Morisawa is pleased to announce that it will be providing "UD Digital Textbook Font NPL" and "UD Gakusan Maru Gothic" to the visual communication platform "Canva." To celebrate this, we will be holding an event. This event will be aimed at Canva Education users, and will provide them with know-how they can use today, such as how to choose the appropriate font and arrange characters in the educational setting!

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Date and time: Saturday, September 7, 2024, 13:00-16:00 (doors open at 12:30)

* For those who participate in the program in person: After the program, there will be time to communicate with the instructor and other participants.Morisawa showroomTours are planned. (Final closing time is 6:00 PM.)

Target: Canva Education users

Venue: In-person participation | Morisawa Inc. Head Office (Osaka)
Participate online | Zoom broadcast
* Please select one when applying.

Capacity: Offline: 100 people / Online: 500 people

Venue: Morisawa Inc. Head Office (2-6-25 Shikitsuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka 4F)
4 minutes walk from Daikokucho Station on the Midosuji Line and Yotsubashi Line 

Cost: Free 

On the day, we will be holding a workshop using Canva Education Edition. Applications from non-educational related parties may be declined.

*Teachers and staff can use the Canva Education version for free.HereYou can be more prepared.

*If you participate online, participants will need to turn off their microphones and cameras.

*If you are participating online, you are free to enter and exit Zoom during the event.

Event Details

Part 1 Seminar Part 13:00~

1. About Canva and Morisawa Fonts (Canva | Yoshiaki Sakamoto)

Mr. Sakamoto, a former school teacher and current Senior Manager of Canva Education, will explain why Canva adopted Morisawa fonts, along with the vision Canva has for the company.

2. Introduction to the included fonts and how to use them (Morisawa | Hashizume Akiyo)

Morisawa, which developed and released the UD Digital Textbook Font, will explain why it has now incorporated "UD Digital Textbook Font NPL" and "UD Gakusan Maru Gothic" into Canva for use in the educational field, taking into account how people with low vision and learning disabilities (such as dyslexia) see things.

3. From the perspective of special needs education: Special needs × Canva × Morisawa Fonts (Asaka Sekiguchi, Teacher at Saitama Prefectural Honjo Special Needs School)

Asaka Sekiguchi, a practicing teacher who has been involved in educational practice, research, and teaching material design in the field of special needs education, will talk about support and consideration for children with learning disabilities and foreign children who have difficulty reading, as well as key points for creating teaching material content, using actual case studies.

Part 2 Workshop Part 14:30~

1. Creating a Classroom Newsletter that Incorporates Universal Design Perspectives (Morisawa | Hashizume Akiyo)

Every teacher must create a class newsletter or grade newsletter.
This time, this"Letter"This will be the subject of the workshop. With sports days, school performances, and cultural festivals coming up soon, we have prepared sample data with the theme of event announcements.

A common mistake in class newsletters is that they are filled with ideas, but it can be difficult to understand what you are trying to convey. Using samples, we will hold a workshop to teach you how to create visuals that will reach as many students and parents as possible without any omissions or gaps.

All participants will be given the same data and will be able to work while listening to the instructor, so they will be able to acquire know-how that they can use from the very first day!

Let's all work together to improve our letters so that they can be easily understood.

At the real venue, you will be able to receive direct advice from Morisawa's Hashizume during the networking session!

2. Group Workshop (Canva | Yoshiaki Sakamoto)

Yoshiaki Sakamoto, a former elementary school teacher and current Senior Manager of Canva Education at Canva Japan, will be holding a workshop and explaining how to use Canva in a specific lesson using the Japanese language story "Yamanashi."

Yoshiaki Sakamoto
Yoshiaki Sakamoto

Canva Education Senior Manager, Canva Japan

Born in 1983. Former public elementary school teacher in Kyoto Prefecture. As a teacher with an unusual career history, he was the manager of the major conveyor belt sushi chain "Kura Sushi," which recorded the highest sales in the country. He continues to communicate daily on social media with the motto of "Increasing educational productivity and making both children and teachers happy." He has also written books such asCanva Textbooks” (Gakuyo Shobo) was a huge hit. Currently, he works as the Asia Pacific Marketing Manager for Canva Japan | Canva Education.Voicy personalityIt is also supported by many teachers.

Asaka Sekiguchi
Asaka Sekiguchi

Teacher at Saitama Prefectural Honjo Special Needs School

He is a Teacher Canvassador 2022-2024, an official Canva creator, owner of "MIEE Talks@Admin.", a Microsoft Certified Innovator in Education (MIEE) 2016-2021, and one of six Japanese teachers selected by Microsoft as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Fellow. He is also a Google Certified Educator Level 2 and a Universal Design Font Evangelist. For the past 10 years, he has been incorporating technology such as iPads and PCs into educational settings for children with severe intellectual, physical, and learning disabilities, supporting and researching expressive activities such as learning, communication, English classes, and crafts, both inside and outside of schools. He is skilled at illustration and has supported children with intellectual disabilities in passing the Eiken test and promoted English classes and learning methods using illustrations and sensory images. He has received the Miyajima Tatsuoki Memorial Education Award at the ICT Dream Contest, among other awards, and his educational practices have been featured in books, newspapers, TED, and on numerous websites.

Hashizume Ming dynasty
Akiyo Hashizume

Morisawa Inc. Sales Planning Department Sales Planning Section Manager
Media Universal Design Director

He has been involved in UD font promotion from the early stages and has been involved in activities to promote its widespread use. He has taught many classes on type and typesetting at art universities and design colleges. He has also provided training to local governments, teachers, and companies on the creation of designs that convey information.