The Arita typeface has received international recognition, winning prestigious awards at the Red Dot Design Awards (2015) and the iF Design Awards (2016) in Germany—two of the world’s top three design competitions—as well as the Communication Arts Award (CA Award) in 2016 from the renowned American graphic design magazine Communication Arts.
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Notably, at the Red Dot Awards, Arita was honored with the Grand Prix (Best of the Best) in the Communication Design category—the highest distinction given to groundbreaking design work. At the iF Design Awards, a similarly prestigious international competition in Germany, Arita won the main prize in the Communication category. The CA Award, hosted by Communication Arts, a leading visual communication journal since 1959, recognized “Arita Buri” in the Typography category.
Arita Buri is a typeface that captures the modern elegance and intellectual charm of women, making it well-suited for long-form text. Breaking away from the conventional look of traditional serif fonts, it offers a fresh, modern interpretation. One of its standout features is the development of a hairline-weight version—a rarity among Korean fonts—which expands its usability across a wider range of applications. Through rigorous evaluation in innovation, aesthetic excellence, marketability, and functionality, Arita Buri was highly praised for its elegant, modern design and innovative approach to hairline typography. With its growing global recognition, the Arita Buri typeface is poised to gain even greater appreciation from designers and users around the world.
