Akko

Both Akko™ and Akko Rounded designs have simple, compact letterforms, making them economical in terms of layout space. Kobayashi also paid particular attention to the design of the character counters and places where strokes joined. The subtly curved diagonal strokes of characters like the A,V, K, v and y ensure that there are no “dark spots” in text copy.

In addition, Kobayashi drew a suite of ligatures to accompany the standard characters. “I made c-t and s-t ligatures to add a historical context to the family. I also drew c-h, c-k and s-c-h ligatures for the setting of German.”