SAKUJI HYAKKEI enlarged and revised edition – The next form of lettering designs in JAPAN

A collection of creative lettering trends gaining momentum in modern social media and design scenes.

Featuring around 800 works from 40 designers, spanning analog and digital, modern and retro styles.

This newly revised edition includes an interview with Daijiro Ohara.

[Table of Contents]

Introduction
Daijiro Ohara – The Fate of Voice and Letters

Chapter 1: Lettering Concepts
[Ryu Mieno, Tetsuo Suzuki, Kazuhiro Yamada, Kazuki Kobayashi, Shun Sasaki, Yuta Ichinose, Katsunobu Yoshida, Toru Kase, Jujirou Maki, Mina Tabei, Jun Yonezawa + Rai Watanabe, Yoshiko Otaki, Saho Ishii, Masataka Yoshida, Shingo Sawai]

Chapter 2: Lettering Illustrations
[Tadahiko Takahashi, Otakisuke, Hiroshi Ikeda, Ame no Hi Graphics, Kenta “ANI” Fujimoto, ZUMA, Mitsutaka Muraishi, Taisei Yoshida, Shiro Nakamura, Aratakana, Katsushika Shusshin, kwkm_, Zakinon, Ami Kaneko, Iren, Richard Falcema, rendat]

Chapter 3: Lettering Transformations
[MILTZ, NC Empire, Mountain Graphics, Ambigram Laboratory]

Chapter 4: Lettering in Practice
[Unwanted Business Stamps, Kohei Kamihoriuchi, Ao Hirota]

Chapter 5: Lettering Discussions
[Roundtable: Kenta Fujimoto × Kazuhiro Yamada × Kiyotoku Muroga – Lettering Wanderings: The Future of Letters and Design]
[Daijiro Ohara Interview – Where Tangibility Lies]
[Contributor Biographies & Comments]