8db90281d8293a00/8.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d97f41618ed86c6588fdf348e9a252cedbec352d1a25abf7772cfdf6c659d1d/04.Bug_02.jpg" data-mid="251517180" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d97f41618ed86c6588fdf348e9a252cedbec352d1a25abf7772cfdf6c659d1d/04.Bug_02.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf8a149a8d3257b809c32003a99967906bca2da99cd46025f28ab085739c3a98/19.jpg" data-mid="251517183" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cf8a149a8d3257b809c32003a99967906bca2da99cd46025f28ab085739c3a98/19.jpg" /> https://caesarxinyuan.com/Information-1 Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:19:29 +0000 caesarxinyuan https://caesarxinyuan.com/Information-1 Hello! My Name is Xinyuan(Caesar) Li &nbsp; &nbsp; (e) xycaesarcreative@gmail.com(p) +61 414 101 205 Please contact me via email if you have any design demand/enquiry or would like to collaborate.&nbsp; Bio Xinyuan (Caesar) Li is a designer, researcher and artist born in China and based in Melbourne. He is currently a PhD candidate at RMIT University. His practice examines typography as a critical and cultural form that reflects personal experience, identity, culture and history, especially in Chinese-Australian contexts. Drawing on historical materials, he seeks to generate new narratives and interventions. With a focus on cross-cultural design, his work has been exhibited at Melbourne Design Week (2024–2025) and continues to explore how language and design intersect in contemporary society. References and CV are available upon request.AwardsAward 360° Annual Design Award, 2025 Experimental Design of the Year, BEST 100 Award ABDA (Australian Book Designers Association) Awards, 2025 Best Designed Small-Run Book, Shortlist Award 360° Annual Design Award, 2024Best Poster of the Year, Shortlist AGDA Awards, 2024 Design Crafts: Typography for Design - Finalist Design for Good: Social &amp; Community - Finalist New York TDC 70th, 2024 Typographic of Excellence Award360° Annual Design Award,&nbsp; 2023 Shortlist Tokyo TDC, 2023Excellent Work D&amp;AD New Blood Portfolios Competition, 2023 Winner ‘开卷(Open the Book)’&nbsp; Henan Book Exhibition, 2023Silver AwardState Library of Victoria Marion Orme Page Regional Fellowship, 2022(Research Assistant/Art Collaborator) AGDA Awards 2022:Student Publication (Full Book) - FinalistStudent Design Crafts - Finalist Student Print - FinalistABDA Awards 2022:Best Student Designed Book - Longlist ExhibitionORIENT &amp; RE-ORIENT, NGV Melbourne Art Book Fair, 2026 Wayzfinding, Melbourne Design Week, 2026 Does ornamental typography prioritise aesthetics over substance?,&nbsp;Intermediary for Melbourne Art Book Fair, Oddany Gallery, 2026Design 360° BEST 100 Exhibition, Shenzhen, China, 2026 Design 360° Design Festival, Hang Zhou, China, 2026 Fusion of Forms, CAVES Gallery, for NGV Melbourne Design Week, 2025Design 360° Design Festival, Hang Zhou, China, 2025 Contemporary Crafting: A Retelling of Tradition, RedDot Design museum, Xiamen, 2025 AND THE WORD WAS GOD(神), NGV Melbourne Design Week, 2024 Reminiscence, RED Gallery, 2024 70th New York TDC Winner World Exhibition, 2024 Melbourne Art Book Fair, 2024 Design 360° Design Festival, Hang Zhou, China,&nbsp;2024Design360° Design Festival, Hang Zhou, China, 2023D&amp;AD New Blood Festival, 2023 acb Beijing Art Book Fair, 2023UNFOLD Shanghai Art Book Fair, 2023 ‘开卷(Open the Book)’&nbsp; Henan Book Exhibition, 2023 (By Henan Art Museum) Selected Talks &amp; Workshops In Conversation with Xinyuan (Caesar) Li and Vincent Chan, Melbourne Art Book Fair, 16 May 2026, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Award360° BEST 100 Replay Share (Online), 2026 Stories in Things, with Haocheng Zhang and Jing Liang, Dancehouse, 2024 RISO Workshop for Master of Communication Design (MCD) at RMIT, 2024 My Journey on the Cross-Cultural Typography and Type Design for Experimental Typography class for MCD at RMIT University, 2024 Designing within Multi-Cultures: Intentions and Possible Solutions,&nbsp;Guest Speaker for Mesoscale Discussion #4 at MCD, 2023 D&amp;AD APAC Creative Series #5, 2023 Open Studio, Public presentation of research on Celestial