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22.10.17SeriesOther / Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation

Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation: Checking Font with Red Pencil 02: “S-, S+, C-, and C+”

Previously, I introduced “W-” and “W+” as simplified checking with red pencil. I would like to introduce checking with red pencil for alphabet characters at this time. “S” means size, and th…

22.09.12SeriesOther / Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation

Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation: Checking Font with Red Pencil 01: “Check for Rookies, W- and W+”

At Type Project, checking with red pencil and correction are repeated many times to improve the quality of font. In this new series, I would like to pick out some checking with red pencil fr…

22.08.15SeriesOther / Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation

Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation: “Various Dots Included in Font” from Instagram Posts

Today, I would like to introduce the collection of “dots” for characters from the Type Project Instagram posts. A “dot” is a small element in the character, but it precisely shows the identi…

22.07.19SeriesOther / Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation

Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation: “Eyeball”

There was a setting to output a font after replacing a glyph with an error in original data to an icon called “eyeball” in the past work environment in our company. It has a sinister appeara…

22.06.13SeriesOther / Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation

Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation: “Tofu”

When there is text that cannot be displayed, a white square is displayed instead. The battle to eliminate this has been in progress for a long time, but many of you may have seen it. As its …

22.05.16SeriesOther / Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation

Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation: “Creating Customized Emoji in Slack”

There is a reaction function incorporating emoji in the business chat tool “Slack.” In addition to the default emoji, customized emoji can be registered. Customized emoji for “Please,” “Than…

21.11.02SeriesOther / Machine Learning and Type Design

Machine Learning and Type Design 03: “Typeface Quality Assurance Using Machine Learning”

*This article is created based on a presentation given at ATypI 2019 Tokyo.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va0NnxdgrqA) In addition to human checking, it is believed that checking using mac…

21.09.27SeriesOther / Machine Learning and Type Design

Machine Learning and Type Design 02: “Typeface Quality Assurance Using Machine Learning”

*This article is created based on a presentation given at ATypI 2019 Tokyo.（https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va0NnxdgrqA） There are several research projects to automatically design typeface,…

21.09.09SeriesOther / Machine Learning and Type Design

Machine Learning and Type Design 01: “Machine Learning and Type Design”

*This article is created based on a presentation given at ATypI 2019 Tokyo.（https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va0NnxdgrqA） The term “artificial intelligence” or “AI” is becoming increasingly c…

21.08.17SeriesOther / Other

Creation of TP Staff Blog!

A blog has been started to post on issues related to typeface by Type Project designers and engineers.A wide range of contents are planned, including trivia regarding typeface design and typ…