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Takenobu Igarashi A-Z /

In the mid-1970s designer Takenobu Igarashi began a prolific, decade-long exploration into possibilities of three-dimensional typography. His first experiments with axonometric lettering appeared on magazine covers, posters, and record sleeves - taking influence from the avant garde typography of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nomiyama, Sakura (Editor), Mori, Haruki (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnborough : Thames & Hudson Ltd., [2020]
Subjects:
Igarashi, Takenobu, > 1944- > Catalogs.
Igarashi, Takenobu, > 1944-
Graphic arts > Japan > Catalogs.
Commercial art > Japan > Catalogs.
Graphic design (Typography) > Japan > Catalogs.
Advertising layout and typography > Japan > Catalogs.
Decoration and ornament > Japan > Catalogs.
Design > Japan > Catalogs.
Advertising layout and typography.
Commercial art.
Decoration and ornament.
Design.
Graphic arts.
Graphic design (Typography)
Japan.
Catalogs.
Table of Contents:
  • Essays by Sakura Nomiyama: Takenobu Igarashi's foundational years
  • From space to environment
  • Cosmopolitan thinking
  • Exploring the possibilities of axonometric drawing
  • To see, not to read
  • Finding new tools
  • Materiality of letters
  • Max Bill & Herbert Bayer.