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Chan Ching Hin, Roy
Communication Design | Type Designer
Roy is a multilingual type designer and founder of Moodmen Font Company, with extensive experience in creating culturally nuanced typography across Chinese, Latin, and Arabic scripts, with working knowledge of Japanese, Korean, Cyrillic, Greek and Thai.
A graduate of the MA Typeface Design programme at the University of Reading, Roy specialises in Chinese type design, revival practices, script harmonisation, font pairing solutions, and technical font engineering. At Moodmen, he leads projects from research and concept development through production and release. His two Traditional Chinese font releases have collectively raised over HKD 1.3 million through crowdfunding and are widely adopted across Asia.
With a background in advertising and film distribution, Roy excels at localising typography across cultures and communicating complex ideas with clarity. He combines design craftsmanship, market insight, and client collaboration to deliver solutions that balance creativity with commercial success. Beyond his professional work, Roy actively teaches and promotes Chinese type design through education and public outreach.
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