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Kowloon Type

Ku Mincho Released 19-01-2023

kōng

空 means empty, sky, void, hollow, and vacant, symbolizing emptiness in ancient Chinese pictographs. In Cantonese, it’s used in 空氣 (hūng hei, air). In Buddhism, 空 refers to 空性 (hūng sing), which suggests a phenomena that lack inherent existence. Thus, 空 conveys various meanings, from the sky to abstract concepts like emptiness.

míng

明 means bright, clear, light, and understanding, in words like 明白 (míngbai, to understand), 明亮 (mìhng leuhng, brightness), and 明天 (mìhng tīn, tomorrow). Its ancient pictograph symbolizes the brightness by combining the sun and the moon. In Chinese, 明 is essential in forming meaningful phrases and expressions.

cháo

朝 means morning and dynasty, pronounced as jīu in Cantonese. In phrases like 朝暘 (jīu yìhng, daybreak), 朝夕 (jīu jihk, day and night) and 唐朝 (tòng jīu, Tang Dynasty). Its origin traces back to a pictograph representing the sun emerging above the horizon. In Chinese culture, 朝 is associated with the passage of time and history.

體, the traditional form of 体, means body, form, style, and system, pronounced as tái in Cantonese. Used in words like 體育 (tái yuhk, physical education) and 體操 (tái chōu, gymnastics), it emphasizes physical or structural aspects. 體 is significant in traditional and modern contexts, shaping the understanding of physicality and structure.

空明朝體 推出日期19-01-2023

Ku Mincho Released 19-01-2023

九龍活字

Kowloon Type

Ku Mincho

空明朝體

Introduction

Introduction

The birth of Hollow Ming Dynasty Style is to make the use of text as natural as breathing.

We are looking into the direct technique of the lettering staff more than a hundred years ago, and using modern technology to create elegant and easy-to-read proportions, with a modern and cultural flavor. We also anticipate the special effects of different post-production styles, whether for daily word processing, commercial packaging design, or even a large number of text typesetting, the Koumei dynasty style can bring a new feeling to reading and form a unique flavor.

Introduction

Design Information

Compared to the common Ming style, which has a more industrial feel, the "Koumei Chao Style" incorporates many technical details into the design, enhancing the quality while being comfortable, clear and easy to read. Even if you use Word or PowerPoint, you can easily create a dynamic layout. It can be widely used by everyone in daily life.

Can the beauty of typeface be directly felt? Like flowing water, like air, it can flow naturally between the lines, allowing design and reading to function properly. The Empty Ming Dynasty Style is our brand new answer to the font.

During these six years, we have collaborated with many designers to provide various designs for use as experiments with new Chinese characters.

Whether it is the presentation of the characters or the spacing between them, there are just the right combinations that leave room for thought and for people to explore deeper. Unfortunately, because of the large number of characters in traditional Chinese, productivity is often a priority, to the detriment of the rhythmic beauty of Chinese characters.

In this regard, the KOMO Dynasty Style adapts to the ever-changing shape of Chinese characters, allowing the characters to expand and retract as they breathe, leading the eye to move comfortably between the lines. It retains the unique flow of Chinese typography, and also takes into account the overall system stability.

Feature 1: Moderate contrast between thickness and size to enhance readability of text
The font design of Hollow Dynasty is based on the best condition of freshly cast characters: the characters will be slightly inked, but the outline will remain clear, which is the best reading condition that feels warm and does not make people feel sticky.

Feature 2: Careful character structure, flexible in both horizontal and vertical rows

Clear balance of horizontal strokes
Most Chinese characters use “horizontal strokes” as the main stroke, and the "horizontal strokes" of the Empty Ming Dynasty are all completely horizontal to increase the clarity of the text.

Left-receiving, right-releasing, skewing
In the straight row structure, the “left close” ensures a certain degree of continuity, while the "right release" allows for a greater sense of staggered characters; and the horizontal row creates a continuous effect when read. This design not only allows for smooth reading, but also gives the characters a more flexible feel and makes them less rigid to read.

