RVS Basic
RVS Basic is a display typeface published by 3type in 2020, designed by Li Zhiqian. It comes in 2 weights. It is one of 10 typefaces from 3type in the Type.lol catalog, 5 of them display.
From the foundry
RVS Basic (基本美术体) is a bitmap typeface with a contrasting style. The Chinese characters are inspired by Art Deco lettering and calligraphic 'lacquer script' (漆书) from the Qing Dynasty, inverting traditional stroke weight conventions. Influenced by both Western and Eastern hand-lettered styles, it represents a distinctly Chinese approach to decorative typography that challenges conventional design rules.
Published by 3type
Typeface on the foundry website
- Classification
- display
- Weights
- 7px, 9px
- Released
- 2020