Hello. Morisawa is supporting the "Tenhama Line Font Project" between Shizuoka University and Tenryu Hamanako Railway, and we will be reporting on it until it is completed!

What is the Tenhama Line Font Project? 

At the meeting on October 21, 2020, we shared the project's overall schedule and decided how to proceed! 

Tenhama Line font production progress 

We create fonts by integrating the design of various handwritten sign letters collected from local sites. 

Hiragana is now nearing completion, and we are now at the stage where we can gradually consider a schedule for expanding it to numbers and kanji. 

An announcement was also made about plans to create a leaflet to raise awareness of the Tenhama Line font to more people. 

・About the history of the Tenhama Line and hand-painted signs 

・Outline of the project to turn the sign letters into a font 

・Plans to interview people who wrote signboard letters during the Japan National Railways era 

They shared ideas such as these and received advice from the project participants. 

For example, even with a single interview article, the way it is conveyed and its design will vary greatly depending on the target audience. 

Professor Sugiyama of Shizuoka University gave the following advice: "It's true that everyone is your target, but it would be good to narrow it down a bit more." 

Furthermore, Ikuma from the Tenhama Line shared some good information, saying, "Recently, there are young people who are using social media to spread information about the Tenhama Line."

The members have also come up with ideas for novelties to liven up the font project, so we will decide what to create in the future based on their appeal, effectiveness, and feasibility! 

So that's the end of this meeting. 

The Font Switch Project will continue to support, report on, and promote the Tenhama Line Font Project!