OUGD505: Studio Brief 2 - Japanese Poster Design (3)

Further visual research into Japanese posters:





Japanese Event Flyer: D-Shirt Exhibition. Daisuke Maeda. 2013






Japanese Exhibition Flyer: Wellness Design. Shin Matsunaga. 2007








Japanese Concert Poster: ToNoFon Festival. Gorow Ohno. 2011








Illustration: Battle of Nagashino. Bella Matribus Detestas. 2013



I like this combination of a sans serif typeface with sans serif Japanese type, something I could see working with.


Japanese Poster: Aoba Shokudo. Mitsuhiro Ikeda / Shun Sasaki. 2013
(Source: sasakishun)








Japanese Illustration: Setsubun. Ootsu Moeno. 2014
(Source: ootsumoeno)








Japanese Advertising: Suntory Red Whiskey. 1967





I like the use of playful typography here, in both Japanese and English. The poster is ugly, but I like the idea of using typography dotted around the poster.


Japanese Poster: PLAY / Tokyo Health Club. Tadashi Ueda. 2013
(Source: tadashiueda)









Japanese Poster: New Nature World Exhibition. Megumi Shibazaki. 2013









Japanese Movie Poster: Heat-Haze Theatre. 1981






Japanese Poster: Kappo Maekawa: Japanese Gourmet Event. Keisuke Maekawa. 2013














Over the past few decades, the work of Japanese designers has begun to make its way into the larger narrative representing the history of graphic design. Among these designers is Yusaku Kamekura. His influence can be seen not only in his works of design but also in his commitment to the promotion of design in Japan.

Released in 2013, John Clifford features Yusaku Kamekura in his book Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design. Included here is an excerpt from the book introducing the Japanese designer’s life and work.

Some of Kamekura’s most well know design includes his colorful advertisements for Nikon and iconic posters for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.


Japanese Poster: Nippon Kogaku. Yusaku Kamekura. 1954












I like the colours used below in this duotone image. The gold against the black is very traditionally Japanese, something I could consider when it comes to my posters and brand. 





I love the use of colours in the poster below, as well as a sans serif Japanese typeface.

Japanese Poster: Matohu Language of Clothing. Atsushi Hirano. 2012





Gurafiku Review: Most Popular on Gurafiku in August, 2013.
Japanese Book Cover: Real Anonymous Design. Kazuki Umezawa. 2013
(via gurafiku)





The use of black and white also seems to work well with complex Japanese type. 

Japanese Poster: Alumni Meeting Talk Session. Hirofumi Abe. 2013





Japanese Poster: International Biennial Exhibition of Prints. Tadanori Yokoo. 1968





Japanese Event Flyer: Super Bowl. Yuka Asai. 2013



This poster is quite fun and experimental. I like the use of a monotone grainy background, reminiscent of Japanese patterns and textures.




Japanese Poster: Thursday. Yutaka Satoh. 2013
(Source: 571-0)







Gurafiku Review: Most popular on Gurafiku in June, 2013.
Japanese Advertisement: SKIYARN. Womens knit fashion. 1955
(via gurafiku)


The colours below work really well together. This gold colour seems to be ubiquitous with Japanese design, something I definitely intend on using.

Japanese Poster: Towada Oirase Art Festival - SURVIVE. Kensaku Kato. 2013



I feel the use of type below is abit too intense for a western audience to taken in, so something I shall stay clear of. 


Gurafiku Review: Standout Japanese graphic design created in 2013.
Japanese Book Cover: Japanese Character Freestyle Complete. Ohara Daijiro. 2013
(Source: kogumarecord, via gurafiku)





Japanese Poster: Letters and Sunlight. Mitsuo Katsui. 2009



The poster below is fun and playful, but the style would not be appropriate for my audience. 


Gurafiku Review: Popular on the Gurafiku Research Feed in 2013. Heaven Artist


I would love to work with images of the products that have been designed, and really like the tone of voice the poster below portrays. 


Japanese Poster: App Arts Studio: Reproduction Techniques. 2013






Gurafiku Review: Most Popular on Gurafiku in May, 2013
Japanese Theater Poster: Sayonara Psychic Orchestra. Kohei Sekita. 2011
(via gurafiku)



I really like the use of intense colour below, but I feel would not be suitable for my brand. 


Japanese Exhibition Poster: Koji Kakinuma: Exploring Calligraphy. Tokyo Pistol. 2013






Gurafiku Review: Standout Japanese graphic design created in 2013.
Japanese Theater Poster: Don’t Know How to Fall. Nami Masuda. 2013
(Source: kazukij, via gurafiku)





 The poster below is interesting, and something I could see working as a gallery poster. 

Gurafiku Review: Most Popular on Gurafiku in April, 2013.
Japanese Poster: Magaru My Girl / Maboroshi My Boy. Keisuke Maekawa. 2012
(via gurafiku)



Below you can see how custom Japanese letters can be formed. This is something I would like to experiment with. 


Gurafiku Review: Popular on the Gurafiku Research Feed in 2013. Rainy Season.


Shapes have been utilised well in the poster below, to create something architectural and visually appealing. 


2013 Gurafiku Review: Standout Japanese design created in 2013.
Japanese Exhibition Poster: Dismantlement and Blue-Sky Daydreams. Hirofumi Abe. 2013
(via gurafiku)


 A very conceptual monochromatic poster below. It's also interesting to see Japanese type hand rendered. 


Japanese Theater Poster: Live x Sleep. Takara Mahaya. 2012
(Source: panorama-live)










 

The sans serif typeface (as well as heirachy) has been used well below. It's clear that the poster should be initially read in English, then Japanese. 


Japanese Event Poster: Dentsu Design Talk. Arata Kubota. 2013



Sunday, 11 May 2014
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