I released Dacquoise on August 7, 2014, after spotting an old patisserie awning in Nagoya. The sign had a stylized Art Deco look that stayed with me, and I used it as the starting point for the design. The name came from the French dessert, which felt appropriate given the origin of the inspiration.

The typeface is a single all-caps cut. I emphasized curved strokes, small dots, and angular notches to evoke a 1920s or 1930s decorative style. It was a straightforward drawing process without major technical obstacles. My intention wasn’t tied to a particular use case; I simply wanted to create an ornamental Art Deco display typeface.

Dacquoise didn’t gain notable visibility after its release, but I made it freely available for commercial use from the beginning. On April 2024, I placed it in the public domain, where it remains unchanged.