Summer is gradually coming to an end as we soon enter the middle of “Manageable heat” (処暑 Shosho) division: “Heat starts to die down” (天地始粛 Tenchi hajimete samushi). Out of the 72 microseasons this will be the 41st, which starts on Friday August 28th.

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In this end of Summer update we’ll look at the newest addition to the Dunbar Design Repository which is an article by Florian Hardwig, “On Condensed Geometric Sans Serifs”. There are CJ Type exhibitions coming up in Tokyo and New York and I was interviewed for the Vast podcast. Finally you can see Louvette Pixel used for some wonderfully glitchy visuals for DJ event Nokia City.

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This article looks at Condensed Geometric Sans Serifs and their development from the early 20th Century through contemporary variable fonts like Dunbar. It examines the utility of adding narrower widths to a typeface and the challenges of doing so in the case of a geometric sans design with a range of designs and approaches over the last century.

Visit the Dunbar Design Repository to read the full article, to learn more about Dunbar’s features, and to read more articles related to Dunbar’s development.

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“CJ Type Foundry: The First Ten Years” exhibition will be opening in Tokyo, September 30—October 2, at Ibuchi Kichijoji. Then it will be moving to New York, October 30—November 1, at Grand Ultra. We will be celebrating a decade of making fonts and having fun. For more details get in touch!

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I was interviewed for the Vast Lives podcast where we talked about growing up in Hawaiʻi, the architectural lettering I learned from my dad, and the skateboarding demo I saw with Christian Hosoi and Mark Gonzales when I was a kid. We also talk about how I got in to typeface design and why a well trained eye is still the most important design tool. Check out the interview here

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The Honolulu-based party Nokia City has been using Louvette Pixel on their promotional materials and in their wonderfully-glitchy live performance visuals. I will be guest DJing their party on August 29th at Bevy in Honolulu.

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Have you used a typeface from CJ Type, or have you spot one in-use somewhere? Please let me know, and it could be featured in the CJ Type Gallery.