Roots, State Library Victoira,&nbsp;2022Selected Publication Does ornamental typography prioritise aesthetics over substance?, Intermediary, Issue 1, 2026 Chop-Suey Typefaces in the Victorian Gold Rush Era: Typography as a Cultural Form Unravelling Chinese-Australian Identities, RMIT Design Archives Journal, Vol 15.2 2025. Selected Press &amp; InterviewsRMIT PhD candidate Caesar Li makes his mark on Melbourne Design Week 2026, RMIT News, 30 April 2026 Three RMIT graduates on the future of design in an age of AI, RMIT News, 26 May 2026 这种‘很中国’的字体并非来自中国 (This Font Is Considered Very Chinese, But It Does Not Originate from China), SBS Chinese, 20 May 2026 Listen Carefully, Blindside, 2024 Art Residency RMIT-ACMI X Residency, 2026Run Artist Run, 2024 Scholarship Foundations of Display Type Design,Type Electives, 2023Crash Course in Revival Type Design, Type Electives, 2023 EducationPhD (Design) Candidate RMIT University2025 – Current Master of Communication Design RMIT University GPA: 3.9/4Feb. 2021 – Dec. 2022 Bachelor of Business Monash University Jul. 2017 – Dec. 2019Selected ClientsMelbourne Art Book Fair, RMIT University, ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art), Melbourne Art Fair, Next Waves, Golden Dragon Museum, La Trobe Art Institute, Caves Gallery, 3-PLY publisher, Hyphenated Projects, Heliotrope Architecture Studio, North Melbourne Photo Festival, Artist Rohan Hutchinson... Volunteer ACCA( Australian Centre for Contemporary Art) Mar. 2023 - Now CAVES Gallery Jun. 2023 - Now ︎&nbsp;︎&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; https://caesarxinyuan.com/Summer Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:39:52 +0000 caesarxinyuan https://caesarxinyuan.com/Summer Summer ‘夏’ 2024 Multi-channel moving image, rice paperDimensions Variable2 minutes Sound Edit: Benjamin Woods Summer ‘夏’ is an immersive projection installation that explores the synergy between Chinese and English typography. It presents a unique visual narrative that transcends traditional bilingual typography. Memories of bamboo forests and fishponds from childhood intertwine with bilingual typography, serving as a canvas for my cultural reflections. The character ‘竹’ (‘zhu’, meaning bamboo) is deconstructed with branches and bamboo leaves, and the letterforms ‘b’, ‘a’, ‘m’, ‘o’, ‘o’ represent bamboo joints. The concept of a swimming fish is portrayed in ‘hieroglyphical Latin’ by creating a pictograph using the letters ‘f’, ‘i’, ‘s’, ‘h’ to form the shape of a fish. <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/630e7a8ce7d475629a0c7b81153d3d63178fda47fa6f67858ca86ed4d44f9288/IMG_5893-2.jpg" data-mid="213707257" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/630e7a8ce7d475629a0c7b81153d3d63178fda47fa6f67858ca86ed4d44f9288/IMG_5893-2.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31abcef990f593a72e226abc6fd0ac0b46f39e57baa7f606592ae006c7840e3f/2024-05-24-17.49.18-1-2.jpg" data-mid="213707734" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31abcef990f593a72e226abc6fd0ac0b46f39e57baa7f606592ae006c7840e3f/2024-05-24-17.49.18-1-2.jpg" /> <img width="5616" height="3744" width_o="5616" height_o="3744" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b65351f756018ecc973e968d7fb01136567dc021049eb89fd0dca6d2ba192e65/IMG_0753-2.jpg" data-mid="213720321" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b65351f756018ecc973e968d7fb01136567dc021049eb89fd0dca6d2ba192e65/IMG_0753-2.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10d64425510fe8f2d1e6ac46f843f84d57d8f043d3d9353979c486767c31584f/2024-05-24-14.01.55-1-2.jpg" data-mid="213707578" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10d64425510fe8f2d1e6ac46f843f84d57d8f043d3d9353979c486767c31584f/2024-05-24-14.01.55-1-2.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; https://caesarxinyuan.com/Wind Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:00:55 +0000 caesarxinyuan https://caesarxinyuan.com/Wind Wind ‘风’ 2024 Single-channel moving image 1920 * 1080 pixels 3 minutes Chinese characters, an integral part of Chinese culture, carry rich symbolic meanings. In the 1950s, the pictorial functionality of Traditional Chinese characters was reduced as they evolved into Simplified Chinese characters. The question raised is whether these characters can reclaim their pictographic essence through modern technology. Wind is depicted by the swaying of trees, represented by the Chinese character ‘木’ (‘Mu’, meaning tree) and the English word ‘TREE.’