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Biography of Akira Kobayashi:
Studied at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, and later followed this up with a calligraphy course at the London College of Printing. Freelance type designer since 1997.
Professional experience
April 1983–March 1989
Sha-ken Co. Ltd, Japan Typeface design department
December 1990–June 1993
Jiyu-kobo Ltd, Japan
September 1993–March 1997
TypeBank Co. Ltd, Japan
March 1997–April 2001
Freelance type designer
April 1998–April
[...]Japanese designer Akira Kobayashi is Type Director at Linotype. Since joining Linotype, he has been responsible for the futher development of classic typefaces like Avenir, Optima, and Zapfino. He has created numerous typefaces of his own, many of which have received prizes from all across the typographic spectrum.
ITC Luna
Akira Kobayashi turned to the designs of the 1930s for his inspiration for both ITC Luna and ITC Silvermoon. "Luna is designed to fill the gap between a pure Art Deco
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Dessinateur : Akira Kobayashi, 1997
ITC Woodland™ est l’œuvre du graphiste japonais Akira Kobayashi. Elle est basée sur l’écriture manuscrite de Kobayashi obtenue à l’aide d’un pinceau plat ou d’un stylo à mine large. Le graphiste déclare : « J’ai souhaité dessiner chaque graisse de façon à ce qu’elle joue sa propre partition. En petites tailles, la graisse maigre semble presque s’effacer, tandis que la graisse de
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