akaChen, designed by James Daniel Milligan for akaType, is a free slab serif display font with an exceptionally dense, hard-edged silhouette. Its broad strokes and oversized rectangular serifs lock the letters into a compact row, with sharp joins interrupting the otherwise sturdy construction. The effect is blunt and industrial.
That forceful build suits music posters and editorial covers but also gives rugged food or drink packaging an old factory stamp quality. For streetwear merchandise and independent venue branding, the blocky letterforms can become the main mark of a practical, no-frills identity.
Copyright (c) James Milligan, 2005. All rights reserved.
Font famiglia
akaChen
Font sottofamiglia
Regular
Sottofamiglia unico di identificazione
JamesMilligan: akaChen: 2005
Nome completo del font
akaChen
Nome tabella versione
Version 1.00 2005 initial release
Postscript nome del font
akaChen
Marchi di fabbrica
akaChen and akaType are trademarks of James Milligan.
Fabbricante
James Milligan
Progettista
James Daniel Milligan
Descrizione
There are several "free" fonts based on this famous typeface floating around the Internet. They fall into 2 categories: poor quality; or renamed copy of a font from a big-name foundry. This font is a clean digitization based on my visual interpretation of the typeface.
Informazioni estese sul font
Piattaforme supportate
PiattaformaCodifica
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 e poi semantica, unicode BMP solo
MacintoshRomano
MicrosoftUnicode BMP solo
Dettagli del font
Creato2005-07-23
Revisione1
Numero di glifi382
Unità per em2048
Diritti di incorporamentoIncorporamento per l'installazione permanente
Classe della famigliaTerminazioni Clarendon
PesoMezzo grassetto
LarghezzaNormale
Stile MacGrassetto
DirezioneSolo fortemente sinistra a destra glifi + contiene neutrali