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BD Nippori

Type Different · 2002

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A geometric display face drawn from the JR East railway logotype, named after a station on Tokyo's Yamanote Line.

About

Taking its cue from the abbreviated «JR» logotype of East Japan Railway Company, BD Nippori distils that clean, transport-signage geometry into a Latin display typeface. The family covers a broad range of Latin Extended characters across Western European languages, keeping the coverage practical for editorial and branding use. Its single style leans heavily on the source material's bold, legible simplicity.

Classification

Inspired by the JR East railway logotype, BD Nippori has a strong geometric, signage-derived character typical of display typefaces drawn from transport and corporate logotype sources.

Weights

2005

Languages

Latin

Tags

geometricdisplaytransportjapanese-inspiredsignagelogotypelatin