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Books, letterforms and design in Asia : Sugiura Kohei in conversation with Asian designers / Sugiura Kohei ; [translated by Jan Fornell, Alan Gleason, Nanci Takeyama].

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: Mumbai : ADARG and Marg Foundation, 2014Copyright date: ℗♭2005Description: 351 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789383243044 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 686.22 KOH 013387
LOC classification:
  • Z246 .S8413 2014
Summary: "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.
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 686.22 KOH 013387 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 013387

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.

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