Fontworks Inc. will exhibit at "AtypI 2019 Tokyo" to be held at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation from September 4th (Wednesday) to 7th (Saturday), 2019. On the 6th (Thursday), we will give a talk at the conference and report on the research contents in the AR environment. In addition, at the Fontworks booth, there will be an exhibition and a mini talk show related to the "Tsukiji Typeface Reproduction Project".
What is AtypI
AtypI (Association Typographique Internationale) is a non-profit association that carries out various activities to improve typography. We hold conferences in different international cities each year to provide participants with an exciting environment. This is a place where you can freely discuss all fields related to typography, from academic themes to highly entertaining themes. We offer opportunities for all to meet and interact with professionals in a wide range of fields, discover new things, learn and develop new businesses. (Excerpt from AtypI official guide)
About the conference
Fontworks was born in 1993 and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2018. Fontworks, which was born in the presence of digital fonts, has not only provided a variety of high-quality fonts, but has also been constantly advancing and developing with technological changes. No matter what kind of media changes, we will continue to pursue what is suitable for that environment.
This time, "Guidelines for choosing better fonts in the AR environment" presented at AtypI 2019 will be discussed with Hirose Lab, Graduate School of Information Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hirose Lab This is a progress report of joint research on what kind of viewpoint to select fonts when presenting character information in an augmented reality environment.
We would appreciate if you could feel the enthusiasm for font research and development in response to technological changes and feel that FontWorks fonts can be used with peace of mind.
Contents at the conference
| Date and time | September 6 (Fri) 15: 30-16: 00 |
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| place | Miraikan Hall |
| theme | Guidelines for better font selection in AR environment |
| Speakers | Kimminyon (Fontworks Marketing Department) |
| Official site information | https://www.atypi.org/conferences/tokyo-2019/programme/activity?a=926 |
About booth
At the booth, in addition to the AR theme, we will exhibit the new typeface currently under development, the "Tsukiji reprint typeface project" that reprints the typeface of Tokyo Tsukiji letterpress factory. The designer in charge will hold a mini talk show about this project at the booth at a fixed time every day, so please come visit us at the Fontworks booth. We look forward to hearing from you.
"Tsukiji typeface reproduction project" mini talk show
| Date and time | From Thursday, September 5 to Saturday, September 7 13: 30-13: 45/15: 30-15: 45 |
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| place | Fontworks booth |
| Speakers | Hayashi Morita (Fontworks Typeface Design Group) |
It is expected that various visitors from all over the world will participate in AtypI.
Therefore, Fontworks provides a wonderful present that combines the popular fonts of Fontworks with Japanese culture and emotions. Please drop in at the booth and take home "Japanese culture".
We look forward to your visit.
Exhibition details
| Exhibition name | AtypI 2019 Tokyo |
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| Date and time | Wednesday, September 4, 2019-7th Saturday * There will be no booth management on September 4th (Wednesday) because only workshops will be held. |
| Venue | Miraikan of Japan Science Museum https://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/guide/route/ |
| Host | Association Typographique Internationale (AtypI) |
| Admission fee | Registered as a member $ 550 Register as a general student $ 250 https://www.atypi.org/store |