This time, we will introduce "Skip" and "Humming". They are renowned as excellent fonts that work well in any medium, and have been universally popular since their release.

A new type of design typeface that looks like Mincho but not Mincho

When you are wondering which font to use, the first one you should consider is "Skip."
It is known for its timeless, clean design and ease of reading, and is one of the most widely used fonts among Fontworks fonts, as it suits any medium.

"Skip" was developed in response to requests from users who wanted a new design font that was like Mincho font, but not Mincho font.
"Chiaro is too casual, but Mincho is too standard and lacks freshness, so I want a typeface with a design that's somewhere in between!" was the comment.
"Like Mincho, but not Mincho..." It was a difficult request, but we felt that the "Chiaro" typeface that had been released at the time had a slightly stronger design, so we started development, aiming for a typeface with a design that could be used in any medium and was easy to use.

Designing "Optima" as a reference

The concept of development was "[Mincho type of serifless type]".
The serifless type Mincho type refers to the Mincho type without scales.

The "Optima" and "Typos" were used as reference for the design during the development process.
"Optima" is a Roman sans-serif typeface designed by Hermann Zapp. Optima is a typeface that is very often used for cosmetics and women's magazines, as well as for famous brand logos.
In addition, "Typos" was a typeface that was born when there were only Mincho, Gothic, and brush typefaces for printing, and had a great influence on the subsequent typeface design.

With reference to these typefaces, we developed the fontworks typefaces that can be used as semi-standard typefaces.

"Humming" is a popular font that has the same structure as "Skip" but is rounded. It is also used in that popular game!

The fonts "Skip" and "Humming" introduced here are available through the annual subscription font service "LETS."
"Optima" and its renewed version "Optima Nova" are available for use with the annual subscription font service "Monotype LETS"!