Inkling

  • Company/Studio
    Qian (Alex) Wan & Eli Ruoyong Hong
  • Lead Designer(s)
    Qian (Alex) Wan, Eli Ruoyong Hong
  • Design Team
    Qian (Alex) Wan, Eli Ruoyong Hong
  • Prize
    Winner in Graphic Design/Artificial Intelligence designs

Inkling is a generative AI-powered translation app designed for non-Chinese readers of Chinese web novels—especially xianxia and wuxia—who rely on machine translation to access long-form stories. Existing tools often produce inconsistent terminology and lose cultural meaning across chapters. Inkling gives readers control over translation outcomes through genre-specific translation guides and customizable glossaries. The product enables culturally faithful, personalized, and affordable access to Chinese literature for non-Chinese audiences.

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