bianzhidai is a font inspired by ASCII art shading character and 编织袋 (woven plastic bags). Initially constructed in GDC (glyphdrawingclub, an online drawing tool made by @heikkiveikko and Ian Tuomi), BianZhiDai thrives in color, especially when you experiment with different fill/stroke combinations. Its modular nature, developed in Glyphs, allows for endless customization. Try it, play with it, and make it yours.
Distribution: Velvetyne Type Foundry
Xiaoyuan Gao (She/Her) is a Rotterdam-based freelance graphic designer, image-maker, type designer and the initiator of “notyourtype foundry”. In her practice, she loves experimenting with unconventional approaches to type design and typesetting. She sees type design (making custom characters into a font file) as making a tool for typing, just like a customised typewriter. She also enjoys creating visuals out of found images , which allows her to combine typography and imagery in playful ways.
If you'd like to support Xiaoyuan in operating the notyourtypefoundry, offering technical supports to FLINTA designers in their type design work, and contributions to the open-source typefaces pool, please consider making a donation via This PayPal Link. Thank you! <3
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