1987

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DynaLab Inc. established in Taiwan

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“High Resolution Font Development Methods and its Device” patented in Taiwan, the US, Germany, Korea, and Malaysia


1988

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Introduced the PC Multi Font Chinese Display Card and released three basic fonts: DFMingLiU, DFKaiSho-Medium, and DFHei-Medium in Taiwan

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Entered the Japanese font market


1989

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Organized the Chinese computer font event and released nine fonts including DFMingLight, DFMingMedium, DFMingBold, DFHeiMedium, DFHeiBold, DFKaiSho-Medium, FangSong, Ying Bi Kai Shu


1990

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Received the Patent for “High Resolution Font Development Methods and its Device” from the US

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Completed DFMingLiU and DFHei-Medium in Japan

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Signed contract agreeing to combine the four Chinese PostScript fonts with Apple Computer to be released as system fonts for the Machintosh operating system.


1991

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Panasonic started using DynaFont ASIC

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Commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan to create fonts that are used as standard fonts for public sectors

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Selected by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan to create the standard Chinese font

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Selected by Digital Equipment Corporation as the system’s default font

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Introduced Chinese PostScript I and PostScript III font


1992

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Awarded certificate for appreciation from Sharp Japan

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Introduced the DynaFont Japanese Font Display Card

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Licensed Lotus 1-2-3 to use DFMingLiU

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Chinese Windows 3.1 used DFMingLiU as the system font


1993

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Over one million sets of font products sold in Japan; established Japan office.

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Font chosen by Japanese company Lotus as the basic font for two of their products

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Introduced the DynaFont Color Pre-Press System

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Becomes authorized and sole distributor of Chinese QuarkXPress in Asia


1994

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DynaFont selected by Microsoft Word as the system font

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Introduced the DesignerRIP which allows high resolution digital output and stationed output centres in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan


1995

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Released the first CJK font in the world in the US

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Introduced the first poster-printing machine that supports characters such as Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

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Introduced the IBM OS/2 Japanese DynaFont

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Introduced an Asian font compatible with the Apple computer

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Introduced the first CJK DFMingLiU True Type font to support Unicode


1996

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Introduced DynaDoc at the Seybold Seminar in the US and awarded the Hot Picks prize

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Introduced the innovative AsiaSurf that allows sending Asian languages including Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in digital documents.


1997

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DynaDoc awarded the Outstanding I.T. Applications / Products Award in Taiwan


1998

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Listed among the first 100 information services of Most Admired Company in Taiwan by CommonWealth Magazine

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DynaFont Bitmap font used by cell phone company Ericsson

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Sign contract with Chunghwa Post to collaborate in providing Electronic Post Service (EPS)


1999

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The elaborately designed TV FONT received exclusive US-Taiwan patent

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TV internet machine LIGHT BRIDGE awarded the Taiwan Excellence Award

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Listed as NO.8 on information services of Most Admired Company in Taiwan by CommonWealth Magazine


2000

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Bitmap font chosen by large companies Taiwan BenQ and Quanta Computer as the font for cell phones.

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The official launching of EPS: DynaFont and Chunghwa Post collaborating for a new age of electronic postal

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Ranked NO.1 in the font market according to survey by BCN Japan


2001

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Ranked NO.1 in the font market according to survey by BCN Japan

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Over seven million sets of DynaFont products sold

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Japanese font chosen by US Microsoft as the Office software font for Macintosh computers

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Restructured as DynaComware: “DynaComware Hong Kong Limited, DynaComware Beijing Limited, DynaComware Shanghai Limited, DynaComware Taiwan Inc., and DynaComware Corporation (Japan).”


2002

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The four sets of DynaFont Simplified Chinese GB18030 coding received the official certification from the PRC government

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Chosen by Apple Daily in Hong Kong

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Ranked first in market share in Japan font market 3 years consecutively. (source: BCN WEEKLY NEWS Japan)


2003

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The first to develop OpenType fonts for PC & MAC operation platforms

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First to break through the limitations of displaying fonts on the internet and develop DynaWebFont, a font solution specifically for the internet, a new web design technology for the 21st century

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Ranked first place in sales throughout the Japanese font market (source: BCN WEEKLY NEWS Japan)

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Bitmap font chosen by the largest cell phone manufacturer HonHai Precision Ind.Co., Ltd.

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Bitmap font chosen by ASUS J-100 as the font for cell phones


2004

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Release proprietary font solution DigiType


2005

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DynaFont product Chin Tieh 2004 purchased by Q-Ware Systems & Service Corp. and open to all 7-11 stores for printing across Taiwan


2009

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Attended the second largest China international digital interaction and entertainment exhibition in the world (China Joy)

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DynaFont software ranked No.1 for nine consecutive years (BCN Japan)


2010

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Released new font engine Liang Tzu Engine and new product UD Font

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Annual license font solution DynaSmart and DynaSmart Plus introduced in Japan

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DynaFont software ranked NO.1 for ten consecutive years (BCN Japan)


2011

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DynaFont software ranked No.1 for eleven consecutive years (BCN Japan)


2012

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DynaFont software ranked No.1 for twelve consecutive years (BCN Japan)


2013

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Hosted Font Design Contest 2013 in Japan

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Released new fonts the Hannotate and HanziPen, which are handwriting style fonts designed for reading on small screens

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DynaFont software ranked No.1 for thirteenth consecutive years (BCN Japan)


2014

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DynaFont software ranked No.1 for fourteenth consecutive years (BCN Japan)

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Released the “DynaFont Rare Books Series” which took six years to complete. The design was inspired by the collection of rare books of the National Palace Museum, a design that combines vintage with innovation

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DynaFont Rare Books Series awarded the Japan Good Design Award


2015

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DynaFont software ranked No.1 for fifteenth consecutive years (BCN Japan)

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Logo and Corporate Image redesign


2016

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DFPGirl W5 ranked NO.1 to be downloaded by Xiaomi phones

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Released Traditional Chinese DynaFont Rare Book Series


2017

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Hong Kong website redesign

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Release of DynaFont Treasure

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Release DF King Gothic

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Release of DynaFont Love in Taiwan

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The "To Love" campaign for communicating the romance of lettering to the general public generated widespread discussion

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The DynaComware "To Love" exhibition of love letters and To Love Chocolate Flash Shop was launched on Chinese Valentine's Day in Taiwan


2018

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"Good Word Movement" honored at the 40th Times Advertising Awards

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"To Love" campaign wins "Best Digital Creativity" and "Best Digital Copy" gold awards at the Taiwan 4A Creative Awards

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DF Bronze Inscription wins Good Design Award in Japan

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To Love Chocolate wins Good Design Award in Japan

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DynaFont King Gothic wins Golden Pin Design Award and was also named Best of Golden Pin Design Award

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To Love Chocolate wins Golden Pin Design Award

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"A Letter to Success" charity campaign in Taiwan draws strong support from celebrities and the general public


2019

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DF Bronze Inscription wins iF Design Award in Germany

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To Love Chocolate wins iF Design Award in Germany

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DynaFont King Gothic wins K-DESIGN AWARD in Korea

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DynaFont "A Letter to Success" wins Good Design Award in Japan

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DynaFont King Gothic wins IAUD International Design Award Bronze Award in Japan


2020

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DynaFont King Gothic wins Good Design Award in Japan