Graphics: Shun Sasaki
     Inspirations.  
    
       
           Book : Tajima        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Mika Tajima.
Negative Entropy is a series of five abstract Jacquard woven portraits of in...        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Lewitt        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Sam Levitt.
TEMPLATE is a book whose information emerges under programmatic erasure. Or p...        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Baldessari        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by John Baldessari.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Armleder        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by John Armleder.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Mullican        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Matt Mullican.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Weiner        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Lawrence Weiner.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Cattelan        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Maurizio Cattelan.        
 
       
    
       
           Book : Brannon        
 
        
          
    
        
           A book by Matthew Brannon.        
 
       
    
       
           Kenzo Tange        
 
        
          
    
        
           Kenzo Tange was born September 4, 1913 in Osaka, Japan. After graduating from the University of Toky...        
 
       
    
       
           The Menu        
 
        
          
    
        
           The food menu as we know it today is an invention of the 19th century. Traditionally, during a meal ...        
 
       
    
       
           What Is A Simulation?        
 
        
          
    
        
           What is a simulation?
It is a private game we devise when the aliveness of a situation is too comple...        
 
       
    
       
           The algorithm of fashion        
 
        
          
    
        
           Each of these scarf patterns is unique. The production workflow involves an algorithm which creates ...        
 
       
    
       
           Books of Memory: Gianpaolo Pagni        
 
        
          
    
        
           Gianpaolo Pagni creates unique, printed, painted or stamped books. His work focuses around memory an...        
 
       
    
       
           Groupe Garcia Ingénierie        
 
        
          
    
        
           Corporate identity. Marseille, France, 2015.        
 
       
    
       
           Akiko Masunaga        
 
        
          
    
        
           マスナガデザイン部/Art director/Designer/O型/乙女座        
 
       
    
       
           Management 7        
 
        
          
    
        
           7 thoughts on management: Paradox, Management, Hierarchy, Bureaucracy, Trust, Vision, Motivation. (C...        
 
       
    
       
           Scum Pixel        
 
        
          
    
        
           'Scum' refers to a foamy layer or mass that forms on the surface of liquid when it is boiled or ferm...        
 
       
    
       
           In Infinity        
 
        
          
    
        
           Yayoi Kusama’s unique imagery spring from the recurring hallucinations that have haunted her since...        
 
       
    
       
           Tom Ngo        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Common sense and conventional practice prohibits the evolution of architecture. Through reproducing...        
 
       
    
       
           Visual Music        
 
        
          
    
        
           Viktor Hertz was born in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1983. In 2009, he started to do graphic design as a hob...        
 
       
    
       
           Spatial Clusters        
 
        
          
    
        
           "Refined nature consists of evolved technology such as robotics, artificial intelligence, cybernetic...        
 
       
    
       
           Ignite        
 
        
          
    
        
           "What I try to do is use technology to create representations of imagery found in nature. Technology...        
 
       
    
       
           Liqen        
 
        
          
    
        
           Liqen was born in 1980, in Vigo, a port and industrial city of Galicia, in Spain. Since very little,...        
 
       
    
       
           HOKUSAI X MANGA        
 
        
          
    
        
           Courtesans, Heroes, Stars and Phantoms - In the early seventeenth century, Edo, which was the bigges...        
 
       
    
       
           Francois Morellet 1926 - 2016        
 
        
          
    
        
           Since he first began making work in the 1950s, Morellet has been engaged in creating work which has ...        
 
       
    
       
           Xavier Antin: Printing at Home        
 
        
          
    
        
           A printer manual to disturb and disrupt the printing process.
Xavier Antin, born in 1981, lives and ...        
 
       
    
       
           72 dpi        
 
        
          
    
        
           Images on the Internet are changing our lives. While images were once only reserved for a certain fe...        
 
       
    
       
           Bird´s Nest        
 
        
          
    
        
           I am often struck by the nests that crows build using clothes hangers. Hangers are not only durable ...        
 
       
    
       
           Toshio Onda        
 
        
          
    
        
           Japanese Fashion photographer Toshio Onda studied at the University of West England. He lives in Par...        
 
       
    
       
           Eimi Kuroda 黒田 エイミ        
 
        
          
    
        
           Eimi Kuroda (黒田 エイミ),  born May 12, 1988 is a Japanese fashion model from Saitama Prefectu...        
 
