MVB Chanson d’Amour
Designers: Kanna Aoki
Design date: 1995
Publisher: MVB
An old book found at a Paris bouquiniste contained samples of the typeface “Caractère de finance,” a bâtarde design by 18th century typefounder Pierre Simon Fournier. Rather than revive the type, Kanna Aoki decided to reinvent it, using a felt pen…