

To try it out, make a simple line drawing and then select all the objects. In figure 2, you can see her signature created from simple lines and then how we extrapolated it to a simple design. In this case, we’ll use the author’s initials (GHC) to create a chop. It can simply be a design that’s symbolic for you. If that’s the case, there’s no reason your chop has to contain Chinese characters. Other designers may not want Chinese characters in their seals simply because they feel no connection to them, or they feel as if they’re appropriating aspects of another culture. You can simply enter words that are significant to you and you’ll be presented with the symbols, which you can then re-create in Illustrator.īut I’m not Chinese. One way to do this is with sites like which is an excellent English-to-Chinese dictionary graphically represented online. As an alternative, you may want to seek out characters for words that have particular meaning to you. To try it out, go to Here, you can enter your name and the site will generate a Chinese name that sounds as close as possible. If you’re interested in going this route, there’s a Web site that can help you generate the meaning of your name in sounds. What they came up with were characters that sound like Coca-Cola and literally mean, “to allow the mouth to be able to rejoice.” Coca-Cola Corporation spent a long time developing its Chinese logo so it sounded appropriate but also meant something in relation to their product.

A well-known example of this is when shopkeepers originally sold Coca-Cola in China they chose random characters that sounded like Coca-Cola but actually translated to “bite the wax tadpole” and other oddities. This can be a bit dodgy because many Chinese characters sound the same but have significantly different meanings. Translate accurately.If you want, you can have your name translated into Chinese sounds.

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We’ll show you how to approach the design of your chop from both perspectives. Non-Traditionalĭepending on what sort of person you are, you may be interested in creating a more traditional Chinese chop with Chinese characters or perhaps just a design that’s representative of you. More after the jump! Continue reading below↓įree and Premium members see fewer ads! Sign up and log-in today.