Narrow and wide center panel
The design is not confined to the traditional rigid style of a wide or narrow center palace, but is inspired by and refined from the masterpieces of calligraphy through the ages, and is in line with the unique lineage of Chinese.

Feature 3:The airy sense of movement makes reading natural and windy
The emphasis on the details of the characters in the Empty Dynasty style allows the characters to be alive and the text to be alive, giving a natural airy quality to the reading. The strokes open outward from the inside, just like a flying posture.

Feature 4: Digital presentation with analog advantages, a font made for electronic devices
Since the details and contrast are taken into consideration at the early stage of design and corrected through long term testing, the resolution of the font is not easily affected by different effects, which greatly enhances the convenience of use. In addition, a number of designs have been made for the digital carrier, including optimizing the number of vector points of the characters and reducing the memory load. All right-angle horizontal positions are also set with dots to maintain the clearest and most readable condition. Therefore, in addition to printing, it is also suitable for use in electronic carriers and personal readers.

“Classical typography” refers to the technique used by inscribers more than a hundred years ago, when a character was made in a straightforward way, “as a complete body”, instead of the modern “patchwork” and “flat” way. Therefore, the “classical characters” are not only closer to the origins of their own construction (e.g., pictographs, pseudonyms, morphemes, etc.), but they are also more complete and efficient. In addition, the integrity of the character itself makes it easy to recognize and read.

1 Style

Regular

Specimen

Specimen

Traditional Chinese

活力、
流動、
溫柔、
情感
豐富而
北海有條魚,牠的名字叫作鯤。鯤之巨大,不知道有幾千里。當化為鳥時,牠的名字叫作鵬。鵬的背,不知道有幾千里;奮力而飛時,牠的翅膀就像垂掛在天邊的雲。這鵬鳥,當大海運起風時就遷徙到南海。那南海,是天然渾成的大池。《齊諧》是本專門記載怪事的書。這書上說:「鵬鳥遷徙往南海時,會從海面擊起水花達三千里,拍打著旋風直上九萬里高,是乘著六月長風而去的。」像野馬的遊氣,飛揚的塵埃,還有那所有活動的生物,無一不借著大自然氣息而相吹動。天色蒼茫,那是天的本色嗎?天的高遠是沒有極盡的嗎?大鵬往下看時,大概也是如此吧。且說水若聚積不深厚,那麼就沒有足夠的力量可以負載大船。倒一杯水在堂前的低窪處,那麼一根小草可當作船;放上一個杯子就膠著不動了,這是水淺船大的緣故。如果積風不夠厚遠,那麼就沒力量承負巨大的鵬翼。所以要飛九萬里,那積風就得在鵬的下面,然後才能乘著風力,背負著青天而無所阻礙,而後才準備飛往南海。
Specimen

Japanese Kana

いろはにほへとちりぬるをわかよたれそうゐの
花が好き、その他に、一ヶ月のうち二、三度は汽車へ乘っている。旅が好きで仕方がない。旅の遠さは平氣で、步くことがとても愉しい。この一月は志賀高原へスキーに行った。丸山ヒュッテに泊ったが、幸い紅一点で、雪の山上で私はまるで少女のようにのびのびとしていた。スキーは下手だけれども、暴力的なあの雪を蹴ってゆく氣持ちが好きだ。自然と自分とに距離がなくなる。十二沢のゲレンデで、私位よく、勇ましく転んだ者はないと云うことであった。溫泉へ這入ると、軀じゅう青や紫のあざだらけになっていて、さすがに転びスキーがはずかしかった。二月は、伊豆の古奈へ行った。丹那トンネルは初めてなので、熱海を出るときから嬉しくて仕方がなかった。八分位かかると聞いたけれども、隨分ながいトンネルのような気がした。熱海の海の色は、ナポリみたいな色をしている。溫くて呆んやりしていて、磯はマチスの繪にあるような渚だ。
僕は John Murray が出した、千八百二十一年版のバイロンの詩集を持つてゐる。內容はSardanapalus, The Two Foscari, Cainの三種だけである。ケエンには千八百二十一年の序があるから、或は他の二つの悲劇と共に、この詩集がその初版かも知れない。これもしらべて見ようと思ひながら、未にその儘打遣つてある。バイロンはサアダナペエラスをゲエテに、ケエンをスコツトに獻じてゐる。事によると彼等が讀んだのも、僕の持つてゐる詩集のやうに、印刷の拙い本だつたかも知れない。そんな事を考へて、時々唯氣まぐれに、黃ばんだペエヂを繰つて見る事がある。僕にこの本を贈つた
Specimen

