Book of the Month (March 2025): “A Compilation of Contemporary Letter Designs”

Today, I would like to introduce “A Compilation of Contemporary Letter Designs.”

This is the new reprint edition of “A Compilation of Contemporary Letter Designs,” originally published in 1934.

Various characters composed by designers in the early Showa era are collected in seven chapters of designed characters, as well as characters in film theater advertisement characters, products, typeface, and print. Also included are iroha characters (47 kana characters expressed in pattern), alphabetical character design, monograms, and marks. The work is described from corner to corner on all pages, resulting in considerable volume despite the book’s small size.

How would you like to experience the creator’s intentions at the time through the characters while looking at the detailed processing and course of design?

Book Information:
“A Compilation of Contemporary Letter Designs”
Author: Katsumi Tsuji
Publisher: Seigensha Art Publishing, Inc.

Purchase Information
Books Kinokuniya
https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-01-9784861524677

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