Special Feature: The Development of Architectural Media in Japan
20th Century Editorial Odyssey Vol. 8: Printed Punks
Margins of Design Vol. 6 Daijiro Ohara
Cultural History of Japanese Typefaces Vol. 2 “Scene with Gothic-tai”
Editorial Cooperation by Shohei Iida, Photo by Kenta Hasegawa
Contemporary Media on Architecture
TOO MUCH：Magazine of Romantic Geography
The Evolution of Graphic Representation on Architecture
Chronological Table of Japanese Architecture Magazines
Interview with Boredom, Kyoranshyokan, Harumi Yamazaki, Fifth Column
Cultural History of Japanese Typefaces
Vol. 2 “Scene with Gothic-tai”
Design Archive Feature, Design Education, Members Only Content, Regional Histories, Typography & Type Design
The August 1964 issue highlights the Typography class at the Pratt Institute in New York, a relatively new course at the time. Pratt, one of the most renowned art schools in the United States, had departments for graphic design, painting, art education, industrial design, and applied graphics in the 1960s. The typography course combined theoretical lectures with practical workshops, aimed at students beginning their journey into the discipline.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
These one-colour forms have a playful but structured aesthetic through their geometric forms, they remind me of the abstract line drawings of Picasso blended with Jan Tschichold and the New Typography.
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Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content, Poster Design
In 1949, the Bund Deutscher Gebrauchsgraphiker held the first Die besten Plakate des Jahres competition to showcase top German poster design. Hanns Lohrer was one of eight award winners. Designs scanned from Gebrauchsgraphik, 01, 1951.
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