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About JAL Crane Mark

The JAL Tsurumaru — the "crane circle" — is a single red red-crowned crane contained in a perfect ring, drawn with the negative-space discipline of a Japanese kamon family crest. Designed by Jerry Huff and trademarked in 1959, it is a study in subtraction: one mark, one saturated red, one cool off-white field.

This system inherits that restraint. There is no second hue, no gradient, no shadow to soften the geometry. Helvetica Neue and Archivo carry Latin labels; Noto Sans JP and Zen Kaku Gothic New carry the Japanese. Everything defers to the crane, and the empty field is treated as the most important element on the page.

Learn more about the JAL Crane Mark style

Origin
Japan, East Asia
Era
1950–1990 (Tsurumaru created 1958, trademarked Aug 1959)
Key figures
Jerry Huff
Movements
Japanese kamon crest geometry · Mid-century corporate-identity minimalism

JAL Crane Mark design spec

Colors

Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text

Typography

Zen Kaku Gothic NewHeadings
Helvetica NeueBody
ArchivoMono
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