Takenobu Igarashi : A to Z

''Takenobu Igarashi is a master-mentor who taught me the ABCs of form (and life)'' John Maeda In the mid-1970s designer Takenobu Igarashi began a prolific, decade-long exploration into possibilities of three-dimensional typography. His first experiments with axonometric lettering appeared on magazine covers, posters, and record sleeves - taking influence from the avant garde typography of the 1920s but rendered afresh as bold sculptural letterforms. Timeless, arresting, and technically dazzling, Igarashi''s signature style demonstrates a mastery of three-dimensional type and perspective draftsmanship, refined long before the introduction of computers into the design industry. A to Z offers an exhaustive guide to Igarashi''s experiments with typography, featuring not only his celebrated print and physical works - many photographed specially for this publication - but also a first look, using never before seen archival work, at the plans, drawings and production drafts behind his iconic works. Spanning early print works, hand-drawn experiments, self-initiated sculptural pieces, and highprofile 3D identities for a range of international clients and institutions, A to Z is a long overdue overview of one of the most revered but least celebrated graphic designers of the 20th century.

Product details

• Authors: Takenobu Igarashi, Igarashi Takenobu, Haruki Mori, Sakura Nomiyama
• Assisted by: Haruki Mori (Editor), Sakura Nomiyama (Editor)
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9780500023068
• ISBN: 978-0-500-02306-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 260 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 1300 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Typography, Typography & lettering, Typography and lettering, Typography;Graphic Design;Logos;Retrospective