Design of hand-drawn text

A reference collection compiling the work of 45 leading Japanese designers, painters, and book designers in the field of "hand-drawn lettering." This book features over 800 illustrations of hand-drawn lettering works from the Meiji era to the present day, offering an overview of the history of Japanese type design.

This book features 45 artists spanning the Meiji, Taisho, Showa, and Heisei eras, from Nakamura Fusetu to Mochizuki Michiharu, introducing their brief biographies and representative works. It includes a wealth of color illustrations of hand-drawn lettering used in posters, advertisements, magazines, books, and signboards.

Lettering is meant to be read, but also to be seen. This highly informative book allows readers to trace the history of Japanese graphic design through the charm of hand-drawn lettering, which reflects the aesthetics and social atmosphere of each era.

[Title] Hand-drawn Lettering Design: The Work of 45 Leading Japanese Lettering Artists
[Publisher] Graphic-sha Publishing Co., Ltd.
[Publication Date] April 25, 2017
[Page Count] 272 pages
[Dimensions] Approx. 187*257*22mm / 820g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] Japanese
[Title Reading] KAKIMOJI NO DESIGN NIHON WO DAIHYO SURU 45 NIN NO KAKIMOJI SHIGOTO
[Author/Editor] Yuki Akari/Author, Onuki Nobuki/Supervisor
[Printing] Tosho Printing/Printing and Binding
[ISBN] 9784766129397
[Condition] Used [6] Good to Very Good (Cover: minor scratch on top edge)
[Accessories] Obi (belly band)
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Yuki Akari (born 1971)

Born in Tokyo. Writer, editor.

After graduating from Musashi University and working at a printing company during the transition from phototypesetting to DTP, she became editor-in-chief of a specialized magazine before going freelance in 2000. She mainly covers fields such as typography, design, and printing, interviewing and writing about people involved in manufacturing.

Her books include "Hand-drawn Lettering Design." She continues to write on themes such as Japanese lettering, typography, and printing culture.

< Featured Artists >

Nakamura Fusetu
Fujishima Takeji
Sugiura Hisui
Hashiguchi Goyo
Takehisa Yumeji
Koide Narashige
Okamoto Kiichi
Hirokawa Matsugoro
Kishida Ryusei
Onchi Koshiro
Nakagawa Kazumasa
Takei Takeo
Serizawa Keisuke
Hatsuyama Shigeru
Yama Rokuro
Yoshida Kenkichi
Tagawa Suiho
Yanase Masamu
Sano Shigejiro
Murayama Tomoyoshi
Azechi Umetaro
Yamada Shinkichi
Imatake Shichiro
Hayakawa Genichi
Kono Takashi
Okuyama Gihachiro
Otaka Shigeharu
Noguchi Hisamitsu
Hanamori Yasuji
Takahashi Kinkichi
Nakahara Junichi
Ohashi Masaru
Torii Keiichi
Tamura Yoshiya
Do Shoichi
Watanuki Kosei
Shinohara Eita
Takeuchi Shiro
Uno Akira
Wada Makoto
Yamafuji Shoji
Hirano Koga
Higaki Kiroku
Akamatsu Yokozō
Mochizuki Michiharu

< Related Figures >

Sugiura Hisui, Hashiguchi Goyo, Takehisa Yumeji, Kono Takashi,Sano Shigejiro