Morisawa 29th Morisawa Letter Culture Forum “WE LOVE TYPE 4” held
Morisawa Press release: October 30, 2024 Morisawa 29th Morisawa Letter Culture Forum “WE LOVE TYPE 4” held Morisawa Co., Ltd. (President: Akihiko Morisawa; Head Office: 2-6-25 Shikitsu Higashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka; Tel: 06-6649-2151; Representative; hereinafter referred to as Morisawa), in commemoration of the Morisawa Type Design Competition 2024, The 29th Morisawa Letter Culture Forum “WE LOVE TYPE 4” was held with judges Osamu Toriumi, Long Chen, Hong Wang Chun, Seulgi Choi, and Silas Highsmith invited. I will. Image
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(Applications will close as soon as capacity is reached) Lecture summary We will talk about the power of type in design, exploring the trends in font design that we are paying attention to, the fonts used in our latest projects, the approaches and sources of inspiration created by cultural background, and the differences and commonalities in tools and techniques. Speaker profile
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/10848/513/10848-513-c59b72daea4f6af43b9cc60ffcf4f17d-300×337.jpg Osamu Torinoumi Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1955. Typeface designer at Azayu Kobo Ltd. He has been involved in the development of over 100 typefaces, mainly basic typefaces such as the company’s Yu Mincho and Yu Gothic, SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.’s Hiragino font, and Koburina Gothic. The company won the first Sato Keinosuke Award in 2002 as Jiyu Kobo, the 2005 Good Design Award for the Hiragino series, and the 2008 Tokyo TDC Type Design Award. In 2022, a solo exhibition “Moji no Umi” will be held at DDD Gallery. His books include “The Work of Making Letters” (Shobunsha), which won the Japan Essayist Club Award, “Creating a Book” (co-author) (Kawade Shobo Shinsha), and “Mincho Type Classroom” (Book&Design). . Principal of the private school “Matsumoto Mojijuku”.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/10848/513/10848-513-64ff5ce8ae11c7b0934494968d7f8206-300×337.jpg Chen Rong Associate Professor, Shanghai Visual Arts Academy, co-founder of interdesign/AD Born in Shanghai in 1974, graduated from Shanghai University College of Art in 1996. In 2002, he completed graduate school at Musashino Art University and won the Outstanding Graduation Production Award. For many years, he has been engaged in a wide range of design research and educational activities centered on typography. His works have been selected for numerous exhibitions including Tokyo TDC, Japan Typography Association Yearbook, China Design Exhibition, and Shenzhen GDC, and are permanently included in the National Calligraphy Museum of Korea and Shenzhen Guanshangetsu Museum. Designed and developed “Han Yi New Wen Song” and won the China Star Design Award Bronze Award. Author of “Discovery and Solution: Social Innovation Design”, supervised the Chinese version of “Roman Fonts”, “Roman Fonts 2”, “Roman Typesetting”, translated the Chinese version of “Mojibe” and “Essence of Design”, and designed the Chinese font of the star typeface. Contest judge.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/10848/513/10848-513-15b7dbc99a0c3b48ba3a332388a15bd5-300×337.jpg Ho Wan Chun Co-founder and art director of HOUTH. HOUTH is a Taipei-based creative studio specializing in brand strategy and encounters. From strategy, art direction, visual design to production, we communicate with the world through the work we complete for our clients.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/10848/513/10848-513-3e1a1a8c12fc0d3a77cdf8c178f9781c-625×1415.jpg Sulki and Min Choi Sulki Choi Sung Min A graphic designer based in Seoul, widely known for his unique perspective and keen design sense. Publisher Munhakdongne, architecture firm Mass Studies, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Gwacheon), Seoul Museum of Art, Asia Cultural Center (Gwangju), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), M (Hong Kong), Museum of Modern Art, New York, Philadelphia Museum of Art I am doing work such as. Additionally, Specter Press, which operated from 2006 to 2021, is said to be the pioneer of independent art publishing in Korea. Their work is included in the permanent collections of prestigious museums such as the National Museum of Modern Art, M (Hong Kong), the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (New York), the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. are. Additionally, in 2024, a mid-career retrospective will be held at Transtage in Hangzhou. Choi Seul-gi is an associate professor at Gyewon University of the Arts in Korea, and Choi Sung-min is a professor at Seoul City University, and is also active as an educator.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/10848/513/10848-513-89d958e58a6df72aa3c5c17908bf53e1-300×337.jpg Cyrus Highsmith Type designer, teacher, author, graphic artist. His type foundry, Occupant Fonts, includes many of his original typefaces. Taught typography at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He is the author and illustration of the highly acclaimed introductory book Inside Paragraphs: Typographic Fundamentals. In 2015, he received the Gerrit Norzi Award for his outstanding contributions in the fields of typeface design, typography, and typeface education. Since 2017, he has been the creative director of Morisawa USA’s development of European typefaces. What is “Morisawa Character Culture Forum” The event has been held irregularly since 2010 as an opportunity for as many people as possible to experience the creativity, originality, and creative and expressive activities that arise from “letters and design.” Through this forum, Morisawa aims to focus on the charm and value of letters, explore new creativity that is not bound by genre, and inherit and develop the culture of letters. The “Morisawa Letter Culture Forum” held in the past is Here ●Inquiries regarding this matter Morisawa Co., Ltd. Character Culture Forum Secretariat E-mail: bunkaforum@morisawa.co.jp