&nbsp; This implicit expression seeks to unlock the character’s pictorial potential and explore new narrative possibilities for bilingual typography in modern Chinese and English through the use of motion design. <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7743c7e15716bdc033d5216a5b7af5505cfba48df88a911f3292865516caea8c/2024-05-24-14.00.18-1-2.jpg" data-mid="213707838" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7743c7e15716bdc033d5216a5b7af5505cfba48df88a911f3292865516caea8c/2024-05-24-14.00.18-1-2.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; https://caesarxinyuan.com/Rain Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:13:28 +0000 caesarxinyuan https://caesarxinyuan.com/Rain Rain ‘雨’ 2024 Single-channel moving image 1920 * 1080 pixels 3 minutes Rain(黛) is a projection installation that explores the synergy between Chinese and English typography. It presents a unique visual narrative that transcends traditional bilingual typography. Chinese characters, as a significant aspect of Chinese culture, carry rich symbolic meanings and cultural connotations. In the 1950s, traditional Chinese characters gradually evolved into simplified forms, which caused the pictorial function of many characters to diminish. Could the application of motion technologies allow characters to regain their ‘pictographic’ function? This artwork reinterprets Chinese characters by blending them with Latin alphabets to reconnect with their pictorial roots, while reflecting on personal experience, identity, and transcultural relationships. The character ‘雨’ (Yu, meaning rain) is deconstructed, its outlines resembling a window, with the four raindrops replaced by the English letters ‘r’, ‘a’, ‘i’, and ‘n’. <img width="3456" height="2234" width_o="3456" height_o="2234" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7592693c859456e7ae3696a914685ce6560bb31f30488bb5be79e7fb786b2725/Screen-Shot-2024-06-27-at-9.52.18-pm.png" data-mid="213718459" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7592693c859456e7ae3696a914685ce6560bb31f30488bb5be79e7fb786b2725/Screen-Shot-2024-06-27-at-9.52.18-pm.png" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://caesarxinyuan.com/Clock Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:00:32 +0000 caesarxinyuan https://caesarxinyuan.com/Clock Clock ‘表’ 2024 HD video01:00 mins; 02:00 mins; 24 hoursIn this artwork, I have deconstructed and reinterpreted the Chinese characters '表' (Biao, meaning clock) . The character '表' is interpreted with its strokes representing the hands of a clock. &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1893050108561158b630dad4e4e68ce04ade59f6c838b184f68e03ff278464e/-.jpg" data-mid="213721045" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a1893050108561158b630dad4e4e68ce04ade59f6c838b184f68e03ff278464e/-.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; https://caesarxinyuan.com/1-ORIENT-REORIENT Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:50:25 +0000 caesarxinyuan https://caesarxinyuan.com/1-ORIENT-REORIENT &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (LATEST) ORIENT &amp; REORIENT, 2026Digital Installation/ Cultural Typography Designer: Xinyuan(Caesar) Li Activation for Melbourne Art Book Fair 2026&nbsp;Time: 16 - 17 May 2026 Location: NGV Federation Court Photographer:&nbsp;Eugene Hyland, Tobias Titz, Charlie Hawks Photography Editor:&nbsp;Rohan Hutchinson Ornament is often seen as decorative and neutral, ignoring the inevitable cultural and social connotations. This digital installation ORIENT &amp; RE-ORIENT deals with chop-suey–like letterforms that historically mimic “Chineseness" but have no authentic connection with Chinese culture or traditions. Historically informed by tea label designs produced by the India &amp; China Tea Company in nineteenth-century Victoria, this three-channel video work integrates typography and ornamentation