Built through research, hands-on practice, and visual experimentation.
From learning resources to public presentations of Vietnamese typographic thinking.VIỆT NAM YÊU DẤU is a long-term digital research initiative focused on Vietnamese typography, with particular attention to the role of diacritics in shaping meaning, readability, and visual structure.
Although Vietnamese is written using the Latin script, its diacritical system introduces a level of complexity that remains underexamined in typographic education and professional practice.
The project is developed through an integration of theoretical research, practice-based learning, and visual experimentation.
Rather than prescribing fixed typographic solutions, it emphasizes observation, analysis, and comparative evaluation, allowing typographic decisions to emerge from an informed understanding of the language itself.
VIỆT NAM YÊU DẤU functions as a growing knowledge framework, supported by collective contribution from designers, students, educators, and researchers.
Through learning resources and public presentations, the project seeks to establish a shared critical discourse around Vietnamese typographic thinking.
Diacritics are treated as integral visual components rather than secondary or decorative marks.
Knowledge is developed through hands-on testing, close observation, and iterative comparison.
The project grows through shared perspectives and contributions from the design and academic community.
VIỆT NAM YÊU DẤU evolves over time through research, practice, and public exchange. Its outcomes may take different forms as the project develops.
Project Advisor
Donny Truong
Author of Vietnamese Typography and creator of
"Diacritical Details".