Observed arrival · 2026-10-07
M4ZI’s Hong Kong street-sign type foundry
M4ZI is a Hong Kong type studio selling fonts shaped by the look of local shop signs, including an old-city face and a newspaper-inspired design now available for preorder.
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- Designers making Cantonese-language work
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- The first typeface lists 3,059 Chinese characters, Cantonese-specific forms, Latin letters, numerals, punctuation, and horizontal and vertical layouts.
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The studio describes a process that begins by turning a visual impression into written rules for stroke weight, balance, and slant, then applies those rules across characters and checks them at several pixel sizes. Its first font is listed with 3,059 Chinese characters and Cantonese forms. The general license allows one user to install it on two computers; the page says preorders can be fully refunded before delivery.
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