to re-orient the viewer to social, cultural and political dynamics and tensions that shaped Chinese-Australian relations in the 19th century. The India &amp; China Tea Company’s original promotional phrases are reinterpreted into a typographic manifesto that asserts that typography is never neutral. This work invites audiences to consider how such ornamental, ethnicised typography purports and contributes to the shaping of Chinese cultural identity, while also questioning the role of ornament and design in everyday visual culture. Special thanks to the support from the NGV Melbourne Art Book Fair 2026 team, Megan Patty, Sen Peruzzi Vanderzalm and Astari Mudana. <img width="5000" height="3750" width_o="5000" height_o="3750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/11063c68a6ff689d7102e563a4aa747f094c2471906c30159811182b133286b2/01.ORIENT---REORIENT.jpg" data-mid="250640197" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/11063c68a6ff689d7102e563a4aa747f094c2471906c30159811182b133286b2/01.ORIENT---REORIENT.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3750" width_o="5000" height_o="3750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/140ddda2ce3ea67eab280441cfafa4e5b75341a6fbe78e859bc72c3c1b22c5a8/01.ORIENT---REORIENT2.jpg" data-mid="250640198" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/140ddda2ce3ea67eab280441cfafa4e5b75341a6fbe78e859bc72c3c1b22c5a8/01.ORIENT---REORIENT2.jpg" /> <img width="2700" height="3600" width_o="2700" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ede69b9c00005096a1dab8cb617a44e428cbb40f8c919d68293c48e977b6870b/03.ORIENT---REORIENT.jpeg" data-mid="251367326" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ede69b9c00005096a1dab8cb617a44e428cbb40f8c919d68293c48e977b6870b/03.ORIENT---REORIENT.jpeg" /> <img width="3750" height="5000" width_o="3750" height_o="5000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c58a1eae6fd9e276acf08bde93b05d1c10b0e503ee4d7b8db2eb999b82c4f37/01.ORIENT---REORIENT4.jpg" data-mid="250640201" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c58a1eae6fd9e276acf08bde93b05d1c10b0e503ee4d7b8db2eb999b82c4f37/01.ORIENT---REORIENT4.jpg" /> <img width="3750" height="5000" width_o="3750" height_o="5000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19f593378836cd056748923e05b85836aa6f0813de9738714a9ea9c169bd5400/01.ORIENT---REORIENT8.jpg" data-mid="250640224" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19f593378836cd056748923e05b85836aa6f0813de9738714a9ea9c169bd5400/01.ORIENT---REORIENT8.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3750" width_o="5000" height_o="3750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aadff59844a594e8f00bd924a1bd27c1dcbd5bccaf4dd1c9b5f3eeb1ed60090f/01.ORIENT---REORIENT6.jpg" data-mid="250640203" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aadff59844a594e8f00bd924a1bd27c1dcbd5bccaf4dd1c9b5f3eeb1ed60090f/01.ORIENT---REORIENT6.jpg" /> <img width="5000" height="3750" width_o="5000" height_o="3750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/998f92fcc135b8b0227d38176e00ba22884705fcb54dec4d4961b500497780a4/01.ORIENT---REORIENT7.jpg" data-mid="250640204" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/998f92fcc135b8b0227d38176e00ba22884705fcb54dec4d4961b500497780a4/01.ORIENT---REORIENT7.jpg" /> https://caesarxinyuan.com/1-Fusion-of-Forms Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:09:51 +0000 caesarxinyuan https://caesarxinyuan.com/1-Fusion-of-Forms &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (1) Fusion of Forms/交织的文字, 2025 Experimental Design/Billingual Typography Designer: Xinyuan(Caesar) Li Sound Edit: Benjamin Woods Photography: Rohan Hutchinson 3D Clock Demo: Zhen Xiong Typography is not only a tool for communication but also an invisible thread weaving together history, culture, society and technology. In today’s digital age, typography encounters both new opportunities and numerous challenges. What new forms can bilingual typographic design take? Can it serve as a bridge connecting different worlds and cultures, paving the way for deeper mutual understanding and meaningful cross-cultural dialogue? Fusion of Forms is a series of multimedia installations focused on innovative Chinese–English bilingual design, presented in a solo exhibition at the 2025 Melbourne Design Week. By integrating motion graphics and interactive technology, the works combine traditional typographic logic with digital experimentation. Through deconstructing and reconstructing writing systems, the project explores visual possibilities for bilingual narrative in screen-based, digital contexts.