A Chronological Table | History | MORISAWA
1924
July 24th Nobuo Morisawa applied for a patent for the japanese phototypographic machine. The following year June 23rd He obtain a patent for the machine as a phototypographic equipment.
1929
The first practical phototypographic machine.
1948
Established a factory for phototypographic machine in Nishinari Osaka.
1952
Nobuo Morisawa was awarded on Ranjuhosho at the age of 51.Opened a new factory in Akashi Hyogo that focuced on making dial plate.
1954
Changed the company name to Morisawa Phototypographic Machine Manufacture, Inc.
Proposed Type MC, and obtained a patent.
1955
Established the Tokyo branch in Chuo-ku Nipponbashi.
1957
Moved the main factory to Naniwa Osaka.
1958
Exported English phototypographic machine.
1959
Exported Indian and Japanese technical machine.
1963
"Awarded a Patent Office Chief" prize.
Joined a exhibit for international printing machines "Doruppa&" Established a new factory in Tateishi Akashi.
1964
Invented a phototypographic machine specialized in TV telop for Tokyo Olympic.
Awarded the Director General of the Science Technology Agency prize.
1969
Established a new Tokyo branch in Shimomiyabe Shinjuku.
1970
Nobuo Moriwasa was awarded a Printing Culture prize.
1971
The company name was changed to Morisawa, Inc.
Nobuo Moriwasa was awarded Kunsanto zuihosho.
1974
Held a 50th anniversary party for the phototypographic machine
Published &"50 years of phototypographic machines"
1975
Yoshiaki Morisawa was inagurated as president.
Nobuo Moriwasa was inagurated as chairman.
1976
The phototypographic machine was awarded the first Osaka Invention prize.
Invented the phototypographic machine loaded microcomputer.
Opened the "finish work school" for engineers.
1978
Invented monitor equipment for the phototypographic machine "More vision"
1980
Established Morisawa Lynotype, Inc. with Lynotype corporation.
Shipped a CRT phototypographic machine "Lynotron 202E System"
1983
Publish the seasonal magazine "TATEGUMI YOKOGUMI"
1984
Established a Morisawa prize of international typeface contest.
(held every three years until 2002)
1985
Provided the technology of phototypographic machines "ROBO type" to Shanghai optics in China.
1986
Awarded Suntory encouragement prize from Osaka advertisement association.
1987
Awarded "Enterprise Cultural Design prize" at the Japanese Cultural Design Conference.
Held "Nobuo Morisawa insatsusho" award ceremony for the first time in Peking in China.
(held every 2 years)
Corporated with Adobe Systems on development of Japanese post script font
The raser image setter "Lynotronic 300E/500E" came to the market.
1988
Awarded Automatic Machine Invension prize for the "Lyno-15XYIII" from the Incorporated foundation machine association.
Awarded Automatic Machine Invension prize for the "Lyno-15XYIII" from the Incorporated foundation machine association.
Opened a digital type center at the main office for font digitalization.
1989
Started making postscript Japanese fonts.
Opened "DTP model rooms" in Tokyo and Osaka.
1990
President Yoshiaki Morisawa was awarded the Industrial Minister prize.
1991
President Yoshiaki Morisawa was awarded Ranjuhosyo.
Opened DTP demonstration room "Simulation Plaza"
1993
Invented "MK500 High Speed Function Editor" which was awarded a Japanese Printing Technology prize.
Invented the "ROBOSTATION"
Held the 10th anniversary poster exhibition for the TATEGUMI YOKOGUMI in Osaka and Tokyo.
1995
Opened On Demand system "Digital print rooms" in Osaka and Tokyo.
1996
The 9th floor Tokyo branch was built.
Set up TV meeting system.
1997
Yukio Morisawa was inagurated as president.
Yoshiaki Morisawa was inagurated as chariman.
Set up ISDN at all branches.
1999
New CID fonts came to the market.
2000
Awarded the '99 Mainichi design special prize.
2001
Made the Osaka and the Tokyo offices main offices.
Obtained environmental management system ISO14001 licence.
2002
Open Type Fonts came to the market
Morisawa Fonts was awarded "Good Design prize"
2003
Yoshiaki Morisawa was inagurated as president.
2004
Information terminal light weight outline font Kei Type came to the market.
2005
Yoshiaki Morisawa was awarded Kyokuzitsusyouzyusyou.
Annual contract font license system "MORISAWA PASSPORT" came to the market.
2006
"MORISAWA PASSPORT" was awarded 2006 "Good Design Award".
2007
Morisawa Homepage was awarded the site section of The 5th tokyo.interactive.ad.awords "bronze prize" in 2007.
Morisawa Homepage was awarded2007 "Good Design Award". Communication Design Section.
Products of MORISAWA GAKUSAN Fonts was awardedthe 1st "KIDS DESIGN AWARD". Commodity design section.
2009
Akihiko Morisawa was inagurated as president.