Books, letterforms and design in Asia :
Kohei, Sugiura,. 1932-
Books, letterforms and design in Asia : Sugiura Kohei in conversation with Asian designers / Sugiura Kohei ; [translated by Jan Fornell, Alan Gleason, Nanci Takeyama]. - 351 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Original edition published in Japanese in 2005, as "Books, Text, and Design in Asia".
"This book presents a philosophy of Asian graphic design through a series of wide-ranging illustrated dialogues between Sugiura Kohei of Japan and his colleagues Ahn Sang-soo and Chung Byoung-kyoo from Korea, Lu Jing-ren from China, Huang Yung-sung from Taiwan and R. K. Joshi and Kirti Trivedi from India. These designers , whose work transcends national boundaries, discuss varied topics including the allure of Chinese and Javanese characters, Korea's Hangul and India's Devanagari; the world of traditional books and what they offer us today; and their own unique approaches to design that build on past traditions as well as contemporary trends, from an Asian perspective."--Book jacket.
9789383243044 (hbk.)
Book design--Asia.
Graphic design (Typography)
Z246 / .S8413 2014
686.22 KOH / 013387
Books, letterforms and design in Asia : Sugiura Kohei in conversation with Asian designers / Sugiura Kohei ; [translated by Jan Fornell, Alan Gleason, Nanci Takeyama]. - 351 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Original edition published in Japanese in 2005, as "Books, Text, and Design in Asia".
"This book presents a philosophy of Asian graphic design through a series of wide-ranging illustrated dialogues between Sugiura Kohei of Japan and his colleagues Ahn Sang-soo and Chung Byoung-kyoo from Korea, Lu Jing-ren from China, Huang Yung-sung from Taiwan and R. K. Joshi and Kirti Trivedi from India. These designers , whose work transcends national boundaries, discuss varied topics including the allure of Chinese and Javanese characters, Korea's Hangul and India's Devanagari; the world of traditional books and what they offer us today; and their own unique approaches to design that build on past traditions as well as contemporary trends, from an Asian perspective."--Book jacket.
9789383243044 (hbk.)
Book design--Asia.
Graphic design (Typography)
Z246 / .S8413 2014
686.22 KOH / 013387