Naonori Yago is a young, Tokyo-based graphic designer and art director who specializes in designing for the art and fashion industry. Read more
Posts in Category ‘Typography’
Message by Issey Miyake
Issey Miyako Inc. came up with a fun idea to promote the launch of their limited-edition product range MESSAGE for the “special” season. Read more
Stitched Wall Signage Using Hi-Res 3D Printing
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
Japanese Graphic Design: Not In Production 4
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
Nosigner – Interview with Eisuke Tachikawa
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 3
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 Designer Awards Exhibition 2014 – Visual Roundup
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” – Anti-War Ads in Japan
Korosuna “Do Not Kill”, a legendary typographic anti-war ad has made a reappearance in the Asahi Shinbun after 50 years. Read more
Japanese Graphic Design: Not in Production
This is the third iteration of the essay Japanese Graphic Design: Not in Production. The first appeared in the German typography magazine Slanted in 2012. The second version appeared on (…) Read more
Candid Thoughts on the 2020 Olympic Logo
Train ads and posters are popping up in Tokyo advertising the city’s aspiration to host the 2020 Olympic Games*. Adorning the posters is one of the most unimaginative logo designs (…) Read more
