Shoko Mugikura @shokojaf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Happy to be giving a talk on rounded sans in Japanese environmental typography once again – this time online for the Sign Design Society UK! 📅 15 October 🕐 1–2 pm UK time Details & registration: signdesignsociety.co.uk/event/rounde... 📷 My talk at Fontstand Conference. Photos by Norman Posselt 010
Shoko Mugikura @shokojaf.bsky.social · 03/06/2026If you would like to be notified when the reprint becomes available, please send an email to the address listed on the book’s website: justanotherfoundry.com/size-specifi...justanotherfoundry.comJust Another Foundry – Size-specific adjustments to type designsThe aim of this book is to determine principles underlying the design of optical sizes, with a view to giving useful advice to practitioners who wish to design such sizes for their own fonts. 000
Shoko Mugikura @shokojaf.bsky.social · 01/06/2026📣 News from JAF! “Size-specific Adjustments to Type Designs” is coming back. After two years out of print, we are preparing a reprint, planned for later in 2026. Stay tuned for updates! 193
Shoko Mugikura @shokojaf.bsky.social · 04/05/2026We (Just Another Foundry) are happy to have played a small part – consulting on the design of the Latin characters – in this beautiful Japanese type family from @iwata_font: Iwata Tsuzuri, a new handwritten Japanese typeface. www.iwatafont.co.jp/tsuzuri/ 041
Reposted by Shoko MugikuraShoko Mugikura @shokojaf.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Two excellent Japanese type designers, Ikumi Honda and Yui Yoshitomi, are hosting a lecture and workshop this May. Opportunities like this are quite rare – dedicated type designers in Japan don’t often have time to teach beginners – so don’t miss this chance.wordsoftype.comWords of TypeWords of Type Events offer a series of lectures and workshops with various topics about typography and typeface design, in English and other languages, hosted on the WoT community. 001
Reposted by Shoko MugikuraYUKI Akari | 雪 朱里 @yukiakari.bsky.social · 19/04/2026神保町の古本まつりで買った1934(昭和9)年の尋常小学校6年生用の図画の教科書。いい装飾文字、習ってますねえ。ポスターの描き文字もよい。「レタリング」の言葉は載っておらず。 #よい文字 114526
Reposted by Shoko MugikuraFontstand @fontstand.com · 20/04/2026On Fontstand News, Mikina Dimunová reflects on the Fontstand Conference that took place a little more than a week ago in Berlin. For those of you who couldn’t make it, hopefully this will give you a feel for the presentations. fontstand.com/news/design-... 031
Shoko Mugikura @shokojaf.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Two excellent Japanese type designers, Ikumi Honda and Yui Yoshitomi, are hosting a lecture and workshop this May. Opportunities like this are quite rare – dedicated type designers in Japan don’t often have time to teach beginners – so don’t miss this chance.wordsoftype.comWords of TypeWords of Type Events offer a series of lectures and workshops with various topics about typography and typeface design, in English and other languages, hosted on the WoT community. 001
Reposted by Shoko MugikuraFontstand @fontstand.com · 14/04/2026Last year, we conducted an independent survey focused on font use and licensing. More than 1,300 respondents participated from a wide community of designers and other font users, and we have now published a short article plus the full survey results on Fontstand News: fontstand.com/news/design-...fontstand.comWhat font users actually want: findings from Fontstand 2025 survey 293
Reposted by Shoko MugikuraFontstand @fontstand.com · 24/03/202619 tickets left for the Fontstand Conference in Berlin. If you’ve been on the fence — this is the nudge. 👉 fontstand.com/conferencefontstand.comFontstand International Typography Conference 2026, Berlin, GermanyFontstand’s sixth annual Typography Conference is coming to Berlin! Join world-class type designers and typographers from around the world for a packed two... 011
Shoko Mugikura @shokojaf.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Fans of round sans around the world – come join my talk! I’ll be sharing rich visuals and taking a closer look at the details, history, and cultural context of round sans in Japan. 😃🇯🇵 092
Reposted by Shoko MugikuraWords of Type @wordsoftype.com · 05/02/2026New lecture coming soon! Japanese Writing System: History and Type Design, with Ikumi Honda (Iwata Corporation) and Yui Yoshitomi (Type Project) May 2, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CEST Online, in English 20€ More info & tickets at wordsoftype.com 041
Reposted by Shoko MugikuraWords of Type @wordsoftype.com · 06/02/2026Next workshop! Introduction to Japanese Type Design with Ikumi Honda (Iwata Corporation) and Yui Yoshitomi (Type Project) 3-sessions workshop May 9, 16, and 23, 2026 9:00 am to 1:00 pm CEST Online, in English 330€ This workshop is limited to 10 participants max. 🎟️ at wordsoftype.com 021
Reposted by Shoko MugikuraJust Another Foundry @justanotherfoundry.bsky.social · 31/03/202520 years after its first release, JAF Lapture gets updated and expanded! The new version includes Black and Condensed styles, as well as Cyrillics. justanotherfoundry.com/lapturejustanotherfoundry.comJust Another Foundry – JAF LaptureJAF Lapture is based on the Leipziger Antiqua typeface, originally designed by Albert Kapr and released in 1971 by the East German foundry Typoart. It has distinctive characteristics that combine elem... 061
Reposted by Shoko MugikuraFontstand @fontstand.com · 24/01/2025Exactly 7 weeks remain until the annual Fontstand International Typography Conference in The Hague. Don’t miss your chance to connect with world-class type designers and typographers! Check out the schedule and register now at fontstand.com/conference/2.... #fontstandcon2025 0124