INFORMATION

ABOUT US

Inari Type is an independent type foundry with Japanese roots, specializing in the design of both Latin and non-Latin typefaces. Founded in 2020 by Caio Kondo and based in São Paulo, Brazil, we craft retail fonts and custom typefaces for a diverse range of organizations, from large corporations to small businesses. For more information or inquiries, please feel free to contact us.

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SERVICES

Typeface Design
Typeface Expansion
Wordmark
Wordmark Refinement

AWARDS

2019 — 13ª Bienal Brasileira de Design Gráfico
2021 — LAD Awards · Gold · Type Design
2022 — 9ª Bienal de Tipografia Latinoamericana · Superfamily
2024 — 14º Prêmio Brasileiro de Design
2025 — ADC 104th Annual Awards · Silver Winner · Type Design

COLLABORATIONS

Pangram Pangram®
Blaze Type
Tall,Piet
Tég © Creative Intelligence Bureau
Br/Bauen
Anna's Work
Tátil

INTERVIEWS

Rooted in Japanese-Brazilian Culture
It’s Nice That, 2020

Backstage with Caio Kondo: Inari Type’s Caio Kondo on designing Eiko, the significance of open and free knowledge and the future of type design
The Pangram Paper, 2021

Backstage with PP Mori's Caio Kondo: In conversation with Caio Kondo, the designer of Pangram’s already-much-loved sans serif PP Mori, we discuss the influence of the Portuguese language and Japanese Design on his work
The Pangram Paper, 2022

Meet The Team: Caio Kondo
The Pangram Paper, 2023

Backstage with PP Nikkei designer Caio Kondo: BTS on PP Nikkei and the font’s colourful, comprehensive set of families
The Pangram Paper, 2024

Plastic and fantastic: The PP Model type family honours modelling kits
It's Nice That, 2025

Area JP: Making of Japanese
Blaze Type, 2026

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