bukva:raz! Type design competition of the Association Typographique Internationale, 2001 bukva:raz! Jury Matthew Carter Yuri Gherchuk Akira Kobayashi Lyubov' Kuznetsova Gerry Leonidas Fiona Ross Vladimir Yefimov Maxim Zhukov The sponsors Competition rules Entry form Contact information Links Print out Akira Kobayashi studied at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, and later followed this up with a calligraphy course at the London College of Printing. He has been a freelance type designer since 1997. Awards: in the 1998 U&lc magazine type design competition--for Clifford (Best of Category and Best of Show); in the Kyrillitsa'99 competition--for ITC Japanese Garden; in Linotype's 3rd International Type Design Contest--for Conrad (1st prize); in the Type Directors Club's type design competitions of 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001--for ITC Woodland, ITC Japanese Garden and ITC Silvermoon, FF Clifford, and Linotype Conrad, respectively.