The Akko typeface family is the first new design from Akira Kobayashi in a very long time – and it is well worth the wait. Picture an industrial strength typeface like the Isonormâ„¢ design. Now blend this with an organic design like the Cooper Blackâ„¢ typeface. It was the idea of the fusion of these two design concepts that inspired Kobayashi to draw Akko.
„My initial idea was to create a sanserif type with a ‚soft-focus‘ effect,“ says Kobayashi. „From here, the design evolved into two families, the robust and structured sanserif Akko and soft and friendly Akko Rounded.“
Akko has a wide range of weights, with options including complementary italics and a new Condensed range. The Akko typeface family is available as a suite of OpenTypeâ„¢ Pro fonts, allowing for the automatic insertion of small caps, ligatures and alternate characters. Pro fonts also offer an extended character set supporting most Central European and many Eastern European languages. And new Paneuropean versions introduce support for Cyrillic and Greek.