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In "Fish", the English word Fish takes the form of a pictogram, swimming alongside Oracle Bone script characters across the screen, hinting at a subtle symbiosis between civilisations. "Rain" reinterprets the structure of the Chinese character “雨” (rain) as a window frame, with its four dots transforming into the letters “r”, “a”, “i”, and “n” together depicting raindrops falling past a window. Set within Melbourne’s multicultural environment, Fusion of Forms is not merely a formal experiment—it is a practice of social design. Through the interaction and fusion of Chinese and English writing systems, it invites the audience to engage by viewing, participating and conversing, creating a layered experience that promotes cross-cultural understanding and reflects on contemporary issues of language, identity and coexistence.文字排印 (Typography)，不仅是沟通的工具，更是编织历史、文化、社会与科技的无形纽带。在数字化的今天，文字排印既迎来新的机遇，也面临诸多挑战。在此背景下，双语文字设计将呈现怎样的新形态？它能否成为连接不同世界与文化的桥梁，开启更深层次的相互理解，促进跨文化对话？ 《交织的文字》是一系列专注于中英双语设计的多媒体装置作品，于2025年墨尔本设计周个人展览中展出。该系列作品融合动态视觉与交互技术，将传统排版与数字实验方法相结合，通过对文字结构的解构与重构，探索数字语境下双语共同叙事的视觉可能性。 《鱼》将英文字母 “Fish” 构造成“象形文字”，与中文甲骨文在屏幕中共同游弋，隐喻不同文明之间的微妙共生。《雨》则将“雨”字的框架转化为窗格，四点水化作英文字母 “r、a、i、n”，共同营造出雨滴落下、透过窗户的景象置身于墨尔本多元文化的环境背景下，《交织的文字》不仅是一项形式上的实验，更是一场社会设计的实践。它通过中英文字体系的交融与互动，激发观众在观看、参与和对话中形成多重体验，从而推动跨文化理解的进程，并回应现代社会中关于语言、身份与共存的深刻议题。 Speacial thanks to the support from CAVES Gallery for the solo exhibition at Melbourne Design Week 2025. <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc61559d62f86fd89d985c71281b1f95d6afc889d44c38a5015b4bf7943cbd68/__01.jpg" data-mid="241391751" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bc61559d62f86fd89d985c71281b1f95d6afc889d44c38a5015b4bf7943cbd68/__01.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a81910ff644aa6720cb7adacff9319e3b3a209aa27b4ff2ff1538976c7a2b143/__10.jpeg" data-mid="241391890" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a81910ff644aa6720cb7adacff9319e3b3a209aa27b4ff2ff1538976c7a2b143/__10.jpeg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d409f3a64a58a335a59b66cbb3cf85fc266290544c60e1077cd78670652d996/03.Rain_01.jpeg" data-mid="240904641" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d409f3a64a58a335a59b66cbb3cf85fc266290544c60e1077cd78670652d996/03.Rain_01.jpeg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e3bfe7f73d7129505cd3efabd47dca8120648c575db32ad0f74e74e3f022cb1/04.Rain---Wind.jpeg" data-mid="240904642" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e3bfe7f73d7129505cd3efabd47dca8120648c575db32ad0f74e74e3f022cb1/04.Rain---Wind.jpeg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33b7ce0e3615611b1bb39df5a45fe945ea5ab2210d76c4b339346d41af1e2aea/13.jpg" data-mid="240904801" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33b7ce0e3615611b1bb39df5a45fe945ea5ab2210d76c4b339346d41af1e2aea/13.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b2cdc423d6faa35a772d50fb18e6e45a5a7f7b4a34fb48514f44f860f804e30/05.Bug.jpeg" data-mid="240904643" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b2cdc423d6faa35a772d50fb18e6e45a5a7f7b4a34fb48514f44f860f804e30/05.Bug.jpeg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6bbe84b263a0a1ec7de92dd9d7ac435d5215cbb0eb0080434f753e0b78f8ac9/01.Fish_01.jpg" data-mid="240904792" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6bbe84b263a0a1ec7de92dd9d7ac435d5215cbb0eb0080434f753e0b78f8ac9/01.Fish_01.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3c2ff170aa62062f3a1ea720540473a6fd491786da23beea408e31fe8de1553/02.Fish_02.jpeg" data-mid="240904644" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3c2ff170aa62062f3a1ea720540473a6fd491786da23beea408e31fe8de1553/02.Fish_02.jpeg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f809949d966bda9763d69b4c72407b3b21dc517c0b12096a8db90281d8293a00/8.jpg" data-mid="240904799" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f809949d966bda9763d69b4c72407b3b21dc517c0b12096a8db90281d8293a00/8.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d97f41618ed86c6588fdf348e9a252cedbec352d1a25abf7772cfdf6c659d1d/04.Bug_02.jpg" data-mid="240904796" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d97f41618ed86c6588fdf348e9a252cedbec352d1a25abf7772cfdf6c659d1d/04.Bug_02.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2208" width_o="3200" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf8a149a8d3257b809c32003a99967906bca2da99cd46025f28ab085739c3a98/19.jpg" data-mid="240904802" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cf8a149a8d3257b809c32003a99967906bca2da99cd46025f28ab085739c3a98/19.jpg" /> https://caesarxinyuan.com/2-AND-THE-WORD-WAS-GOD Sat, 25 May 2024 04:54:47 +0000 caesarxinyuan https://caesarxinyuan.com/2-AND-THE-WORD-WAS-GOD &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (2) AND THE WORD WAS GOD (神), 2024 Visual Identity Design/ Poster Design Creative Director: Xinyuan(Caesar) Li, Ben Yi-Yu Qin, Ming LiewArt Director: Xinyuan(Caesar) LiDesigner: Xinyuan(Caesar) Li, Chin-Wen Hsu Photographer: Chin-Wen HsuWriter: Ben Yi-Yu QinMotion Designer: Chin-Wen Hsu, Xinyuan(Caesar) Li Exhibited at Run Artist Run studio for Melbourne Design Week 2024, "And the Word was God(神)" explores the evolution and transformation of language through the lens of three Chinese Australian artists. The exhibition delves into how language connects the past, present and future, highlighting the vibrant exchange between different cultures in Australia. Audiences are invited to reflect on their own linguistic experiences, promoting dialogue and understanding. The poster highlights the intercultural hybridity between Mandarin and Latin texts through the word "God" and its interpretations in English and Mandarin, each bearing unique cultural connotations. “God” is often understood as the creator and ruler of the universe, the supreme or ultimate reality, whereas in Chinese language and culture, “God (神)” is a generic term and doesn’t refer to a specific god or spirit. It can be understood as a Daoist immortal (神仙), a supernatural entity, or a divine being. To capture such nuances, in the poster, the concept of “God” is expressed through three Chinese characters, including "神" (God), "佛" (Buddhism), and "道" (Taoism), which signifies supreme power). By combining these characters, a new character is created to encapsulate the essence of these meanings, symbolising the intricate nature of intercultural translation. Using fluidity, blending, and repetition to symbolise how language can unify or divide, this innovative character invites viewers to appreciate the profound impact of communication on human connections. Special thanks to the support from Run Artist Run. <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6250155e52d5f54b6c36c8791cb7ce5e347977f0dd97e70f213e3ab630a0d10b/AND-THE-WORD-WAS-GOD-.gif" data-mid="240904403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6250155e52d5f54b6c36c8791cb7ce5e347977f0dd97e70f213e3ab630a0d10b/AND-THE-WORD-WAS-GOD-.gif" /> <img width="4500" height="4500" width_o="4500" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/828c4dab417d08e68511e7462c832ca2fafd937e74ea3a706df08cbcdafb93b1/01.-AND-the-Word-was-Godpdf.jpg" data-mid="240904496" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/828c4dab417d08e68511e7462c832ca2fafd937e74ea3a706df08cbcdafb93b1/01.-AND-the-Word-was-Godpdf.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62ca74588ed40d9b08ff2c9d480aa4991db6071f7923d21fd77d43918fc26ae3/And-the-word-was-God--AGDA-Submission7.png" data-mid="213429650" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62ca74588ed40d9b08ff2c9d480aa4991db6071f7923d21fd77d43918fc26ae3/And-the-word-was-God--AGDA-Submission7.png" /> <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b12cc254b1aea620650266b0a9dc9017c0e8b9b57cc1076043f666127b63a4f1/And-the-word-was-God--AGDA-Submission6.png" data-mid="213429649" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b12cc254b1aea620650266b0a9dc9017c0e8b9b57cc1076043f666127b63a4f1/And-the-word-was-God--AGDA-Submission6.png" /> <img