the background for this japan-inspired typeface exploded my font brain
…ually vary in width and height. In Japan, Latin-alphabet characters — in an effort to make two different systems fit together — feature extremely short ascenders and descenders. GT Maru shares these vertical p…
I wonder how much this has influenced my idea of what kind of text looks “cute”.
Actually, come to think of it, tall x-heights in handwriting is something I always assume to be feminine.
How deep does this go?