Overall, I'm blown away by how good IBM Plex Sans JP is--it's an instant classic.
If I had to make criticisms:
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the hiragana characters (あいうえお etc.) feel slightly too small (relative to kanji) and it gives the feeling of broken/disjointed kerning in some places. Some of the ascents/descents don't feel correctly aligned between neighboring characters. Compare vs TBUD Gothic, the latter just feels more snug:
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in katakana, consider adding clear/more even separation on the diacritic marks. Compare vs TBUD Gothic:
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や is easier to read with the 2nd stroke intersecting the 1st stroke
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け, に etc. the stroke serifs feel a bit too sharp. I get that these are "plex-ish" but would experiment with a softer angle / shorter stroke. Would recommend to omit it on に
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The kanji 言 feels too wide and hard to read.
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The kanji 成 is easier to read with a steeper oriented accent stroke.
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Overall, I'm blown away by how good IBM Plex Sans JP is--it's an instant classic.
If I had to make criticisms:
the hiragana characters (
あいうえおetc.) feel slightly too small (relative to kanji) and it gives the feeling of broken/disjointed kerning in some places. Some of the ascents/descents don't feel correctly aligned between neighboring characters. Compare vs TBUD Gothic, the latter just feels more snug:in katakana, consider adding clear/more even separation on the diacritic marks. Compare vs TBUD Gothic:
やis easier to read with the 2nd stroke intersecting the 1st strokeけ,にetc. the stroke serifs feel a bit too sharp. I get that these are "plex-ish" but would experiment with a softer angle / shorter stroke. Would recommend to omit it onにThe kanji
言feels too wide and hard to read.The kanji
成is easier to read with a steeper oriented accent stroke.Text comparison:
