Speech Bubbie
Speech Bubbie is a typeface designed for Latin letters and Chinese characters. The speech bubble is a graphic convention used in comic book dialogue, and letterforms also suggest emotion in writing. The connection between these two graphic elements led to a new structure for letters and characters based on the comic book form. Strokes are simplified into generic speech bubble shapes, while still following the direction of the original strokes, so readability is preserved. The typeface was first drawn by hand and then produced with vector software.
Speech Bubbie Type Design by xu han min was selected as an exceptional illustration of communication design by the A' Design Award. Speech Bubbie Type Design was awarded the Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design in 2023. The A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award is an international, meritocratic, just and fair design recognition program that recognizes excellent design of logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs, business cards, book covers, billboards and more.
