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Starting from these 4 main Japanese color features: retro sense, minimalism, kawaii (cute) and avant--garde, this book categorizes popular Japanese popular color schemes. It aims to provide a panoramic view of how the colors' origin, cultural value and qualities can influence contemporary Japanese aesthetics, as well as how Japanese use colors to express their emotions and use color schemes to increase visual enjoyment. The book also includes the insights of great Japanese design masters such as Taku Satoh, Shogo Kishino, Kenya Hara, Kazumasa Nagai, Kazunari Hattori, Manabu Mizuno, etc., and shows readers the contemporary Japanese color matching from the aspects of clothing, food, housing and transportation. With nearly 100 color matching cases, 168 chromatographic classifications, and 3 different covers, readers can more effectively learn about popular Japanese colors and be inspired to make their own unique color schemes!

The book comprehensively interprets Japanese layout design from theory to practice. With 6 major creative styles, 76 distinctive layout design strategies and 18 Japanese layout design masters, Japanese Layout Design passes the critical layout design elements and skills to readers.Yoshihisa Shirai, Ryu Mieno, Masayoshi Kodaira, Masashi Murakami... popular works of over 18 distinguished Japanese designers are shown in this book. It is hoped that it will provide designers and design enthusiasts with a solid sense of the rules and principle involved in layout designs to help them create better graphic design works after embarking on this journey of excellent design works. Combined western rational design tools with eastern aesthetic essence, the creative works can get rid of mediocre unique color schemes

Different kinds of typeface convey different styles and feelings. Bizarre Type enables typefaces to embody the fluid of sound, the experience of taste. Typeface which went through modification can also tell a story, express emotion, or recall a memory. Bizarre typeface can be displayed into a more appealing way compares to regular font. Today, it has been a tendency that designers deliver their unique design style by adopting their original typeface while typeface is at the core section within visual design. The book introduces designers who create their innovative typefaces and shares rich examples of bizarre typeface on applied design. It aims to show readers the commercial and artistic value of bizarre typeface through redefining them. It also includes the introduction of creating process that highlight creative possibilities. Overall, the book provides inspiring and fascinating insights into modified typeface.

As an introduction and history of geometric shapes that goes beyond shapes, the book offers thorough analyses on how geometric shapes emerge, develop and evolve in visual arts.

SKETCH LIKE A PRO explains profound sketching techniques in simple language.

Featuring the untold beauty of Chinese architecture and design. The Elegant East is both a collection and a guide to how Chinese cultural elements can integrate and develop under modern interior design context. The rationale of the renowned interior designer Eric Tai, one of the leading figures in Chinese interior design, ranges from luxury to chic, expressive to implicit. Tai's works are timeless and lively. He bridges the gap between cultures and his works display the sophisticated fusion of the East and West. In this book, Tai show-cases the 29 interior designs from his top works which includes show houses, sales centers, estate villa, etc. Inspiring and appealing pictures take you on a journey dancing to the uprising and awakening of the modern Chinese lifestyle.

An array of logos representing the best design work in the medium are presented and analysed in this graphic designer's inspirational resource.

This book breaks the boundary between culture, art, and design by means of integrating the historical and cultural knowledge of Chinese characters with graphic designs.