Illustration in Japan 1946–95 spacetype ” This is the story

” This is the story of that madness—and it’s a model of typography and bookmaking

a British bookseller

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

We know we’ve sold specimens of this typeface

We were once told that one should never work with a designer who has time to design their own business card

Illustration in Japan 1946–95 spacetype ” This is the storyIt 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