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Sakuji Hyakkei: One Hundred Views of Character Design

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Expanded and Revised Edition

A collection of creative type design works capturing the vibrant trend of hand-crafted and experimental lettering that thrives in today’s social media and design scenes.

This expanded and redesigned edition of Sakuji Hyakkei (One Hundred Views of Character Design), which received wide media coverage and high acclaim upon its initial release, now includes a new interview with the popular designer Daijirō Ōhara.

Featuring around 800 works by 40 groups of designers, the book bridges analog and digital, modern and retro, presenting a comprehensive overview of contemporary Japanese typographic creation.

By: Graphic-sha Editorial Department
Supervised by: Daijirō Ōhara, Hiroshi Yamada, Kentarō Fujimoto
280 Pages
24.6 x 16.2 x 2.2 cm
ISBN: 978-4766140002

Expanded and Revised Edition

A collection of creative type design works capturing the vibrant trend of hand-crafted and experimental lettering that thrives in today’s social media and design scenes.

This expanded and redesigned edition of Sakuji Hyakkei (One Hundred Views of Character Design), which received wide media coverage and high acclaim upon its initial release, now includes a new interview with the popular designer Daijirō Ōhara.

Featuring around 800 works by 40 groups of designers, the book bridges analog and digital, modern and retro, presenting a comprehensive overview of contemporary Japanese typographic creation.

By: Graphic-sha Editorial Department
Supervised by: Daijirō Ōhara, Hiroshi Yamada, Kentarō Fujimoto
280 Pages
24.6 x 16.2 x 2.2 cm
ISBN: 978-4766140002

Introduction – Daijirō Ōhara: “The Fate of Voice and Letter”

Chapter 1: Creating Characters and Concepts
Ryū Mieno, Tetsuo Suzuki, Hiroshi Yamada, Ikki Kobayashi, Shun Sasaki, Yuta Ichinose, Katsunobu Yoshida, Tōru Kase, Jujirō Maki, Mina Tabei, Jun Yonezawa + Rai Watanabe, Yuko Ōtaki, Saho Ishii, Masataka Yoshida, Shingo Sawai

Chapter 2: Illustrated Works of Character Design
Tadahiko Takahashi, Otaki Suke, Hiroshi Ikeda, Ame no Hi Graphics, Kentaro “ANI” Fujimoto, ZUMA, Mitsutaka Muraishi, Taisei Yoshida, Shiro Nakamura, Arataka-na, Katsushika Shusshin, kwkm_, Zakinnon, Ami Kaneko, Iren, Richard Falcema, rendat

Chapter 3: Turning Points in Character Creation
MILTZ, NC Teikoku, MOUNTAIN GRAPHICS, Ambigram Research Laboratory

Chapter 4: Professional Works in Character Design
“This Is Not the Business Stamp I Want,” Kohei Kamihoriuchi, Midori Hirota

Chapter 5: Discussions on Character Design
Roundtable: Kentaro Fujimoto × Hiroshi Yamada × Kiyonori Muroga — “Wandering in Character Design: The Future of Letters and Design”
Interview: Daijirō Ōhara — “Where the Sense of Substance Lies”