As the name "HOUGAN(grid)" suggests, all dots are arranged on a grid, and all diagonal lines are 45 degrees. As a result, when the letters are lined up, the lines line up, creating a figurative typesetting.

A typeface is designed to harmonize with whatever type of text appears next to it. "HOUGAN" is a typeface that particularly emphasizes this point.

The Hougan family has linear gothic (K) and rounded gothic (M) styles, each of which includes the following four weights 250, 375, 500, 625 (the larger the number the heavier the weight). K500 is one of the linear style gothic fonts.

This font contains 2,286 characters from the Joyo Kanji List and Jinmei-yo Kanji characters, as well as additional 206 characters including kana characters, punctuation marks and Latin characters, etc.

Designed by Shintaro AJIOKA

Ajioka was born in Toyahashi City, JAPAN  in 1949.

He lives the principle expressed by the painter Takeo Yamaguchi: “If you are involved in design, your art will connect with society. Walk the line between fine art and design.”

Ajioka uses his own typefaces for all his graphic design work. To date, he has designed around 150 typefaces.

In 2001, he formed the publishing house “Haru-natsu-aki-fyu-sousho”.

At that same time, he published and exhibited his contemporary art at galleries and fine art museums both in and outside of Japan.

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