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He went to Japan to DESIGN FONTS?! (Daniel Kaihatsu) | Japan Station 176

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On this episode of Japan Station, we’re talking about the history of font design in Japan, the history of the Nintendo font and how Daniel Kaihatsu became a type face designer in Japan.

👉Topics Discussed

  • Why Daniel Kaihatsu became interested in learning Japanese
  • How Daniel Kaihatsu became interested in Japanese font design
  • About doing research for videos in Japanese language
  • About copyright and fair use in Japan
  • About copyright and fair use for fonts in Japan
  • About doing YouTube while working at a Japanese company
  • How the Pop Happiness font sparked Daniel Kaihatsu’s interest in font design
  • About creating an original font inspired by Pop Happiness
  • About working on the “Showa” revival font
  • About the history and development of the Japanese Nintendo logo (Marufuku logo)
  • How designing the Show revival font helped Daniel Kaihatsu get a job as a font designer at a company in Japan
  • About getting interviewed for a job at a Japanese font design company
  • About kamon and kakujimon
  • About the kakuji style
  • About Edo era Japanese logos
  • About the Edo period Nintendo/Marufuku logo
  • About the Lawson logo
  • About the Pokemon Scarlet & Violet logos
  • How Japanese fonts are designed
  • The difficulties of Japanese type design
  • How long it can take to design a Japanese font
  • And much more!

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Check out the video about the history of the Nintendo font here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm5bL1mmbS4&t=1137s

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