2021年9月

*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,…

Tokyo CityFont began when it was provided as a typeface by Nippon Design Center for indicating town blocks. With a focus on the theme ‘stylishness,’ the font features moderate modulation and…

Today, I would like to introduce “Kanji, Katakana, and Hiragana – History of Japanese Notation,” written by Shinji Konno The content explains Japanese notation up to written in kanji a…

“Leaving space between words” used in English and other languages is not done in Japanese. “Leaving space between words” serves the function of separating words and phrases with word spaces …

*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…

There are various italic designs from those in which regular is inclined almost mechanically to those that are much more organic than regular with movement. Depending on the application and …

There are many kana in texts, but there are many types of kanji characters. In the Japan’s compulsory education, students learn approximately 2,000 kanji characters. Furthermore, much more k…