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
Posts in Category ‘Typography’
Interview with Designer Naonori Yago
Naonori Yago is a young, Tokyo-based graphic designer and art director who specializes in designing for the art and fashion industry. Read more
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
№2 – Talking the Talk in Japanese Design: Typography
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 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
