When writing the Chinese sections, I focused on explaining the meanings and origins of the slang terms. For the English sections, I made sure to clarify the puns and phonetic nuances in the slang and included references to similar expressions in English to aid understanding.
The dictionary's distinct orange and green color combo is inspired by the colors of 'the lesbian pride flag' and one of the dictionary's slang phrases: (橘里橘气) which translates to 'the smell of citrus aroma' - Siting explains that the phrase connotes the scent of oranges and is often used to 'describe a flirtatious vibe between two women'. So by going all out on orange, the designer intended to 'create a visual cultural symbol exclusively for Chinese lesbians'.
Her visuals, on the other hand, took from screen printed protest posters by the See Red Women's workshop. 'The feminist print collective's use of visual media in activism greatly influenced my approach to visualizing and communicating queer-feminist ideas,' Siting shares, leading her into the use of Risograph printing for the production of her book and accompanying one-page zine.
As a print ephemera enthusiast, she tells us that the project may have also taken from the various 'tickets and leaflets, to hardcover books and independent magazines', that the designer always seems to find herself collecting.
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