~ With the rapid increase of IoT devices, the optimal font for display on the screen of IoT devices, which are becoming smaller and smaller, was born through joint research with Kyushu University ~
Fontworks Inc. has started to provide the UD Kakugo_Small-M" for ultra-small screen devices to the font "Fontworks Embed Types" for embedded devices.
本フォントは、フォントワークスと九州大学が共同で行なった第一弾の［UDフォントの評価に関する研究］において、＜可読性＞＜視認性＞＜判別性＞に優れ、さらには美感性との両立が実証された、読みやすくて美しいUDの角ゴシック体を元に開発されました。
In the experiment, "Type-D UD Kakugo_Small-M" has many physical characteristics such as density
As a result, we have received a high evaluation as the most legible font among the comparative fonts for the
Announcement of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications with the spread of IoT devices
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, with the rapid spread of IoT devices, the number of IoT devices in the world will increase from approximately 20 billion in 2015 to 40.3 billion in 2020. I will.
Among them, “automobiles and transportation equipment” are expected to develop IoT due to the spread of connected cars, “medical care” where the market of digital healthcare is expanding, and “industrial applications (factory, infrastructure) where smart factories and smart cities are expanding. , Logistics)” and other high growth.
In addition, with regard to the miniaturization and power saving of IoT devices, which are rising as a factor of rapid spread, it is expected that the size will be further reduced with the development of technology. For such IoT devices, the development of easy-to-read and beautiful fonts is an important issue.
Especially in the field of digital healthcare, even in wearable devices such as smart watches, we have received many Contact Us about optimal fonts that are easy to read and have beautiful appearance because of the character representation in a limited space.
As a font that solves these problems, we propose the font "Type-D UD Kakugo_Small-M" that was born in an experiment in a joint research with Kyushu University.
Research content with Kyushu University
Proposal of optimal fonts for ultra-small screen devices such as wearables in IoT
And joint research report with Kyushu University
Fontworks The first [Study on evaluation of Universal Design fonts] Continuing from the above, as the second research, we carried out a joint research with Kyushu University [Study on Universal Design font design based on device display characteristics]. Within the joint research, we conducted an experiment on the optimal font for ultra-small screen devices such as wearables in the IoT as part of joint research with the Content Creative Design Division and the Design Human Science Division of the Faculty of Faculty of Design, Kyushu University.
Please refer to the PDF below for an outline of the experiment.
"Type-D UD Kakugo_Small-M"
"Fonts for ultra-small screen devices" Reasons for readability
1. Developed based on Universal Design font
Based on the Universal Design font, which boasts high performance in terms of “readability”, “visibility” and “discrimination”, it has been optimized for even smaller screens.
2. Conducted joint experiments with Kyushu University to find that the font is optimal for ultra-small screen devices
Fontworks' fonts for ultra-small screen devices have been tested in joint research with Kyushu University and have demonstrated high
Product Summary
| Product name | Type-D UD Kakugo_Small-M |
|---|---|
| Font name | Type-D UD Kakugo_Small-M |
| Base font | UD Kakugo_Small M |
| capacity | OpenType/TrueType=2.3 MB |
| Font type / Format | OpenType font / TrueType font |
| Character Sets | OpenType font = Adobe-Japan 1-3/JIS X 0208 TrueType font=CP932 |
| encoding | unicode |
| Use | Wearable devices such as smart watches, smart speakers, and other small screen devices such as home appliances |
| price | Contact Us us |
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