Bézier curves are essential for font development. Their properties are explained, as well as how to manipulate them.

The design solution “FitFont” provided by Type Project will be introduced, in which the parameters of typefaces can be freely adjusted.

Features and key points in designing the Latin typeface “italic” will be introduced, which is not often seen in Japanese typesetting.

Points to note in designing kanji will be introduced, with kanji categorized based on their structure.

There are numerous kanji that contain “木.” Let us look at how each “木” is adjusted in kanji creation.

Points to note when designing Yakumono glyphs, mainly designed along with Japanese characters, and accompanied by their anecdotes, will be introduced.

It is often called the “50 sounds of Japanese syllabary,” but more than 50 kana system glyphs are created in font creation.

The shape characteristics of the three character types in Japanese, and the design strategies to integrate multiple character types into a set of fonts, will be introduced.

Anecdotes related to the radicals of kanji and my thoughts as a designer while creating kanji focusing on the radicals are collected.

Topics on typesetting functions that are included in fonts to make characters easy to read or arrange them beautifully will be introduced.

A method of recombining kanji and kana in different typefaces, often utilized in Japanese typesetting, will be examined from several perspectives.

The current Japanese writing systems are introduced, in which the three character types of kanji, hiragana, and katakana are used in mixture as the basis.

By addressing font data loading time and font swapping, minimization of FOIT and FOUT is being aimed at.

Effective usage methods of web fonts using the information contained in the font and the browser features will be explored.

The benefits of web fonts and its use cases and technical aspects will also be explained.

Make the structure widest. Make the strokes thickest, and then thinnest. I faced the difficulty in maintaining consistency with extreme creation.

The trials and errors in development, features of kanji with a tightened structure, and kana that features the elegant flow of a Jun Mincho brush are introduced.

“TP Sky Modern Blk,” which features a widened inside space between strokes and thick strokes, will be explained from the trial stage.

The approach of developing the Latin design of “TP Sky Classic” will be introduced, with its classical block style.

“Tokyo CityFont” will be introduced, designed to harmonize with public transport signage and the architecture in Tokyo.

The usage of Type Project font in each medium will be introduced based on examples, including packages, books, websites, and advertisements.　

Our staff will introduce their recommended books on character and typeface design.

We will introduce books from Type Project’s stack, along with selection comments from Mr. Suzuki, a representative of Type Project, along with staff impressions.

What perspectives do typeface designers and engineers have regarding their work? We asked our staff questions about typeface.

The creators' subtle feelings, small discoveries, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes gained through the process of typeface creation will be shared.

We will explain the practice of using machine learning in font development, based on the presentation at ATypI 2019 Tokyo.