Japanese Fonts – alt.TYPE

Introducing : Tazugane Gothic – a Japanese font with the flair of Neue Frutiger

The Tazugane Gothic typeface family is the first original Japanese typeface created by Monotype. Designed by Akira Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Yamada and Ryota Doi of the Monotype Studio. Developed as the Japanese version of the popular Neue Frutiger by Adrian Frutiger and Akira Kobayashi, Tazugane Gothic™ is a humanist sans with clear and legible forms. This sans serif type was designed to set a new standard for the widely […]

Brand Identity, Chinese Fonts, Fonts for Logo, Japanese Fonts

Monotype: Brand identity Case Study – Tencent

Monotype developed a global typeface family for Tencent, a leading provider of Internet-based services in China. Monotype Type Designer Julius Hui led the creation of the slanting, futuristic typeface which focused on creating a perfect harmony between Chinese, Japanese and Latin characters— allowing Tencent to deliver a consistent, recognizable brand voice, worldwide. Julius Hui worked closely […]