About

Long version:
Hello, my name is Xiaoyuan Gao. I'm a graphic designer and type designer sleep and work in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. My work often explore the possiblity between playfulness and practicality, usually presented in imbalanced way. I'm good at finding hidden connections between things and linking them with curiosity and a sense of fun. Typeface design is my passion and potion, I love making and using my own typefaces across various graphic design projects. I established notyourtypefoundry in 2021, all my typefaces are published there. 

I can do a lot of things, and I may not be able to describe all of them here, but you're more than welcome to send me an email about something we could work on together! :)

Short version:
Xiaoyuan Gao is a graphic designer, type designer and founder of notyourtypefoundry, who sleeps and work in Rotterdam, NL. Her work explores the possibility between playfulness and practicality, usually in an imbalanced way.

Xiaoyuan 是一名平面设计师、字体设计师，以及 notyourtypefoundry 的创始人，在荷兰鹿特丹睡觉和工作。她的作品探索趣味和实用性之间的可能性，通常以一种不平衡的方式呈现。

type design 字体设计实践相关
notyourtypefoundry
Velvetyne Type Foundry

current collaborators 
Marie Madonna, and Velvetyne Type Foundry

also had the pleasure of working with:
(in alphabet order)

Ash Kilmartin, Benjamin Li, Charlotte Rohde, Chongjin Chen 陳重瑾, Elaine W.ho 何穎雅, Graphic Design Arnhem (ArtEZ), Ieke Trinks, Jing He 賀晶, pickuptheseasame, Qiaochu Guo 郭翹楚, Reading Room Rotterdam, Ruth van Beek, Stasis Space, Studio Ground Floor, Studio Pianpian He and Max Harvey, Type01, Valiz, VHDG, Xiaomin Deng, Zhang Yehong 張業鴻 and more.

collaborations/general inquiries 合作请联系
x.gao.work@gmail.com

web development 
Marie Madonna

typefaces
commonSans by Xiaoyuan Gao