Takenobu Igarashi: A to Z

di Haruki Mori (Autore)

Sakura Nomiyama (Curatore)

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2020

'Takenobu Igarashi is a master-mentor who taught me the ABCs of form (and life)' John Maeda 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 the 1920s 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 sculptural pieces, and highprofile 3D identities for a range of international clients and institutions, A to Z is a long overdue overview of one of the most revered but least celebrated graphic designers of the 20th century.

• Autore: Haruki Mori
• Curatore: Sakura Nomiyama
• Editore: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 384 p.
• Dimensioni: 250 x 200 mm
• Peso: 1380 gr.
• EAN: 9780500023068

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