Illustration in Japan 1946–95 spacetype and photographs complete the portrait

and photographs complete the portrait of one of the most prolific designers of our time

We know we’ve sold specimens of this typeface

and spreads that introduce us to this largely unknown designer

They sure look like the sort of crosses that one would see from the Offenbach Workshop

) These two-sided beauties by Louise Fili show what can be done with taste and care

Illustration in Japan 1946–95 spacetype and photographs complete the portraitIt can be said (and it is said in the intro to this book) that the concept of illustration began to be recognized in Japan during the last half of the 1950s. Ryuichi Yamashiro created a poster for Kunisada Chuji by using an enlargement of a womans face drawn by Kiyoshi Awazu which became a great sensation among young designers at that time. It was also around this time that a poster for Koshiji Fubukis recital was designed by Kohei Sugiura and Akira