The kanji creation of JunMaru Mincho started from a sketch. Looking back and reviewing the sketch drawn quite a while ago, I notice many things, but the shape is significantly different. Kan…

Here, we discuss the macron and iteration mark. Although the macron (“ー”) looks like a simple straight line, it must be designed in accordance with each font. As there are differences in cre…

A Bézier curve is a mathematical technique often used when rendering straight lines and curves in computer graphics. The Bézier curve is also used in font creation and rendering actual fonts…

The question “What is your favorite katakana glyph?” was asked to staff at the Type Project. Their answers are given below. ・ “ア”:There is balance between the straight line and curved line. …

Japanese yakumono (punctuation marks and symbols) is a generic term for symbols (punctuation marks, parentheses, etc.) apart from words and numbers used in typesetting. In this series, I wou…

Although the structure is the same for Jun Mincho and JunMaru Mincho, there is a difference in the design policy regarding details. Jun Mincho features the length of the thread in connection…

In checking with red pencil, each stroke of character is checked carefully. While “W, S, C, <, and > <” introduced in the previous articles are usually written for the entire character…

The question “What is your favorite hiragana glyph?” was asked to staff at the Type Project. In the previous article, we presented answers that mentioned hiragana design. In this article, th…

The question “What is your favorite hiragana glyph?” was asked to staff at the Type Project. For the answers to this question, there are many answers involving choosing hiragana with the rea…

The glyphs collected in StdN have been introduced in this series to this point. Today, in the series finale, I would like to introduce kana system glyphs that increase much more in large cha…

Today, I would like to introduce “There are Characters,” written by Rie Kaneda. This book is made up of essays on the people engaged in work involving characters in a variety of fields. You …

I would like to introduce checking V-characters with red pencil. Various instructions can be given by V-character by its writing position and direction. One V-character written between the e…

Today, I would like to introduce “Man and Writing” (edited by Fumio Yajima / composed by Ikkō Tanaka). This book can teach you about the alphabet, the Egyptian alphabet, the Mesopotamian alp…

The question “What is your favorite kanji glyph?” was asked to staff at the Type Project.In the previous two articles, many answers with multiple glyphs, such as radicals and structure, were…

The question “What is your favorite kanji glyph?” was asked to staff at the Type Project.In this article, answers referencing the kanji structure are presented. ・ “東”: The inside space betwe…

The question “What is your favorite kanji glyph?” was asked to staff at the Type Project.In this article, we don’t just talk about single glyph mentioned in the answers, we talk about kanji …

In the previous article, we introduced stories related to class in student days in regard to what made our staff interested in typeface design. Apart from that, common keywords appearing in …

The question “What made you interested in typeface design?” was asked to staff at the Type Project. This article introduces comments on the most frequent answers among typeface designers abo…

In the Jun Mincho series, Standard, Headline, and Hairline have different contrasts. As the impression changes significantly with the element tip and the ratio of thickness in the horizontal…