Today, I would like to introduce “Creating Characters: Nine Typeface Designers,” written by Yuki Akari. In a structure of interviews, making typefaces, and typesetting samples, this book int…

Following the previous article on a “glyph that you feel is difficult to design,” this time, the question “What is a glyph that is relatively easy to design?” was asked to staff at the Type …

The question “What is a glyph that you feel is difficult to design?” was asked to staff at the Type Project. Answers mentioning the number of strokes were introduced in the previous article….

The question “What is a glyph that you feel is difficult to design?” was asked to staff at the Type Project. The answers to this question vary depending on the person. There were several ans…

Collected symbols, such as circles, triangles, square figures, weather marks, etc., vary depending on the font set. It is a point to show the figures in visually the same size, not to arrang…

Today, I would like to introduce “Table of Characters,” written by Kyoko Masaki. This is a collection of essays in which the full flavor of typesetting and typeface mainly experienced by the…

The question “What is the first glyph you create in typeface design?” was asked to staff at the Type Project. Among the answers from the Japanese designers, “あ” is mentioned as a specific gl…

Similar to the previously-mentioned parentheses, there are several types of arrows. Depending on the arrow, each glyph must be prepared up and down, left and right. Using the same shape for …

Today, I would like to introduce “A Compilation of Contemporary Letter Designs.” This is the new reprint edition of “A Compilation of Contemporary Letter Designs,” originally published in 19…

The question “What is your favorite glyph among numbers and symbols?” was asked to staff at the Type Project. There are a variety of numbers and symbols included in each font, and the number…

The question “What is your favorite Latin alphabet glyph?” was asked to staff at the Type Project.Through the last article, favorite Japanese glyphs, such as kanji and kana, were asked about…

I would like to talk about convoluted parentheses this time. In addition to having several types, such as parentheses “()” and square brackets “「」,” there are open and closed versions of eac…

The formats of Bézier curves used in type engineering are as follows: ・ SVG path element: d attribute ・https://developer.mozilla.org/ja/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/d ・ PostScript・https://www.adob…

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. …