       
    
       
           Áron Jancsó        
 
        
          
    
        
           “I’m a type addict. Building from scratch is how I like to work, sometimes even designing every ...        
 
       
    
       
           AG Frozoni: We need to aim at essential things        
 
        
          
    
        
           “We need to aim at essential things, to remove every redundant effects, every useless flowering, t...        
 
       
    
       
           Andrea Guccini: 4A+1        
 
        
          
    
        
           Andrea Guccini, born in Bologna in 1993, studied at the IED in Milan. He is living and working  betw...        
 
       
    
       
           Julien Notter and Sébastien Vigne        
 
        
          
    
        
           Basé à Lausanne, Notter + Vigne est un atelier graphique fondé en 2002 par les designers Julien N...        
 
       
    
       
           Erwin Poell: Naturwissenschaft + Technik        
 
        
          
    
        
           Erwin Poell (1930) is a German graphic designer. From 1951 he studied with Walter Brudi at the State...        
 
       
    
       
           E. Hu        
 
        
          
    
        
           Eric Hu is an art director based in New York. He previously worked as the design lead at OKFocus. Er...        
 
       
    
       
           The Bride Stripped Bare        
 
        
          
    
        
           Fashion designer Ryohei Kawanishi studied at Central St Martins and at Parsons.        
 
       
    
       
           Opie        
 
        
          
    
        
           Julian Opie studied at Goldsmiths´ College (1979-82) under Michael Craig-Martin, for whom he briefl...        
 
       
    
       
           Make War, Not Love        
 
        
          
    
        
           Digitally printed charmeuse silk series 'Touchingly Unfeeling' by Jonathan Zawada. 
Jonathan Zawada...        
 
       
    
       
           The Many Sides of the Moon        
 
        
          
    
        
           Variations on light refraction patterns through a prism, in a set-up reminding on the iconic cover o...        
 
       
    
       
           私たちは Continuous Design        
 
        
          
    
       
           Antonio Rubino        
 
        
          
    
        
           Antonio Rubino: Pittore, illustratore e scrittore (Sanremo 1880 - Baiardo 1964). Legato all´art nou...        
 
       
    
       
           Sadamitsu Neil Fujita        
 
        
          
    
        
           Sadamitsu Fujita was born in Waimea, Hawaii to Japanese immigrants. He attended boarding school in H...        
 
       
    
       
           L´Imparfaite by VLF        
 
        
          
    
        
           VLF studio is Thomas Cristiani and Antoine Roux in Paris.        
 
       
    
       
           Symphonie        
 
        
          
    
        
           Posters for the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Bureau Mirko Borsche is a graphic desi...        
 
       
    
       
           Life Is Electric. Philippe Weisbecker        
 
        
          
    
        
           Born in 1942, Weisbecker studied interior design in Paris. By 1968 he moved to New York. First worki...        
 
       
    
       
           The 2015 best of penccil        
 
        
          
    
        
           This was an extraordinary year. The world went through a series of shocks and shake-ups, and in betw...        
 
       
    
       
           Hasui Kawase 川瀬 巴水        
 
        
          
    
        
           Hasui Kawase (1883 – 1957) , the best known proponents of the  新版画 New Prints movement, was ...        
 
       
    
       
           France 1661        
 
        
          
    
        
           Views of Renaissance France by Kasper Merian, 1655-1661        
 
       
    
       
           HORT        
 
        
          
    
        
           HORT was founded 1994 by Eike König in Berlin. Clients include WALLPAPER, NEW YORK TIMES, PROJECT F...        
 
       
    
       
           Erik Nitsche        
 
        
          
    
        
           Born on September 7, 1908, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Erik Nitsche attended the Kunstgewerbeschule in...        
 
       
    
       
           What You Think You Know        
 
        
          
    
        
           Philip Herrman is graphic designer in Zurich, Switzerland. Clients include Reto Geiser for Standpunk...        
 
       
    
       
           Sweets by 若杉 智也        
 
        
          
    
       
           Spin it        
 
        
          
    
        
           Posters by London-based graphic design studio Spin.        
 
       
    
       
           Ink kisses paper        
 
        
          
    
        
           Grant Dickson, born in Belfast, 1974, studied Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent University (1994-97...        
 