Latin

All night long he watches the stars, and when the morning star shines he utters one cry of joy, and then he is silent.
High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt. He was very much admired indeed. “He is as beautiful as a weathercock,” remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes; “only not quite so useful,” he added, fearing lest people should think him unpractical, which he really was not. “Why can’t you be like the Happy Prince?” asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon. “The Happy Prince never dreams of crying for anything.”

Glyphs

Glyphs

Hanzi

Glyphs

Kana

Glyphs

Alphabet

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
Glyphs

Number

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Glyphs

Symbol

Technical

Technical

Character Set

CJK Unified Ideographs (Partial, Big5, HKSCS, Minnanyu supports)
Basic Latin
Latin-1 Supplement (Partial)
Latin Extended-A (Partial)
Bopomofo
Hiragana
Katakana
Taiwanese Hokkien Romanization Solution (Partial)
Dingbats
Miscellaneous Symbols

Technical

Open Type Feature

calt
Contextual alternates
ccmp
Glyph Composition/Decomposition
dlig
Discretionary ligatures
fwid
Full Widths
hist
Historical Forms
hwid
Half Widths
nalt
Alternate Annotation Forms
pwid
Proportional Widths
liga
Common/standard ligatures
locl
Localized Forms
vert
Vertical Alternates
vkna
Vertical Kana Alternates
vrt2
Vertical alternates and rotation
salt
Stylistic alternates
ss01
Alternative Punctuations
ss02
Bopomofo in Mingti Style
ss03
Inherited Glyph
Technical

Supported Languages

Traditional Chinese
English
Japanese

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This end user licence agreement (“Licence”) is a legal agreement between you (“Licensee” or you”) and THE HONG KONG TYPE FOUNDRY LIMITED of Room 14C9, Fully Industrial Building, 6 Tsun Yip Lane, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong (“Licensor”, “us” or “we”) for the Font Software (as defined in condition 1 of this Licence).
By downloading and installing the Font Software, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Licence. If you do not agree to any of the terms of this Licence, do not download, install, or in any way use the Font Software.
We license the use of the Font Software to you on the basis of this Licence. We do not sell the Font Software to you. We remain the owner of the Font Software at all times.


1. Definitions

For this Licence, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the following meanings:

  1. Documents” includes business cards, reports, presentation slides, essays, product packages, posters, pamphlets, books, magazines, CD album covers and accompanying printed materials, subtitles, posts on social media and messaging platforms;
  2. Font Software” means the software accompanied by this Licence or for which you are about to purchase a licence, which, when used with the appropriate device(s) and together with the data provided with such software, generates typeface and typographic designs and ornaments. Font Software shall include subsequent updates and any other authorised modification and copy of the same;
  3. Personal or Internal Business Use” means any use that is within the scope of your day-to-day activities or business by you and your immediate household members or authorised employees/agents on Workstation(s) owned or operated by or on behalf of you, and, excludes the supply of the Font Software (or the subset or derivative works of the Font Software) to any third party;
  4. Warranty Period” means a period of 90 days from the date you obtain this Licence;
  5. Workstation” means a central processing unit (CPU) or any hardware component in which you can give commands through keyboard or otherwise which are followed by the Font Software or implement the Font Software.

