Author: Douglas Mannering
Publisher: Parragon Publishing
ISBN: 9780752507231
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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Author: Hajime Ouchi
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486318990
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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Some of the most ingenious and attractive modern motifs. 746 designs.

Author: Lubor Hájek
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9781555213046
Category : Color prints, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Author: Bill Cranfield
Publisher: Gingko Press
ISBN: 9789889809720
Category : Commercial art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Despite the fact that the Japanese graphic design scene has encountered countless cultural invasions of late, Japanese graphics have withstood these incursions and continue to communicate on a common wavelength. This is precisely what makes Japanese graphics so unique and so difficult to imitate. Regardless of genre or aesthetic preference Japanese graphic artists all seem to aspire and adhere to a specific code of streamlined beauty. Japanese Graphics: Beautifully Streamlined focuses on the creative scene in 21st Century Japan from the perspective of the Japanese graphic artist and probes deeply into the psyches of some of Japan's most influential and internationally successful designers. As with most books from IdN, Japanese Graphics is exquisitely packaged, featuring a die-cut waveform top edge and translucent plastic slipcase, the very embodiment of the "Beautifully Streamlined" aesthetic.

Author: Richard S. Thornton
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 254

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Author: James Howard Fraser
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Heavily influenced by Western styles and fashions of the 20's and '30s Japanese graphic designers drew inspiration from Europe's master artists and typographers, enthusiastically importing and assimilating elements of Bauhaus, Constructivism, and Futurism. With striking illustrations of posters, brochures, and match-box labels and more, this singular volume offers a scintillating look at modern Japanese graphic design.

Author: Anne Nishimura Morse
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers
ISBN: 9780853319061
Category : Art, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 287

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From the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Japan was a vital world center for postcard art. Art of the Japanese Postcard presents 300 full-color examples of these cards, culled from the vast Leonard A. Lauder Collection. Authoritative essays by leading scholars of Japanese art and culture, plus a statement by the collector himself, highlight the design, development, and cultural function of these rarely studied, but highly influential and visually exciting, expressions of graphic genius. From the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Japan was a vital world centre for postcard art. More than just casual mail pieces, these postcards were often designed by prominent artists and had a visual impact that belied their modest format. Remarkably beautiful examples of graphic design in their own right, they also recorded the shifting definitions of 'East' and 'West' at a time when such European currents as Art Nouveau began to show up in Japanese visual productions. Art of the Japanese Postcard presents 350 full-color examples of these cards, culled from the vast Leonard A. Lauder Collection. printing, but also for the insight they provide into contemporary Japanese artistic practices - insights not relayed in standard histories that focus on painting and sculpture - as well as for the fluid interplay of European and Japanese modes. Authoritative essays by leading scholars of Japanese art and culture, plus a statement by the collector himself, highlight the design, development, and cultural function of these rarely studied, but highly influential and visually exciting, expressions of graphic genius.

Author: Lubor Hajek
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Graphic arts
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Author: Natalie Avella
Publisher: Rotovision
ISBN: 9782880467715
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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From the kitsch cuteness of Hello Kitty to the cult of manga and anime, Japanese design has long paved the way for the West to follow. Graphic Japan goes beyond this well-known territory to reveal the myriad styles of design produced in Japan today, from packaging to posters, and typography to new media. Contemporary Japanese graphic design is a unique collision of traditional cultural influences and a focused thrust toward modernization on global terms, and the book reflects this marriage of tradition and hypermodernity. Essays on today's innovators are beautifully printed in a simple, elegant manner that is typical of traditional Japanese work, and are combined with bold and colorful visual material which reflects the brash, global commerciality of much new material. This book is an inspirational "must" for designers in the West.

Author: Giancarlo Calza
Publisher: Skira Editore
ISBN: 9788857245782
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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The best of Japanese graphic poster design, from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics to the Issey Miyake logo This book brings together the best of Japanese graphic poster design--from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics to the creation of the Issey Miyake logo, and from the Osaka Expo to the official poster for the Pan-Pacific Design Congress. Japanese contemporary posters are considered to have started in the mid-'50s, after World War II and following a period of depression, post-militarism and post-autarchy. This new expressive mode was fueled by stimuli from abroad, but it was also a chance to reinterpret traditional themes and colors, bringing them into modernity in refreshing and fruitful ways. In the maze of expressive forms that flourished in Japan during the postwar period, graphic design stands out as a precious tool for following the thread of national creativity and the intense permanence of traditional aesthetic sensibility through these new forms. Over half a century after the inception of graphics and with the coming Olympic Games taking place in 2021, this volume takes a wide view of the trends and aesthetic shifts that can be traced in the development of graphic design in Japan. Contemporary Japanese Graphic Designersincludes 85 graphic designers and 756 posters. It is the most complete volume on the subject in any language.