NICHI
An approachable, monoline typeface marked by its historical roots, hand-drawn typography from the 1940s.
The original reference for Nichi was dug out of a box of memorabilia from World War II. It was found on a cachet of an envelope, hand-painted in 1945, and was mailed the day that Germany surrendered their military power. The letterforms on the cachet alluded to the influence of basic shapes in its design, making it feel stable and approachable.
Nichi is a sans serif typeface with a straightforward voice. It is in many ways a blank slate and is applicable in a wide variety of contexts imbuing them with a timeless quality. Throughout the resurrection process, Nichi stayed true to its roots; versatile, consistent, and stable integrated with unique character seen in some of the letter forms. Its thick monoline strokes make Nichi best suited for display.
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RANGE
Nichi offers a full range of carefully balanced styles, including Regular, Oblique, Rounded, Rounded Oblique, and Outlined variations, with both standard and Condensed widths. Each weight is designed to preserve the typeface’s quiet clarity while allowing for expressive flexibility — whether bold and direct or airy and restrained. The range maintains Nichi’s underlying structure: thick, consistent strokes with simple geometric foundations. From dense, commanding headlines to lighter, more reflective compositions, Nichi’s versatility makes it equally suited for branding, editorial, signage, and crafted visual storytelling.
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