       
    
       
           RGB Studio        
 
        
          
    
        
           RGB Studio is Rob Brearley, a graphic designer & art director based in Leeds UK. He continues to dev...        
 
       
    
       
           Pleats House        
 
        
          
    
        
           House ´Pleats M´ in Saitama. Hironaka Ogawa, born 1975 in Kagawa 1975, studied at Nihon University...        
 
       
    
       
           長嶋りかこ  Rikako Nagashima  グラフィックデザイナー  Founder / Graphic designer        
 
        
          
    
       
           Urban Robot: The early works of 伊東 豊雄 Toyo Ito        
 
        
          
    
        
           Toyo Ito (伊東 豊雄) was born 1 June 1941 in Seoul, Korea to Japanese parents. In 1943, he moved...        
 
       
    
       
           Softer        
 
        
          
    
        
           Softer than Steel: Nendo for Desalto.        
 
       
    
       
           邵 年 Shao Nian        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphic designer Shao Nian, born 1993, is co-founder of Orgasm studio and owner of slow salon. He li...        
 
       
    
       
           Nikolai Lutohin        
 
        
          
    
        
           Nikolai Lutohin (1932 - 2000) was born in Yugoslavia as the son of Russian parents. Already as a fiv...        
 
       
    
       
           Shin Dokho        
 
        
          
    
        
           Shin Dokho, graphic designer.        
 
       
    
       
           Laucke Siebein, Amsterdam and Berlin        
 
        
          
    
        
           Studio Laucke Siebein is a design studio based in Amsterdam and Berlin. Dirk Laucke (1965) – born ...        
 
       
    
       
           TAKEO 竹尾纸张展        
 
        
          
    
        
           余剑兄从日本传来最新的展览资讯-TAKEO 竹尾纸张展,一家日本老牌的纸品制...        
 
       
    
       
           Müller-Brockmann        
 
        
          
    
        
           Josef Müller-Brockmann (1914 – 1996) was one of the main exponents of the Swiss International Sty...        
 
       
    
       
           Crystal Palace        
 
        
          
    
        
           Etchings by Alexander Brodsky & Ilya Utkin, Russia. Alexander Brodsky was one of the founders of the...        
 
       
    
       
           Sweet bubbles        
 
        
          
    
        
           Papabubble – Caramels Artesans started in Barcelona in 2004. The candies are all handmade. The sho...        
 
       
    
       
           未来のお菓子  一日(ひとひ)A Sweet Future        
 
        
          
    
        
           Toraya is one of the oldest makers of traditional confectionery in Japan, with 480 years of history....        
 
       
    
       
           hitoshi koizumi        
 
        
          
    
        
           graphic work by hitoshi koizumi, japan.        
 
       
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 Eden        
 
        
  
 Paper sculpture        
      
        
       
 
 Surface N° 2        
 
        
  
 Arctic Paper presents Surface N° 2 – a second edition featuring a specially curated selection of ...        
      
        
       
 
 The painted house        
 
        
  
 These experimental structures have been created by combining design processes of architecture and gr...        
      
        
       
 
 SCARABOOK        
 
        
  
 SCARABOOK is the combination of Scarabottolo and the English word book (but perhaps we ought to say ...        
      
        
       
 
 My calendar        
 
        
  
 I start to make it in 2000, the year in which the future has passed, at the request of Adriano Mei G...        
      
        
       
 
 71 views of the magic mountain        
 
        
  
 In the days of the first lockdown I started making these drawings, remotely inspired by Hokusai´s "...        
      
        
       
 
 on paper books and e-books        
 
        
  
 these drawings were made thinking about what is happening to the books through various titles of cla...        
      
        
       
 
 Ebb and Flow        
 
        
  
 This student design project smartly uses paper to give shape to the intertidal coastline of Taiwan, ...        
      
        
       
 
 Culinary Tradition        
 
        
  
 Four examples of contemporary food packaging designs inspired by traditional Chinese patterns and gr...        
      
        
       
 
 TRIAL        
 
        
  
 Old-school postal packaging usually gets little attention from graphic designers. Not so in this fun...        
      
        
       
 
 Archip-elles        
 
        
  
 Swiss graphic designers We Play created this pop-art inspired, fun poster series for the Archipelles...        
      
