Conte Sans (1998-2014)

YOFonts Conte Sans

Conte Sans was designed as a more generic version of my Practica. Around 1998, while maintaining Practica, I thought that I could make my new font in a humanist sanserif category with a bit narrow proportion by modifying Practica into a little more rational look. Practica has narrow proportion, this would be a good basis for this new typeface. I began with the heavy weight, then with the light weight. The heavy weight was almost completed then, but the light weight had not been done yet. Later in 2002, to use this new typeface for my music project, I completed the heavy weight with the alternate characters. But still the light weight, the trial italics and the other interporated three weights were left imcomplete and abondoned. In 2014, I finally finished this Conte Sans family entirely.

Conte Sans was designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1998-2014.

Download free font (OpenType) Conte Sans | A3 specimen poster

EPF (1999-2006)

YOFonts EPF

I wanted to make the new font for my YOWorks web site around 1999. Sketches for some characters were drawn, but these had never been realized. Instead of this plan, I used Pixe and Smoo in some web pages of my YOWorks.
Around 2002, I picked up the sketches for upper cases, and made a font containing only upper cases with alternative characters; assigned into lower case keys. This font is called EPF. Later, I picked up the lower case sketches, and made a font containing only lower cases: similar to EPF. These two fonts come to build one font family which consists of EPF UC and EPF LC. Combining UC and LC in 2003, here the new family members have appeared: EPF UUL and EPF LUL. This sanserif font family in geometric, modern and naive feeling has been compiled like this way.
Added bolder compliments for EPF family in 2006, made additional characters in 2008 and 2013.

EPF is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1999-2006.

Download free font (OpenType) EPF | A3 specimen poster

Vinea Sans & Egypt (1996-2013)

YOFonts Vinea Sans & Egypt

Vinea was designed in 1996 for my music project, and used just once. Vinea had only one weight, I added two more weights and small adjustments at the releasing in 2013.

Vinea Sans & Egypt is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1996-2013.

Download free font (OpenType) Vinea Sans | Vinea Egypt | A3 specimen poster

Technotch (1996)

YOFonts Technotch

Technotch was designed originally for my music project in 1996, but this has been never used and has been forgotten. In 2013, I made Technotch Alternative. with the unused alternative characters.
I was about to change the font name, because this name seemed a little far from the image of the type set. On the other hand, I don’t know why, this typeface reminds me Japanese Techno Pop scene in 80’s. So, the name is still remained.

Technotch is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1996.

Download free font (OpenType) Technotch | A3 specimen poster

Classiq (1992-2013)

YOFonts Classiq

Just after designing Practica, I began to draw another typeface in 1992 that was tentatively called Garamond Sans. As the name shows, this sans serif face has references to the various versions of Garamond including ATF, Monotype, Simoncini, Stempel, Adobe and so on. Practica is a sans serif face with a bone structure that is derived from Apple Garamond, but one that has a different proportion than the original Garamond. I then thought it would be an interesting challenge to make another sans serif adaptation of this well-known Old Roman style mid 16th century typeface.
Modern versions of the typeface Garamond are essentially based on the original cuts by Claude Garamond, however, some of the modern revivals, that I used as references, are based on re-cuts by Jean Jannon. Their italics are based on a design by Robert Granjon. The structure of the typeface that I have drawn is a mixture of these, therefore, in 2002, I changed the name of my Garamond Sans to Classiq.



Initially, my Garamond Sans only had a regular weight. The drawings were on paper; some of them were digitized, some were not. They just looked like sketches that were never completed and forgotten for a while. Later in 2002, I decided to expand the original weight to include 6 variations, and then changed the name of this typeface to Classiq. I discarded the old drawings on paper, and began to draw my new character variations on computer. I still could not pick the right ones from these additional variations, so just before the completion of Classiq, I constructed another family, Classiq Choix, with some alternative characters that included tabular numerals. Choix has a little more modern feeling than does the regular set of Classiq.



After the completion of Classiq I decided to make another alternative family with tails: Classiq Queue. I still had an idea for italic characters with tails that referred to Garamond Italic, but I almost abandoned this. At first, it only served as an italic accompaniment to the regular upright Classiq. Later I added shorter tails to the upright characters; then rebuilt the Queue family. The Queue italic looks closer to the Garamond Italic, but as a result, the Queue upright looks as if it has come far from its original reference.

Classiq is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1992-2013.

Download free font (OpenType) Classiq, Classiq Choix, Classiq Queue, | A3 specimen poster (Classiq, Classiq Choix, Classiq Queue)

Font Alliance Network - Font x FAN Hybrid 2 (2013)

Font Alliance Network Font x FAN Hybrid 2

The 12,000 fonts DVD-ROM for Windows (XP or later) and MacOS (9 or later).

