안상수체 2012 글꼴보기집 / ahnsangsoo 2012 specimen

ag 타이포그라피연구소 / ag Typography Lab

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Typeface ahnsangsoo was naturally named.
Many roman alphabets typefaces, such as bodoni and garamond, are named after the designer. Previous hangeul typefaces, However, had not followed such system.
Even designer choi jeong-ho* had not named a typeface after his name. I suggested him to name his next typeface after himself.
There were two reasons for naming this typeface after my name. First, it was natural to do so. I had not thought of any other option.
Second, it was the most certain way to be responsible for my work and design.
With my name on it, it would be impossible to be negligent about it.
Ahnsangsoo was initially released in 1985.
It has been almost 30 years since then.
Fortunately, the unfamiliarity of de-squared type and three-set type* have much disappeared during this time. Ahnsangsoo was a typeface which clearly demonstrates the meaning and structure of three-set type.
The unfamiliar type structure was highly controversial at first. Recently, ahnsangsoo was modified for enhanced legibility, and new weights were added to the font family.
The typeface now looks soundly completed.
And it seems to be the new start.

2012.
	Paju.
	ㅇㅅㅅ.

*Choi jeong-ho(1916-1988): hangeul type designer and researcher.
His original drawings became the substructure for hangeul digital text type fonts of today, i.e myungjo and gothic.
**Type style composed of one consonant set, one vowel set, and one final consonant set.
This structure complies with the original characteristics and principles of hangeul.