NEXT MONTH: lecture on Japanese Writing System: History and Type Design
with Ikumi Honda (Iwata Fonts) and Yui Yoshitomi (Type Project)
Japanese writing system is a mixed system that combines three different scripts: kanji, hiragana, and katakana. The lecture will give an overview of their origins and how they have been used differently within a historical context. We will explore how each script has been designed, and developed over time, in relation to the transition of printing technologies and letterforms.We will also introduce the basics of Japanese type design with a comparison to Latin typefaces. [...]
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