        
       
 
 Kids House        
 
        
  
 For Inwayi Kids House in Ningbo City, China,  designer Nono Xia of graphic design studio Ninemix cam...        
      
        
       
 
 Origami envelopes        
 
        
  
 Origami Envelopes have a special place in Japanese gift-giving  culture. The four envelopes here rep...        
      
        
       
 
 Les Concerts du mercredi        
 
        
  
 The idea of Swiss based graphic design practice We Play Design for these posters for Les Concerts du...        
      
        
       
 
 Tatsuo Miyajima: Being Coming        
 
        
  
 Although this is for an exhibition of Japanese contemporary artist Tatsuo Miyajima at Shanghai Minsh...        
      
        
       
 
 Yokohama Museum of Art Calendar        
 
        
  
 Graphic designers Aizawa office from Yokohama designed this wall calendar. With its unassuming but a...        
      
        
       
 
 House 33        
 
        
  
 House No 33 by Uemori Masaaki and Uemori Kokutou: A fantastic example on how contemporary architectu...        
      
        
       
 
 Pulp Fiction        
 
        
  
 A selection of American and Mexican Pulp Fiction covers from the nineteen-forties.        
      
        
       
 
 Synthetic Paradise        
 
        
  
 Generative music combined with abstract graphics. Click the screen to generate new graphics:
https:/...        
      
        
       
 
 Back in the USSR        
 
        
  
 Great retro logos from the old USSR, and a Beatles song.
https://soundcloud.com/thebeatlesrevisited...        
      
        
       
 
 Faces by 田中 一光 Ikko Tanaka        
 
        
  
 Inspired by the Bauhaus, by Jazz and by American graphic design, Ikko Tanaka (1930-2002) was one of ...        
      
        
       
 
 penccil        
 
        
  
 Concept,  branding, design and coding of penccil, the site for creative people, studios and gallerie...        
      
        
       
 
 Pattern generator        
 
        
  
 A generator for tile and fabric patterns. Drag and drop images and see kaleidoscopic patterns emerge...        
      
        
       
 
 Street Life        
 
        
  
 Photographic impressions in the streets of Tokyo and Kyoto. (C) Mario Gagliardi        
      
        
       
 
 Cognition        
 
        
  
 This experiment looks at the process of human cognition. Letters get progressively filled with color...        
      
        
       
 
 Kunio Makaewa        
 
        
  
 Kunio Maekawa was a master of Japanese modernist architecture. He learned under Le Corbusier and was...        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Crossroads: Art & Culture Collide Then Subside. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Highways: Abide Then Divide Along the California Coast. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Horizon Homes: Living a Concrete Dream. Writer and Designer, Ted Wells.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Artists Abroad: A Woman´s Journey to Discover the Artists. Writer and Illustrator.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Bridges: California as a Superstructure for Social and Cultural Change. Writer and Designer...        
      
        
       
 
 Exiled from Truth: Nine Allegories by Dmitry Borshch        
 
        
  
 "Exiled from Truth: Nine Allegories by Dmitry Borshch"
105 NY-110, Melville, NY 11747
July 10, 11 a...        
      
        
       
 
 The Joys of Ice Skating        
 
        
  
 That skating 400 years ago was one of the most popular winter activities in the Netherlands can be s...        
      
        
       
 
 Cutting the edges        
 
        
  
 Arctic Paper launches new swatch books for the brands Arctic, Amber and G-Print, as well as the two ...        
      
        
       
 
 The pattern of You        
 
        
  
 Each name results in a unique pattern. The pattern and colors created are unique to each name, and t...        
      
        
       
 
 Maurice Binder        
 
        
  
 Maurice Binder was a film title designer best known for his work on 14 James Bond films including th...        
      
        
       
 
 Neverending Graphics        
 
        
  
 Graphics and animations are generated on the fly, resulting in perpetual variations. Move your mouse...        
      
        
       
 
 Le Drugstore Brand Identity        
 
        
  
 Design&Practice designed the brand identity for the newly opened restaurant "Le Drugstore," with int...        
      
        
       
 
 Coffee maker        
 
        
  
 Visualization of the process of coffee making. 
The aim was not to use words.        
      
        
       
 
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 Geigy, Swiss and European Graphic Design        
 
        
  
 Selection of outstanding graphic design from Europe        
      
        
       
 
      
      
    
      
      
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