HaruNami
PSY/OPS Type Foundry · Chiharu Tanaka
A sanserif typeface by Chiharu Tanaka that progressively applies traditional Japanese wave ornamentation across four stylistic variants, from a plain functional cut to a heavily embellished ornate version.
About
Built around the concept of 'spring wave' (harunami), all ornamental motifs derive from traditional Japanese wave decoration applied to Roman letterforms. The four-style system moves from Simple, a clean and functional sanserif suitable for text, through Decorative and Embellished to the fully ornamented Ornate cut. Pro versions extend the character set with Western and Eastern European characters, ligatures and stylistic alternates.
Classification
A sans-serif base progressively overlaid with traditional Japanese wave ornamentation across four stylistic variants, ranging from functional text weight to heavily decorative. The underlying letterforms are sanserif but the defining character is the ornamental system, placing it firmly in the display category.