Kouga Hirano’s ‘Sayonara Max’ Theater Poster
Kouga Hirano's 1973 theatre poster for 'Sayonara Max'.
Japan
28 editorial projects from Japan.
Minimalist illustrations by Noritake
Noritake's book covers use black line drawings: a person holding a framed face, and a person sitting before a black cat.
Atsushi Ishiguro’s ‘Music Illustration Awards’ Poster
Atsushi Ishiguro's 2015 poster for the Music Illustration Awards, made with OUWN.
Takao Neko’s ‘Watashi’ Theater Poster
Takao Neko's 2015 theatre poster for 'Watashi', made with Civil Tokyo.
Tetsuo Aoki’s Black and White Prints
Graphic prints in black and white by Tetsuo Aoki.
Kaido Kenta’s Editorial Illustration
Editorial illustration from Japan's Kaido Kenta, made for a range of publications.
Breath – photography series by Tomohide Ikeya
Tomohide Ikeya photographs people holding their breath underwater: a woman with her hands over her ears, and a mass of bodies in dark water.
A cat on a trip – illustrations by Toshinori Mori
Toshinori Mori sets cats on walls and station benches, drawn in flat colour under orange trees and cherry blossom.
Tezzo Suzuki’s ‘The Dinosaur Expo’ Poster
Tezzo Suzuki's 2015 poster for The Dinosaur Expo.
Ceramic sculptures by Takahiro Kondo
Takahiro Kondo's black ceramic heads are crusted in glassy beads and metallic drips, finished with his gintekisai overglaze.
15 Japanese Posters by Nakano Design Office
Fifteen posters made between 2007 and 2016 by Takeo Nakano of Nakano Design Office — a decade of Japanese graphic design from one hand.
Koichi Sato’s ‘Conversation With Landscape’ Poster
Koichi Sato's 1983 poster 'Conversation With Landscape'.
Breathtaking Landscapes of Guilin, China
Kyon.J shoots the Li River from above, where fog and morning light move through the karst peaks around Guilin.
Keisuke Maekawa’s ‘Bistro Paisen’ Poster
Keisuke Maekawa's 2015 poster for 'Bistro Paisen'.
Yuta Ichinose’s ‘Kaisoku Tokyo’ Concert Flyer
Yuta Ichinose's 2014 concert flyer for 'Kaisoku Tokyo'.
Takeo Nakano’s Poster for ‘Le Corbusier and Japan’
Takeo Nakano's 2015 exhibition poster for 'Le Corbusier and Japan'.
Sayo Umezaki’s ‘Poetry Graphics’ Poster
Sayo Umezaki's 2014 poster 'Poetry Graphics'.
‘The Dance of Angels who Burning Their Wings’ Theater Poster
A 1970 Japanese theatre poster by Kouga Hirano, Oyobe Katsuhito and Mitsuhiro Kushida.
10 inspiring Japanese posters
Ten Japanese posters, from a blurred white glow for a theatre season to a single brush-stroke ring on black.
Top 6 Japanese Food Photographers to Know
Six Japanese food photographers whose work runs from playful miniature worlds to documentary portraits of the people behind the plate.
Gengo Yamaguchi’s ‘Hidarimuki no Jidai’ Poster
Gengo Yamaguchi's 2014 poster 'Hidarimuki no Jidai' — Japanese poster design at its most decisive.
Daikoku Design Institute’s ‘Block’ Typeface
A typeface cut from stacked paper sheets by Japan's Daikoku Design Institute.
Seita Kobayashi’s ‘News Paper’ Poster
Seita Kobayashi's 2015 poster 'News Paper' — typography doing the work of a headline.
Japan Animated in GIFs by 1041uuu
Tumblr user 1041uuu turns everyday Japanese scenes into looping GIFs with a soft, nostalgic palette.
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