Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875-1975 is a beautifully published, beautifully illustrated and groundbreaking book that explores the origins and development of Japanese graphic design history.
Profusely illustrated, and dynamically designed, Fracture is an easy-to -read survey of the history of Japanese graphic design. Designer, educator, critic, and historian lan Lynam explores graphic design in Japan from its foundations in the graphic arts to the immediate pre-digital design era. The publication is grounded by a number of essays that help readers understand the tremendous cultural shifts that have happened in Japan since it re-opened to the West, exploring modernity, imperialism, gender, commercialism, sexuality, and aesthetics.
Size: 196 x 267mm (hardback with dust jacket)
Pages: 447
Publisher: Set Margins
