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Type Project [Isao Suzuki] Type Project is a small type foundry in Tokyo, best known for their extensive Axis typeface, which was the first multi-width Japanese typeface. People involved with type Project include Isao Suzuki, Akira Kobayashi and Kunihiko Okano. Akira Kobayashi designed the Latin/Japanese Axis (sans) font family in 7 weights in 2001 for the bilingual Japanese magazine Axis. Sample. Link to Axis Font. All seven weights can now be bought for about 2,000 dollars. In 2009, Axis Compressed was added to Axis Condensed (2006-2007) and Axis Basic (2002). In 2015, Axis has 51 weight levels and 21 width levels. The 15,000-glyph Axis Pro N (2014) has Isao Suzuki listed as its designer. The Latin version of Axis was launched in 2018 over at MyFonts, which also started offering Axis Japanese in 2018. . Type Project launched their first adjustable typeface family in 2013, allowing users to select exactly the right weight and contrast combination from their TP Mincho family from a range of 51 weights and 21 levels of contrast. This was further enhanced by the introduction of the FitFont service in 2015, using this fine level of control to allow users to precisely match the feel of a wide range of Latin typefaces. Between 2012 and 2017, Akira Kobayashi (Monotype) and Isao Suzuki, Hideyo Ryoken and Saori Ooshima of Type Project co-designed SST Japanese. In 2015, Commercial Type (Christian Schwartz) entered into an agreement to allow Type Project to distribute a selection of families from its library as part of their FitFont service. Families for both text and display use are include Austin, Caponi, Dala Floda, Guardian Egyptian, Lyon, Publico, and Stag. For pairing with axis, they have Atlas Grotesk, Darby Sans, Duplicate Sans, Graphik, Guardian Sans Headline (in all 4 widths) and Text, and Stag Sans. In 2016, Akira Kobayashi designed the 48-style Between at Monotype, which writes: Between 1, melds industrial and humanistic sans serif design ethics. Between 2 is based on the idea of sans serif version of Kobayashi's Cosmiqua typeface. It strikes a balance between being crisp and legible, and organic and friendly. Between 3 is a freestyle sans with an uplifting sprightly mien. Maybe Between tries to be too friendly. In 2017, they released the semi-contrast sans typeface TP Sky.	EXTERNAL LINKS Type Project [Buy fonts] Monotype link MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type design in Japan ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