[Repost] "Moji Fes." Holds Collaboration Project at "TOKYO TOKYO 2019" and "Design Scramble 2019"

Event

"Design Scramble 2019" will be canceled due to the effect of Typhoon No.19.

For more information, "Design Scramble 2019" Official Site Please check with.

~ Daijiro Ohara, Fontworks Type Designers Shigenobu Fujita (Chikushi typeface), etc. are on the stage! ~

The character festival "Moji Fes." Held by Fontworks Inc. with Camp Inc. will be held in "Letterpress TOKYO 2019" (August 30th to September 1st) and "Design Scramble 2019" (October 12th). A collaboration project will be held on the 13th).

At "TOKYO TOKYO", we will hold a workshop to make a sample card in Chikushi typeface by letterpress printing, and a talk session where font professionals will talk about letterpress letters and digital fonts. In "Design Scramble", we will hold a talk Event by font designers and editors who can learn about characters and designs in two parts.

[8 / 30-9 / 1] Letterpress printing festival "Letterpress TOKYO": Exhibition, Talk, Workshop

The Chikushi typeface, which won the Tokyo TDC Award (2010) and the 2017 Good Design Award, is a typeface with a beautiful texture that makes you feel ink and paper even though it is a digital font. While there are many “Mincho typefaces that have no airy presence”, the Chikushi typeface that gives a sense of “warmth” and “nostalgia” is a typeface that is familiar to the taste of letterpress printing due to its beautiful shape. is. We will hold a workshop where you can fully enjoy the analog beauty expressed by Chikushi typeface through letterpress printing.

On the last day, September 1st (Sunday), the Web font familiar to the creator of the Chikushi typeface series Shigenobu Fujita (Fontworks), who also appeared in NHK "Professional Work Style", is nicknamed "Uncle Font". "FONTPLUS" evangelist Hiroyuki Sekiguchi (SoftBank Technology) will also hold a talk session. You can enjoy a casual session where you can easily ask questions because the distance from the speaker is close.

Speaker Profile

Shigenobu Fujita (Type Designers)

Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1957. Graduated from Chikuyo Gakuen High School Design Department.
Joined Shaken Character Design Department of Phototypesetting Machine Co., Ltd. in 1975.
Fontworks Inc. in 1998 and developed many typefaces including Tsukushi typeface.
In 2016, appeared on NHK "Professional Work Style".
Received the 2010 Tokyo TDC Award. Received the Tokyo TDC Award 2018 Type Design Award.

Twitter: @ Tsukushi55
https://fontworks.co.jp/company/designer/01

Hiroyuki Sekiguchi (Web font evangelist)

After engaging in product planning for Japanese DTP systems and printers in the 1980s, joined Softbank Giken (currently Softbank Technology) in 1995. Engaged in numerous new business projects for the past 20 years, including the launch of Yahoo! JAPAN. Currently, he is flying around Japan as an evangelist for the Web font service "FONTPLUS".

Appeared in many articles and lessons related to characters and fonts in online media such as Web staff Forum, Mynavi IT Search +, Nikkan Digital Creators, and Schoo. Received "Best 10 Session" and "Best Character" at CSS Nite Best Session 2017 and "Best 10 Session" at CSS Nite Best Session 2018. Presides over the “FONTPLUS DAY Seminar” on the theme of fonts and design.

Twitter: @HiroGateJP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiroyuki.sekiguchi.8

Letterpress TOKYO Event overview

Date and time August 30th (Friday) 12: 00-19: 00
August 31, September 1 (Saturday, Sunday) 11: 00-17: 00
Venue Exhibition | Jimbocho Mitsui Building 1F Entrance (1-105, Kandajinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Talk session (14: 00-15: 00) | Terrace Square 1F, 2F (3-22 Kandanishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Application for participation https://kappantokyo2019-talk02.peatix.com/view
Official site https://kappan.tokyo/

[10 / 12-13] Design Festival "Design Scramble" for creators and designers in Shibuya: Talk Event

“Moji Fes.” will also participate in a talk Event at the “Design Scramble” design festival, which started in 2018 and attracts creators and designers active in Shibuya. The speakers will be Daijiro Ohara, an art director who develops many projects that explore the perception of words and letters based on the motif of letters, and designed "Tazugane®️ Kaku Gothic" used for signs and station signs. Kazuhiro Yamada, who also works as a vendor and binder of original typefaces, runs TypeCache, a website that introduces European typefaces, and has a serialization in Typography magazine and other magazines. Shigenobu Fujita, a Type Designers who has designed many typefaces including the typeface series.