width="3000" height="2250" width_o="3000" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6970d18967e14792e3cb8c308ea3584408d2256d261c8531d9314cf58c8c7f5f/And-the-word-was-God--AGDA-Submission8.png" data-mid="213429651" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6970d18967e14792e3cb8c308ea3584408d2256d261c8531d9314cf58c8c7f5f/And-the-word-was-God--AGDA-Submission8.png" /> https://caesarxinyuan.com/3-Season-Type-Calendar Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:32:51 +0000 caesarxinyuan https://caesarxinyuan.com/3-Season-Type-Calendar &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (3) Season Type Calendar, 2024Calendar Design Project in Collaboration with:Haocheng Zhang, Ruiying ZengPhotography: Haocheng ZhangPrinting: Shuai Shao, Jiayu Cheng Season Type Calendar is inspired by the 24 Chinese solar terms. Through the exploration of “one scene, one window’, the calendar unravels unique narratives throughout. Through gradient, experimental, and playful type designs, the calendar delves deep into the potential of fonts in visual communication. Through this project, we challenge the constraints of traditional font design, using gradient colors to evoke different feelings and emotional resonance to changing seasons. 这个作品的创作旨在以中国的二十四节气为灵感，通过视觉元素“窗户”的概念，一窗一景，以渐变、实验性和富有趣味性的字体设计深入挖掘字体在视觉传达中的潜力。我们挑战传统字体设计的限制，运用渐变效果来唤起四季更替的感觉和情感共鸣，以字体作为媒介来反映人与自然的互动。我们的目标是塑造一种独特的视觉语言，使观众以崭新的方式理解和体验中国节气的文化内涵，深切体验季节变迁的美妙之处。通过这一实验性的探索，我们鼓励观众重新审视传统节气的呈现方式，并在现代视觉传达中发现中国传统文化与当代融合的全新可能性。 <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5eccf87180fd7ef23a0b19eb1b33ec348b2382725456c4e60d4af30672cf1440/05.jpg" data-mid="240905122" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5eccf87180fd7ef23a0b19eb1b33ec348b2382725456c4e60d4af30672cf1440/05.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2667" width_o="4000" height_o="2667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88611b690faf68f54576b06f31cd4ff69c79d47e5cc947f546789714043e7087/01_F650_01_img-1.jpg" data-mid="240905157" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/88611b690faf68f54576b06f31cd4ff69c79d47e5cc947f546789714043e7087/01_F650_01_img-1.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1334" width_o="2000" height_o="1334" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a447f4aa31680727f36197243a14ff893335ba8138558b189af3453123c9bd36/01.jpg" data-mid="240905134" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a447f4aa31680727f36197243a14ff893335ba8138558b189af3453123c9bd36/01.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef4101f260e4fb48078f3a7cc2086282729ad20eb19e44c9b0f4cc991f17f828/03.jpg" data-mid="240905135" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ef4101f260e4fb48078f3a7cc2086282729ad20eb19e44c9b0f4cc991f17f828/03.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="1500" width_o="1200" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1bcb25ef86fe55bae86b60cab3c77f1d85c324d431034ab5306e2c805d614600/SEASON-TYPE_PHOTO_WEB_11.jpg" data-mid="240905259" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1bcb25ef86fe55bae86b60cab3c77f1d85c324d431034ab5306e2c805d614600/SEASON-TYPE_PHOTO_WEB_11.jpg" /><img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa766cda37664700099129b1d6736fdcb355ee6f325c759b0d5ca9c43f6b7309/15.jpg" data-mid="240905136" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa766cda37664700099129b1d6736fdcb355ee6f325c759b0d5ca9c43f6b7309/15.jpg" /> <img width="6240" height="4160" width_o="6240" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4c115d22e5330fe4d315c7ecfc15ea6ba78512b439a6c267f1f1ca1cfd06b13/_MG_9268.JPG" data-mid="240905138" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4c115d22e5330fe4d315c7ecfc15ea6ba78512b439a6c267f1f1ca1cfd06b13/_MG_9268.JPG" /><img width="1200" height="1500" width_o="1200" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/808b635534815ca07a503770fea041593a48097864b7f575574e0727b2fb45a8/SEASON-TYPE_PHOTO_WEB_16.jpg" data-mid="240905258" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/808b635534815ca07a503770fea041593a48097864b7f575574e0727b2fb45a8/SEASON-TYPE_PHOTO_WEB_16.jpg" />