The selection includes the fonts from YOFonts. The package has OpenType/TrueType formatted fonts which include 740 full Japanese fonts, 81 Japanese Kana fonts, 301 numeric fonts, 3,262 European Alphabet fonts and 1,986 creators fonts collection. The first lot specially includes Cinema Font for the Japanese subtitles on the films.

21.03.2013 on sale
Standard price: ¥12,495 (including tax)
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Nord (1992-2001)

YOFonts Nord

The name Nord is, actually, my misspelling to Node (it is where plant's stem/branch starts to grow). I had not aware of it for a long time, and now I leave it misspelled. So, the image of Nord does not come from Scandinavia - Nord is an old French term for Northern, Nordique means Scandinavian. The shape with the ovals in the same proportion for the terminals/curves in letterforms, it suggested me the image from plant. That is why the name came from. I maintained the bold complement which had been completed in 1992, then exhibited it as free font.

In 1999, Donald Beekman sent me his work of my Nord included its thinner/thicker variations. Regular weight for Nord had been already on drawing board, and I decided to add more complemental versions to it by seeing his work. Now its Regular and Black weights are newly available.

Later, I added more complements for Nord as Extended Family: Small Caps, Large Lows (enlarged lower cases as upper cases) and Composite (a combination of these two complements).

Nord is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1992-2001.

Download free font (OpenType) Nord, Nord Extended Family | A3 specimen poster

Midiet (1990-2009)

YOFonts Midiet Sans & Serif After long intermittent attempts, the letterset developed from the 1990 design scratches for Midiety was modified to adjust the proportional relationships of the capital letters to the lowercase forms and numeral images, and given the name of Midiet. This typeface was finished in early January 2009. Later that same month I added two additional weights: light and medium. Midiety was the source for my Engraver Sans and Pica typefaces. Together with new comer Midiet, the trio forms an extended family. Midiet is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1990-2009. Download free font (OpenType) Midiet Sans, Midiet Serif | A3 specimen poster

Opuscula Sans & Serif (2008-2011)

YOFonts Opuscula Sans & Serif Opuscula was originally designed as a condensed version of Midiet. There were unused alternative letterforms for Midiet. and some of them fit well into a condensed proportion. These alternative characters were combined to form condensed Midiet. It now has another name: Opuscula. Because of this, Opuscula shares many similar characteristics of Midiet. Opuscula Sans & Serif is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 2008-2011. Download free font (OpenType) | A3 specimen poster

Eau Douce Sans (2008-2011)

YOFonts Eau Douce Sans Eau Douce means fresh water in French. This is a revised version of Eau Sans that I designed as a perfectly faceless (generic) typeface. Since Eau Sans was first debuted in 2008, it has become the most downloaded typeface from my website. Just after its release, I began the process of updating it. The cap-height and the x-height have been changed to slightly smaller sizes than in the original version. These modifications are intended to make this typeface easier to read when set in a longer text. The original version of Eau Sans is still available. Another variation Eau Naturelle Sans is also available. Eau Douce Sans is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 2008-2011. Download free font (OpenType) | A3 specimen poster

Eau Naturelle Sans (2003-2010)

YOFonts Eau Naturelle Sans The name Eau Naturelle is taken from French for natural water. It is made from abandoned alternative characters that were designed for Moderno; a sanserif typeface based on the skeletal structure of form from a Roman serif style 18th century typeface called Bodoni. These discarded characters were modified for another version of Eau Sans that was designed as a generic typeface. This natural version has a warmer feeling accomplished through the use of a Roman serif style format modified using a traditional sanserif flavor. The Eau Naturelle Sans family contains three more weights than the Eau Sans: thin, light & medium. The Italic compliments are still being drawn. Eau Naturelle Sans is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 2003-2010. Download free font (OpenType) | A3 specimen poster

Eau Sans (1992)

YOFonts Eau Sans In 1992, I wanted to design a perfectly faceless (generic) typeface of my own. I chose Eau, meaning water in French, as the name. I planned to do two variations; a sanserif and a Roman serif style version. I could not decide on the design details for the Roman variation, so only the sanserif version was completed. Although I think that Eau Sans needs more refinement, I present it here as it was originally designed. At the time of release, I re-formatted the Eau Sans family with numeric characters in three variations: proportional, lining and old-styled figures. This typeface is used for my electronic sound project: parabola. Eau Sans is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1992. Download free font (OpenType)

Telegrama (1992)

YOFonts Telegrama Telegrama was originally created from an idea for the relationship between Pixe and Smoo. In 1992 when I designed them, both Telegrama Raw and Telegrama Render had other names. These almost completed fonts were put aside and forgotton until I re-discovered them in 2008. This time, I united the two fonts as a family and decided to present them with small adjustments and some additional accented European characters, etc. Telegrama is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1992. Telegrama is freeware (OpenType). Download free font (Open Type) | A3 specimen poster PDF

