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The design of Oruishin, its trends and countermeasures, composition and text: Barubora, Idea Editorial Department
Memorandum of understanding on Dairuishin
Aki Jo’s editorial design
Vanity Records Visual Catalogue Explanation: Jo Aki
Panel discussion: The past, present, and future of independent media
[Serial] Roadpost; To Topographic Thinking Part 2
Composition and design: John Warwicker (tomato) Japanese typesetting: Takahisa Shirai
Text, composition, design: Toshinobu Nagata, composition: Idea Editorial Department Supervision: Yu Mizuno (City Lights
Exhibition Review: Type Trip The New Asian Graphic Design Exhibition
Exhibition Review: Mio Katsui Exhibition Sign Design “Continuity That Is Purised Between” Text: Goo Nakano
The Idea of Music [009]/GraphersRock Interview
A new interpretation of the work of Bramante, suggesting an agenda for contemporary architectural practice.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Movements, Regional Histories
Japanese modern design was heavily influenced by European art movements, particularly modernism and the Bauhaus school. As Japan's advertising industry expanded, it increasingly drew from Western culture, especially television and film, resulting in designs that were eclectic, vibrant, and infused with modernist energy.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Movements, Typography & Type Design
From Jugend and Ver Sacrum to Penrose Annual, an essay on design movements, shaping modernism, and early graphic design.
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