Priscilla Young
UniHeiti
Source material: Univers 45 and Heiti TC
Spring semester 2025
UniHeiti is a modern sans-serif typeface crafted for clarity, timelessness, and a flare of warmth. Designed as an ideal companion to the Heiti TC family, UniHeiti bridges traditional Chinese calligraphy and contemporary typography. The clean, simplified letterforms retain subtle echoes of brushstroke dynamics, honoring heritage while embracing modernity. With a strong yet refined body, UniHeiti offers excellent readability, suited for body text in both print and digital. Balancing tradition and modernity, UniHeiti stands as a versatile Latin typeface, harmonizing effortlessly with the rhythm and spirit of Heiti TC.
These student typeface designs created at Yale School of Art are noncommercial academic projects, commonly revivals or reinterpretations of historical typefaces. Read more about this typeface design course at Yale School of Art.
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