Yuko Miyago, who has been the editor-in-chief of many design magazines, will be invited as a facilitator to discuss each philosophy, aesthetics, and behind-the-scenes story of the actual production site with the theme of "letters and typography". Font, typography, designers and creators who are interested in the relationship of graphics ...... character and design, of course, hope you enjoy those who are studying the production and design of the individual in the ZINE Event is.

[Part 1] October 13th (Sun) 13: 00-15: 00

We will talk about the beauty of character design and physolophy, along with a commentary on typeface production by Mr. Shigenobu Fujita, a Type Designers Fontworks.
(Speaker) Shigenobu Fujita (Facilitator) Yuko Miyago

[Part 2] October 13th (Sun) 17: 00-19: 00

We will talk about the thoughts and philosophy of typography while looking back on the activities of the luxurious guests who are active in the scenes such as design and production centered on "characters".
(Speaker) Daijiro Ohara, Kazuhiro Yamada, akira1975 (Facilitator) Yuko Miyago

Daijiro Ohara (Graphic Designer)
A graphic designer who develops many projects that explore the perception of words and letters. Recent projects include typography of mobiles with a focus on gravity, Mojuryoku, a series of reconstructed mountain photographs and mountain climbing maps by Takashi Homma, Ryuji, musician Shuta Hasunuma, and rapper Illime. There is a voice description performance <TypogRAPy> etc.
https://oharadaijiro.com/

Kazuhiro Yamada (designer [nipponia])
After studying book design at Mazda Office / Ushiwakamaru led by Yukimasa Matsuda, he designed "Tazugane Kaku Gothic" with Monotype. Launched design studio nipponia in 2017 and became independent. I work on character design and graphic design centering on book binding.
https://www.nipponia.in/

akira1975 (Type curator [TypeCache])
While working as a publisher, I use font IDs at font sales sites, MyFonts.com forums, WTF Forums, etc. One of the WTF Forum moderators. Jointly operates the website "TypeCache" that introduces European typefaces. Authored a series in "Typography" magazine.
https://twitter.com/akira1975

Yuko Miyago (Editor [Book & Design])
Editor, representative of Book & Design. Since 1997, he has been editing design magazines and books, has been the editor-in-chief of the design magazine "Design Site" and the editor-in-chief of the character design magazine "Typography", and in 2018 established a private publisher, Gallery "Book & Design".
http://book-design.jp/

Outline of talk “letters and typography” held in “Design Scramble 2019”

Date and time October 13 (Sun) Part 1 13: 00-15: 00 / Part 2 17: 00-19: 00
Venue Shibuya Hikarie MADO (8th floor, 2-21-1, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Application for participation https://designscramble2019ticket.peatix.com/
Official site https://designscramble.jp/
Remarks The entire "Design Scramble" project including Event other than "Moji Fes." Will be held at Shibuya Stream and other participating companies' offices.

What is "Moji Fes."

Adults who experience the many `` characters '' hidden in our daily lives held from November 16th to 17th, 2019 from various entrances with the theme of `` characters and ◯◯ '' such as things, music, food The festival is open to everyone from children to children. We offer exciting programs to enjoy the world of characters and designs, such as exhibitions, workshops, live talk sessions, food and drinks, and AR experiences.

* For details, see this official website
"Moji Fes.-Freedom with letters, more and more!" https://mojifes.fontworks.co.jp/

Overview of "Moji Fes."

Event name "Moji Fes. Freedom with letters, more and more"
Date and time Saturday, November 16, 2019 11: 00-20: 30 (Last entry 20:00)
Sunday, November 17, 2019 11: 00-19: 30 (Last entry 19:00)
Venue Shibuya Cast Garden (outdoor), space (1F indoor)
1-23-21 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Locations
* In case of stormy weather, some contents held in the garden may be canceled.
Special site Special site
SNS Hashtag: "# Moji Festival"
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fontworks_Inc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fontworks.co.jp/
Organizer Fontworks Inc.
Planning and operation Fontworks Inc. Inc./Camp Inc.
Special cooperation Shibuya cast
Sponsorship / Cooperation SPRING VALLEY BREWERY , Brooklyn Brewery , forucafe Other

Contact Us about this Event

フォントワークス株式会社・広報担当
fw-pr@fontworks.co.jp