One of my favorite work tasks is bringing classic Nichiren Shu Japanese texts into the digital age so they can be translated easily or republished using the latest print technologies […]
Japanese Typography
The curse of Japanese PostScript fonts will live on: outline your outlines
I have not used Adobe Illustrator much the past few years and certainly don’t use it enough to justify buying a Creative Suite subscription that only lasts 12 months. Recently […]
Japanese Typography
Japanese font use in international websites
Hello! I am doing a transportation design website + a map about trains. I am looking for a Japanese-latin typeface. Can you please recommend something, preferably free, but I am […]
Japanese Typography
Stroke Fonts Forever
The start point is the end point. The first time I saw Japanese stroke fonts in action, I had the same revelation Steve Jobs did when he visited Xerox PARC […]
Japanese Typography
TextKit 2 and Apple text layout architecture evolution
No matter what kind of fancy fonts you have, they look bad with poor typography. Tomihisa Uchida, former lead font engineer of Sha-Ken, FontWorks, Iwata Font As I wrap my […]
Japanese Typography
Inside Hiragino: Hiragino Shock and Apple Publishing Glyph Set
The transition to Mac OS X [macOS X] was a very interesting time for the Japanese publishing industry. In his first official appearance in Japan after returning to Apple, Steve […]