Participated in Ribon's 65th anniversary project [Ribon No Ribon] and produced "Ribon Font"

Fontworks Inc. participated in the "Ribon" 65th Anniversary Project [Ribon Ribon], which started in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the shojo manga magazine "Ribon" published by Shueisha Inc. in 1955. I made "Font".

About "Ribon Font"

Fontworks participated in an effort to create hiragana of the Japanese syllabary from the letters "ri", "bo" and "n". First of all, based on the logo, we constructed a rule of letters. Then, we developed it into a typeface that includes both dakuon and semi-voiced sound, and created a typeface with 89 characters.

In this initiative, "Noramoji Discovery Project" With the art director Rintaro Shimohama, who is well-known in the art, he worked on the details of the project and completed it.

LINE pictographs using this "Ribon Photo" will be delivered from the beginning of March 2020.

About Ribon's first 65th anniversary project [Ribon no Ribon]

Ribon's 65th anniversary project [Ribon No Ribon] is a collaboration with creators and companies with diverse values to expand the possibilities of "Ribon" and convey its appeal to many people. This is a project that challenges new developments that never existed.

The POP-UP store "Ribon no Mise in Tokyo" will be held at "base yard tokyo" in Harajuku from March 6th (Friday) to 20th (Friday), 2020. A total of 38 original items, including miscellaneous goods, stationery and fashion goods, will be on sale.

In addition, LINE pictograms using the Ribon's 65th anniversary Instagram filter and Ribon Photo will be delivered from the beginning of March 2020.

(From the "Ribon" 65th Anniversary Project [Ribon No Ribon] PR Secretariat Press Release)


For more details, please check the press release delivered from the "Ribon" 65th Anniversary Project [Ribon No Ribon] PR secretariat and the official SNS account below.

Official Twitter: @ribon65th
Official Instagram: @ribon65th

Fontworks original font development

Fontworks offers a wide range of services, from the development of new original fonts to the detailed customization of existing fonts, according to customer needs such as "I want to make product fonts" and "I want to make corporate fonts".

In addition to cases such as "Ribon Font", we can customize and provide existing fonts of Fontworks, so please feel free to contact us.

Contact Us regarding this matter

■ Contact Us regarding the "Ribon" 65th anniversary project [Ribon No Ribon]

「りぼん」創刊65周年プロジェクト【りぼんのりぼん】PR事務局
(株式会社ベクトル内)
担当:森本・笹田・石川
ribon65thpr@vectorinc.co.jp
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