Dai Nippon Printing Co

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Dai Nippon Printing Co Dai Nippon Printing Co., or DNP, est. 1876, is one of the largest comprehensive printing companies in the world. It was originally known as Shueisha. Designers of the Japanese typeface family DNP Shueitai. They write: Shueitai is a typeface that has been undergoing development for more than a century. As Japan underwent rapid modernization during the early years of the Meiji era, Shueisha, believing that printing was a business befitting a modern civilized society, began operations with a focus on letterpress. Before long the company expanded into developing its own typefaces. In 1912 it completed a full range of Mincho type, in sizes from Sho-go (#0 size, 42pt) through Hachi-go (#8, 4pt), which it called Shueitai, a new style that came to form one of the two mainstreams of Japanese typefaces and continues to have a significant influence on font design even today. The Shueitai typeface is distinguished by abundant variations matching the size of type and the changing demands of the times. Whether it is the spirited and powerful Sho-go, the delicate and flowing San-go (#3, 16pt), or the bright and solidly reassuring Shuei-Mincho L, all Shueitai typefaces share a vibrant brushwork that adds an expression of eloquence and a burst of brilliance to every printed word. Currently, Shueitai is composed of 17 kinds of fonts. The DMT Shuei family, published in 2018, consists of DMT Shuei Mincho Pr6 Light, DMT Shuei Mincho Pr6 Medium, DMT Shuei Mincho Pr6 Bold, DMT Shuei YMincho Std Medium, DMT Shuei YMincho Std Bold, DMT Shuei Shogo Mincho Std Heavy (a didone style), DMT Shuei Gothic Kin Std Light, DMT Shuei Gothic Kin Std Medium, DMT Shuei Gothic Kin Std Bold, DMT Shuei Gothic Gin Std Light, DMT Shuei Gothic Gin Std Medium, DMT Shuei Gothic Gin Std Bold, DMT Shuei MGothic Std Light, DMT Shuei MGothic Std Bold, DMT Shuei Anti Std Bold, DMT Shuei 4go Std Medium, and DMT Shuei 4goB Std Heavy.	EXTERNAL LINKS Dai Nippon Printing Co [Buy fonts] MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿ Type design in Japan ⦿ Modern style [Bodoni, Didot, Walbaum, Thorowgood, Computer Modern, etc.] ⦿