Happy New Year from DMIJ, or Akemashite Omedetou as they say in Japan! We’ve put together a collection of notable Japanese Nengajou (New Years card) designs for 2015. Enjoy! Read more

Happy New Year from DMIJ, or Akemashite Omedetou as they say in Japan! We’ve put together a collection of notable Japanese Nengajou (New Years card) designs for 2015. Enjoy! Read more
Naonori Yago is a young, Tokyo-based graphic designer and art director who specializes in designing for the art and fashion industry. Read more
Embroidery has always helped add that special touch and texture to projects, making them stand out amongst a crowd of mass-produced goods. But up until now they’ve been limited to (…) Read more
A curated list of essential vocabulary for discussing typesetting in Japanese. and you thought we had a lot of Jargon in English! Read more
Japanese Graphic Design: Not in Production focuses on the activities of highly active designers, type foundries, distributors/retail spaces and Japanese design publications from the past ten years. The goal of (…) Read more
Introduction Eisuke Tachikawa is a bright, young designer who leads the multidisciplinary design firm NOSIGNER. Taking their cue from the idea of designing the intangible, rather than the tangible, the (…) Read more
Japanese Graphic Design: Not in Production focuses on the activities of highly active designers, type foundries, distributors/retail spaces and Japanese design publications from the past ten years. The goal of (…) Read more
JAGDA – short for Japan Graphic Designer Association – is currently holding their annual Designer Awards Exhibition at G8 Gallery in Tokyo. We went for a visit. The Japan Graphic Designers (…) Read more
Korosuna “Do Not Kill”, a legendary typographic anti-war ad has made a reappearance in the Asahi Shinbun after 50 years. Read more