2. Grant and Scope of Licence, Minor Changes, Updates
  1. In consideration of you agreeing to abide by the terms of this Licence and subject to condition 3 below, the Licensor hereby grants to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Font Software for your Personal or Internal Business Use on the terms of this Licence until terminated in accordance with this Licence.
  2. You may:
    1. install and use the Font Software only on 2 Workstations;
    2. embed the Font Software in Documents as rasterised representation or as a subset of the Font Software, provided that such Documents shall be distributed in a secured format with reasonable technical measures that ensure the recipient of the same can only view and print the text, but not edit the text or in any way extract the embedded Font Software without first obtaining a valid licence for the Font Software;
    3. make and provide a copy of the Font Software used or embedded in a Document to a commercial printer solely for printing such Document but not for modification of such Document or use of the Font Software for any other purposes; and
    4. make up to 1 back-up copy of the Font Software for archival purposes only, provided that you shall retain exclusive custody and control over such copies.

3. Restrictions and Undertakings
  1. Except as expressly set out in this Licence or as permitted by any local law, you undertake:
    1. not to copy the Font Software or its documentation, except where such copying is incidental to normal use of the Font Software or where it is necessary for purposes permitted under conditions 2.2.2, 2.2.3, and 2.2.4;
    2. not to rent, lease, sub-license, loan, translate, merge, adapt, vary, alter or modify, the whole or any part of the Font Software nor permit the Font Software or any part of it to be combined with, or become incorporated in, any other programs;
    3. not to disassemble, de-compile, reverse engineer or create derivative works based on the whole or any part of the Font Software nor attempt to do any such things;
    4. to keep all copies of the Font Software secure and to maintain accurate and up-to-date records of the number and locations of all copies of the Font Software;
    5. to include our copyright, trade mark and other proprietary information on all entire and partial copies of the Font Software in any form;
    6. not to provide, or otherwise make available, the Font Software in any form, in whole or in part (including, but not limited to, program listings, object and source program listings, object code and source code, access through cloud service solutions) to any person without prior written consent from us, unless as permitted in condition 2 above;
    7. to put in place reasonable measures and precautions to prevent unauthorised dissemination of, reproduction of, or access to the Font Software through any Workstation owned by you or operated by or on behalf of you;
    8. not to use the Font Software via any communications network or by means of remote access;
    9. in the event of change of Workstation, to immediately delete or remove the Font Software from the Workstation with which you no longer intend to use the Font Software, and download and install the Font Software on the Workstation with which you intend to use the Font Software from us or from an official distribution channel designated by us;
    10. not to register any trade mark or design which consists of the typeface or typographic designs or ornaments generated with the Font Software;
    11. not to use or embed the Font Software in any other software, mobile applications, webpage, or in any way convert, alter or modify the Font Software into CSS code or any other binary data for use in webpage design; and
    12. to comply with all applicable technology control or export laws and regulations.

4. Intellectual Property Rights
  1. acknowledge that all intellectual property rights in the Font Software throughout the world belong to us, that rights in the Font Software are licensed (not sold) to you, and that you have no intellectual property rights in, or to, the Font Software other than the right to use the Font Software in accordance with the terms of this Licence.
  2. You acknowledge that you have no right to have access to the Font Software in source code form other than as expressly provided in this Licence.

5. Representation and Warranty
  1. We warrant that:
    1. the Font Software will, when properly used on an operating system for which it was designed, perform substantially in accordance with the functions described in its documentation;
    2. its documentation correctly describes the operation of the Font Software in all material respects
  2. Condition 5.1 does not apply:
    1. if the defect or fault in the Font Software results from you having altered or modified the Font Software; or
    2. if the defect or fault in the Font Software results from you having used the Font Software in breach of the terms of this Licence.
  3. All conditions, warranties or other terms and representation not included in condition 5.1 which might have effect between you and us or be implied or incorporated into this Licence or any collateral contract, whether by statute, common law or otherwise, are hereby excluded, including the implied conditions, warranties or other terms and representation as to:
    1. satisfactory performance, results or quality;
    2. fitness for any particular purpose for which you obtain this Licence;
    3. merchantability of the Font Software;
    4. use of reasonable skill and care in producing and supplying the Font Software; and
    5. non-infringement of rights of third parties (including intellectual property rights).