Liq (1995)

YOFonts Liq Liq was designed from my need to have a Liquid Crystal Display font for a project I was asked to do. I did not have access to any fonts intended to express numbers in the 7 segment LCD format, so I decided to make my own. Later, I found that there are many LCD fonts available on the web, but I prefer my own alternative. Liq is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1995. Liq is freeware (OpenType) Download free font (Opentype) | A3 specimen poster

Grov (1996-2002)

YOFonts Grov Grov was called Yamaocan Chicago, the font for my music work: Yamaocan Groove in 1996. The inspiration for this font, as the original name shows, came from Chicago: the system font for MacOS. Elementa, the other my personal interpritation of Chicago, seemed not fit to my image for Yamaocan Groove. So, I designed new personal version of it. Later, I decided to put this font as freeware, then changed the name to Grov. Since shown on my web page, Grov was the most requested font. I also have received the requests to expand the Grov family. Now, Grov family is increasing slowly. Japanese Kana complements originally began as my personal complements for Chigago in 1998. As soon as I began to draw them, I found it was better to design them for my Grov. I also had received a few e-mails which are asking Kana complements for Grov. I decided to design my new Kana fonts with the elements from Grov as possible. In 1999, the condensed complement for Grov is designed out from my need. Sometimes I used Grov in condensed letterform by scaling effect. But, this always caused the problem that Grov's letterform distorted in a too weak weight. So, I decided to add new condensed family to Grov. The bold complements for Grov family is designed in 2000-2002. Actually, bold complements for the upright characters had done in 2000. But, I could not finish the italic complements for various reasons, and I wanted to show them together. In October-Novemver/2002, they are completed. Grov is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1996-2002. Grov is freeware (TrueType for Windows or MacOS). Grov Alphabet Download free font (TrueType): Windows | MacOS Grov Japanese Kana Download free font (TrueType): Windows | MacOS Grov Condensed Alphabet Download free font (TrueType): Windows | MacOS

Practica (1991-2002)

YOFonts Practica At the beginning in 1991, Practica was a 'practice' to learn how to use the font developer software: AltsysFontographer. I decided to make sanserif typeface in so-called humanist style, and it came the idea to use the form of bone from the logotype; Apple Computer, Macintosh, as the basis of letterform. The logotype was set in Apple Garamond (a version from ITC Garamond), I thought this was interesting idea at the first step. And I decided to add the taste from my favourite sanserif typefaces a little bit. I drew sketches on paper, then scanned and transferred to Macintosh, began making my first font on AltsysFontographer. At first, I drew Medium weight. Light weight was made by scaling lines at 50%, Black weight was made by scaling lines at 200%. One Italic for Light weight was designed in rather arbitrary way than the uprights. I intended to form Practica family includes 4 complements to fit 'practical' usages such as: Light for text, Italic for caption, Medium for headline, Black for titling. In 1997, I began to maintain Practica again to make it more 'practical/practiced' typeface. Added interpolated Regular/Bold weights, Italic complements for expanded variations in 5 weights. Designing Practica has turned into another 'practice' to make more fine typeface, not for learning how to use the software. Later, some alternative "modern styled" variations have been built into MsF collection. Practica is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1991-2002. Practica is Shareware (MacOS PostScript Type1). Practica Download free sample (TrueType): Windows | MacOS Practica MsF Download free sample (TrueType): Windows | MacOS

Elementa Sans, Serif & Script (1990-1998)

YOFonts Elementa Before, there was only a bit-mapped Chicago font for Macintosh. The outline font of it did not exist yet. So, I designed Elementa Sans in 1990; a Chicago font in my own style, drawn with AdobeIllustrator. Designing under rather strict rules, examples; no use of leaning lines, use round corner where angular element appears, etc. At first, "H Bold" was designed. "Light" came next. It is the version which has thinner stem (the vertical bar). Then came, the idea for the version with serif. I designed it in the same way with thinner stem. The result; "Serif Bold" is almost a "Roman Serif" style. "Serif Light" is near to an "Egyptian Serif" style. In addition, the bolder (horizontal) bar version "V Bold" and the bolder stem and bar version "E Bold" are designed. These variations in weight are derived from the word processer's ability to make variable styles for any font such as; "Horizontally Bold", "Vertically Bold", or "Whole Bold". Some characters had not yet been completed, such as those requiring European accent notations, but, I began to design again at the end of 1997. Also, I started to make a script version complete; It is based on an unrealesed bold face "R Bold (Roman Bold)" which is the sanserif version of Elementa Serif Bold. One of the trial script faces drawn in 1992-1993. Re-designed and completed in 1998. Elementa is designed by Yamaoka Yasuhiro 1990-1998. Elementa Sans, Serif & Script are Shareware (MacOS PostScript Type1). Download free sample (TrueType): Windows | MacOS