Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1960) award
Mokichi Ishii
いしい もきち
Ishii Mokichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1887-07-21 （Oji Village, Kita District, Tokyo Prefecture (now Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan)）
- Died
- 1963-04-05 age 75
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan → Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Businessman, Inventor, Typeface designer
- Active Years
- 1912-1963
- Affiliations
- Sha-ken (Ishii Photo-typesetting Research Institute / Photo-typesetting Research Institute Co., Ltd.), Kobe Steel, Ltd., Hoshi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (printing division)
- Influenced By
- Enryo Inoue
- Influenced
- Kazuo Hashimoto, Tsutomu Suzuki, Kin'ichi Imada, Osamu Toriumi, Shigenobu Fujita, Akira Kobayashi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University (College of Engineering) | College of Engineering | Department of Mechanical Engineering | — | 〜1912 | Japan |
| First Higher School (old system) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University (College of Engineering)
College of Engineering
/ Department of Mechanical Engineering
Period:
〜1912
Year of Graduation:
1912
Country:
Japan
Graduated in 1912 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering
First Higher School (old system)
Country:
Japan
Attended the old-system First Higher School before entering Tokyo Imperial University
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Tōnichi-Daimai Printing Prize | — | — | Tōnichi & Daimai Printing Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1952 | Medal with Blue Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1960 | Kikuchi Kan Prize (8th) | Creation of original type for 'Dai Kan-Wa Jiten' | — | Japan Literary Promotion Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency Award | — | — | Science and Technology Agency (Japan) | 受賞 |
| 1962 | Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Tōnichi-Daimai Printing Prize
1939
Organization:
Tōnichi & Daimai Printing Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Medal with Blue Ribbon
1952
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Kikuchi Kan Prize (8th)
1960
Work:
Creation of original type for 'Dai Kan-Wa Jiten'
Organization:
Japan Literary Promotion Foundation
Result:
受賞
Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency Award
1961
Organization:
Science and Technology Agency (Japan)
Result:
受賞
Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon
1962
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Original photo-typesetting characters for 'Dai Kan-Wa Jiten'
1960 Technical / photo-typesetting character productionCommissioned to produce photo-typesetting master characters for the 'Dai Kan-Wa Jiten' compiled by Tetsuji Morohashi. Although initially hesitant due to illness, he ultimately accepted and single-handedly created roughly 50,000 master characters over eight years. The set of masters supported the publication's completion in 1960.
glyph designkanji cultureprinting technology
Ishii Mincho & Ishii Gothic (Sha-ken typefaces)
Typeface (photo-typesetting / metal type)A set of typefaces (Mincho and Gothic) personally designed for photo-typesetting. Created from the founding of Sha-ken, these typefaces formed the foundation of the company's font offerings and remained highly regarded into the DTP era.
typeface designlegibilityprint expression
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Practical, function-focused technical expositionExpression grounded in technical know-how
Legacy
Co-inventor of a photo-typesetting system and founder of Sha-ken. Through practical implementation of photo-typesetting and the creation of many typefaces, he had a major impact on Japan's printing and character culture. His creation of masters for the Dai Kan-Wa Jiten and the Ishii typefaces secured his legacy.
Archives
- Sha-ken Archive
Trivia
- Sha-ken later established the 'Ishii Prize' typeface contest in his name; many typefaces originated from this contest (started 1970, ended 1998).
- The photo-typesetting masters for the 'Dai Kan-Wa Jiten' comprised roughly 50,000 characters and took eight years to complete.
- He pioneered features for photo-typesetting machines such as ruby (furigana) support and horizontal writing capabilities.