Oryzae LLC | 合同会社おりぜ

ABOUT:
Oryzae LLC. is the type foundry founded by Yoshihide Okazawa and Kunihiko Okano in 2019 and is located in Tokyo, Japan.

WORKS:
Renovation Project:(Commission work)
A Nameplate and numbers of the clock tower at the Ichigaya Letterpress Factory running by Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
https://ichigaya-letterpress.jp/about/architecture.html

Japanese Kana:(Commission work)
Kumincho | 空明朝體 https://www.kowloontype.com/redemption/

Kana and Latin:
Hiragino MaruGo Old, SCREEN Graphic Solutions Co., Ltd.
https://www.screen-hiragino.jp/lineup/hirr/index.html#h2_03

DESIGNERS:
Yoshihide Okazawa｜岡澤慶秀 | co-founder, President
He graduated from Tama Art University.
–2009 | Jiyu-Kobo inc.
2009– | Yokokaku, a private type foundry.
2019– | Olyzae LLC

AWARDS:
2016 | The Honorable Mention in the Japanese category of the Morisawa Type Design Competition, as Yokokaku.
https://competition.morisawa.co.jp/archives/2016works/

2019 | The gold prize in the Japanese category of the Morisawa Type Design Competition, as Yokokaku.
https://competition.morisawa.co.jp/en/news/20190701_result_e/

WORKS:
Hiragino Sans W0:
Hiragino UD Sans, Rounded Kana:
Hiragino MaruGo Old Kana:

Kunihiko Okano | 岡野邦彦｜co-founder
He graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts.
He also graduated from KABK Type and Media in 2011. http://typemedia2011.com/kunihiko

–2005 | Ing Associates Inc.
2005–2008 | Type Project Inc.
2009– | Shotype Design. a private type design studio.
2019– | Oryzae LLC

WORKS:
Quintet: https://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/quintet/
Role: https://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/role/
as a project member/type designer.
Toppan Bumkyutai Series Latin：: https://www.toppan.co.jp/bunkyutai/
Hiragino UD Famly Latin:
Hiragino Sans W0 Latin:
Hiragino MaruGo Old Latin:

AWARDS:
2012 | The gold prize in the Japanese category of the Morisawa Type Design Competition.
https://competition.morisawa.co.jp/en/archives/2012works/

2014 | The Honorable Mention in the Latin category of the Morisawa Type Design Competition.
https://competition.morisawa.co.jp/archives/2014works/