Raven Mo on chop suey fonts, multilingual type, and the myth of authenticity.

This week, host Dan Rhatigan talks with NYC-based identity designer and type researcher Raven Mo. Raven studies cultural essentialism in typography and dives into her research on chop suey fonts—a Latin style of letterform that is meant to visually signal "Chineseness"—and why they are problematic.

Raven and Dan also discuss multilingual typography, the importance of local expertise, and why translation alone doesn't make a design resonate.

Check out Raven's work at ravenmo.info or follow her on Instagram @ravenmodesign.

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