A/a
B/b
C/c
D/d
E/e
F/f
G/g
H/h
I/i
J/j
K/k
L/l
M/m
N/n
O/o
P/p
Q/q
R/r
S/s
T/t
U/u
V/v
W/w
X/x
Y/y
Z/z
0-5,7,8
6,9
&
punctuations
extra letters
 
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Joachim Müller-Lancé
Kame Design
San Francisco, California
www.kamedesign.com

This sample from my ongoing project “Alpha-Kana™” wishes to show what makes my type design different; my work in Japanese typography as a European. Aside from using Chinese Kanji characters, Japan developed two sets of phonetic

  syllables; Hiragana and Katakana. From these I chose the most unusual sound. The lowercase “n” is the only consonant, appearing at ends of syllables.
My Hiragana is paired with the capital “N,” both being older, so the Katakana went into the lowercase “n” accordingly. I enjoy working in figure-ground, as reversals are the essence of creativity. The positive/negative play is my yin-yang game between East and West, wishing to create bridges between cultures.