6. Limitation and Exclusion of Liability
  1. Limitation and exclusion
    1. We shall not in any circumstances have any liability for any losses or damages which may be suffered by you (or any other person) whether the same are suffered directly or indirectly or are immediate or consequential, and whether the same arise in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise howsoever, which fall within any of the following categories:
      1. special damage (even if we were or are aware of the circumstances in which such special damage could or can arise);
      2. loss of profits;
      3. loss of anticipated savings;
      4. loss of business;
      5. business interruption;
      6. loss of business opportunity;
      7. loss of goodwill; or
      8. corruption of data,
    2. The total liability of us, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise and whether in connection with this Licence or any collateral contract, shall in no circumstances exceed a sum equal to the amount you have paid for this Licence (the “Licence Fee”), and, to the extent permitted by law, shall be discharged at Licensor’s sole discretion by: -
      1. refund of the Licence Fee, provided that you give us proof of payment; or
      2. repair or replace the Font Software, provided that you give us proof you have validly obtained this Licence and make available all the information that may be necessary to help us to remedy the defect or fault, including sufficient information to enable us to recreate the defect or fault.
  2. Limitation period. Any claim made pursuant to this Licence shall be made within 30 days following the day you are aware that such right of claim has arisen.
  3. The exclusions and limitations in conditions 5.3 and 6.1 shall apply to the fullest extent permissible at law, but we do not exclude liability for:
    1. death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the Supplier, its officers, employees, contractors or agents;
    2. fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
    3. any other liability which may not be excluded by law.
  4. You acknowledge that the Font Software has not been developed to meet your individual requirements, and that it is therefore your responsibility to ensure that the facilities and functions of the Font Software as described in its documentation meet your requirements.

7. Termination
  1. We may terminate this Licence immediately by written notice to you if you commit a breach of this Licence which you fail to remedy (if remediable) within 14 days after the service of written notice requiring you to do so.
  2. Upon termination for any reason:
    1. all rights granted to you under this Licence shall cease;
    2. you must cease all activities authorised by this Licence; and
    3. you must immediately delete or remove the Font Software from all computer equipment in your possession and immediately destroy or return to us (at our option) all copies of the Font Software then in your possession, custody or control and, in the case of destruction, certify to us that you have done so.

8. Communications Between Us
  1. If you are a consumer, if you wish to contact us in writing, or if any condition in this Licence requires you to give us notice in writing, you can send this to us by email or by pre-paid post to us at Room 14C9, Fully Industrial Building, 6 Tsun Yip Lane, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. We will confirm receipt of this by contacting you in writing, normally by email.
  2. If we have to contact you or give you notice in writing, we will do so by email or by pre-paid post to the address you provide or confirm to us.

9. Other Important Terms
  1. Except as expressly provided in this Licence, our rights and remedies provided under this Licence are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law.
  2. You agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless against any loss or damage which we may suffer or incur as a result of your breach of this Licence, including but not limited to loss of licence fee and the costs and expenses we may incur in preventing further breach of this Licence or unauthorised access to the Font Software caused by your breach of this Licence. Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that we may have, you acknowledge and agree that damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for your breach of the terms of this Licence. Accordingly, we shall be entitled to the remedies of injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of this Licence.
  3. We may transfer our rights and obligations under these terms to another organisation. We will always tell you in writing if this happens and we will ensure that the transfer will not affect your rights under the contract.
  4. You may only transfer your rights or your obligations under this Licence to another person if we agree in writing or as permitted in this Licence.
  5. This agreement does not give rise to any rights to third partiesunder the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Cap 623) to enforce any term of this Licence.
  6. Each of the conditions of these terms operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining conditions will remain in full force and effect.
  7. If we do not insist immediately that you do anything you are required to do under these terms, or if we delay in taking steps against you in respect of your breaking this contract, that will not mean that you do not have to do those things and it will not prevent us taking steps against you at a later date.
  8. No variation of this Licence is effective unless we (or our authorised representatives) have agreed in writing with you.
  9. These terms are governed by TaiwanHong Kong law and any legal proceedings in respect of the Font Software or this Licence shall be brought in the TaiwanHong Kong courts only.

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