Ohno Blazeface Italic began as its roman counterpart, which in turn began as Ohno Fatface, a super black didone that took some bizarre opportunities to fill space. At a certain point, I wondered what putting a stoney filter on it might look like, and so Ohno Blazeface came about. From there, it was an obvious move to try out an italic, and then I really started having a good time! I swear I am not trying to be patronizing, but this is intended for large sizes.