The starting point of Self Modern were specimens of traditional serif Japanese typefaces, called "Mincho", found in magazines & books that I brought back from Japan in 2015. I added to these references my researches on automatic composition systems, the “Self Spacing Types” in particular. The typeface is also designed to work with Japanese characters at the same size and weight. The Book, Semi-Bold and Bold versions, drawn in collaboration with Roxane Gataud, were added in 2021.
