Content includes:
Special Feature: Shinto Ohtake “Cut + Paste”
interview with Shinro Ohtake
A Debate [3rd phase] a project by Anna Gerber and Anja Lutz
When Flying Pigs Design vol. 35 “A Clipped Paradise: visiting a 94-year-old active scrapper”
On Hand Lettering vol.4 Chapter II “Fascination of letters – hand lettering for cinema advertising ” Part 1 Koga Hirano, Naomichi Kawahata and Osamu Torinoumi
Shinro Ohtake Original Serial Poster [2nd impact] Part 21 Side A(inside): Zen-Kei VII, Side B(outside): Zen-Kei VIII
MIniature Book A: Daily Life and Windows on the Building, Miniature Book B: America 1989
Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Poster Design, Regional Histories
In 1997 Tadanori Yokoo showcased 31 new silkscreens at the Ginza Graphic Gallery in Tokyo. Many of these works were previously unseen, and I was fortunate enough to discover a feature in a back issue of Idea magazine that showcased the full collection of silkscreen posters.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Kiyoshi Awazu (粟津) was a renowned Japanese graphic designer, known for his contributions across various creative fields including poster design, architecture, set design, filmmaking, and illustration. His unique style was commissioned by theatre groups, design and architecture magazines and various organisations for the covers of book covers and posters.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
These advertisements marked a move away from the illustrated American ads of glamour and American life, and instead used modernist principles and illustrated animals and characters to have a friendlier, more distinctive style of communication.
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