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23.12.25SeriesOther / Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation

Behind the Scenes in Typeface Creation: Visual Adjustment 02: “Thickness of Line”

I would like to introduce a visual adjustment point related to the thickness of the vertical stroke and horizontal stroke. The vertical stroke and horizontal stroke introduced in this articl…

23.12.18SeriesTypesetting Japanese / Font Typesetting Function

Font Typesetting Function 14: “Discretionary Ligature (dlig) Part 2”

In the previous article, I introduced “discretionary ligature (dlig)” that calls up optional ligature in the Latin font of Hama Mincho Italic as an example. In the case of Japanese fonts, &#…

23.12.11SeriesTypesetting Japanese / Font Typesetting Function

Font Typesetting Function 13: “Discretionary Ligature (dlig)”

I brought up “Latin ligature (liga)” in the previous article. In this article, I would like to introduce “discretionary ligature (dlig).” The name “discretionary ligature” may be difficult t…

23.12.04SeriesJapanese Type Design / Kanji Creation and Radicals

Kanji Creation and Radicals 02 “Common Name for Kanji”

What are the common names for each radical? Apart from those in which the original kanji names are used as they are, such as “ki-hen, take-kanmuri, mon-gamae,” etc., there are names with a t…

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