Fracture – Japanese Graphic Design 1875-1975
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- Category: Book
- Topic: Design, Graphic Design, Typography
- Publisher: Set Margins
- Country: Netherlands
- Language: English
- Release: 2024
- Cover: Hardcover
- Binding: Perfect
- Size: 19 x 26 cm
- Pages: 447
- Copies: 4000
Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875–1975 is a profusely illustrated, dynamically designed, and easy-to-read survey of the history of Japanese graphic design. Designer, educator, critic, and historian Ian Lynam explores graphic design in Japan from its foundations in the graphic arts to the immediate pre-digital design era. Fracture is grounded by a number of essays that help readers understand the tremendous cultural shifts that have happened in Japan since it re-opened to the West, exploring modernity, imperialism, gender, commercialism, sexuality, and aesthetics.
“Ian Lynam’s scholarly and authoritative introduction to Japanese graphic design history also serves as an indispensable reference library of Japanese design masterpieces that continue to offer incredible inspiration and delight.”
– W. David Marx, author of Ametora and Status and Culture
“Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design History 1875–1975 is a groundbreaking exploration of Japanese graphic design history. This work bridges gaps between global and Japanese design history, presenting Japanese graphic design in a way that demystifies its exoticism, helping readers gain a nuanced understanding of its development and influence on the broader design landscape..”
– Lars Harmsen, founder/editor of Slanted
