""I am excited to share this wide-ranging selection of designed artefacts from Japanese history - many are objects which are storied, while others are plucked from daily life and never received notice in the design press. Together, they help to explain a more robust and inclusive history of Japanese graphic design.""
"The book sees Ian explore graphic design in Japan from its very beginnings in 1875 to the pre-digital design era of 1975 through a series of illustrations and easy to read essays."
Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875-1975 features a detailed exploration of Japan's graphic design from its inception to the pre-digital era. The accompanying exhibition in Tokyo displays over 100-year-old artefacts, including a kimono with Art Deco designs and Japan’s first commercial art publications. The exhibition includes guidelines for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, early feminist, and mass-distributed LGBTQIA+ publications. It also showcases vibrant posters by renowned and unknown designers, adding intrigue through mystery entries, expanding the narrative of Japanese graphic design history.
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