Takenobu igarashi biography books
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Step inside the three-dimensional letters of cult graphic designer Takenobu Igarashi
20/10/20
Graphic Design
Takenobu Igarashi explores typography beyond the limits and borders of their two-dimensional form. He elevates graphics from design to art. Since the s, the Japanese designer has been painstakingly exploring the possibilities of three-dimensional typography. His bold, sculptural letterforms have been celebrated on magazines covers, posters on record sleeves around the world. They introduce new ways of expressing symbols and of visual communication.
A new book celebrates the work of this visionary graphic designer. &#;Takenobu Igarashi: A-Z&#; is an exhaustive guide to his life&#;s work, his experiments with typography and his methodology. It features his celebrated print and physical works, designs published for the first time, as well as archival plans, drawings and production drafts which reveal the process of thinking and making.
Igarashi’s quest to create a new lan
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Takenobu Igarashi: A to Z
In the mids 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 the s but rendered afresh as bold sculptural letterforms. Timeless, arresting, and technically dazzling, Igarashi’s signature style demonstrates a mastery of three-dimensional type and perspective draftsmanship, refined long before the introduction of computers into the design industry.
A to Z offers an exhaustive guide to Igarashi’s experiments with typography, featuring not only his celebrated print and physical works – many photographed specially for this publication – but also a first look, using never before seen archival work, at the plans, drawings and production drafts behind his iconic works. Spanning early print works, hand-drawn experiments, self-initiated
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Takenobu Igarashi: A to Z
In the mids 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 the s but rendered afresh as bold sculptural letterforms. Timeless, arresting and technically dazzling, Igarashi’s signature style demonstrates a mastery of three-dimensional type and perspective draftsmanship, refined long before the introduction of computers into the design industry.A to Z offers an exhaustive guide to Igarashi’s experiments with typography, featuring not only his celebrated print and physical works, many photographed specially for this publication,… Read more
In the mids designer Takenobu Igarashi began a prolific, decade-long exploration into possibilities of three-dimensional typography. His first experiments with axonometric lettering