Japan Typography Annual 1985 [Design by Helmut Schmid]

Japan Typography Annual 1985, Japan Typography Annual 9, edited by Japan Typography Association Annual Editing Committee, 1985. Robundo Publishers, Tokyo, Japan. 8.5 x 12, pp. 311 plus trade ads with Japanese text (English for most essays). Printed in Japan. Superb design by Helmut Schmid! An extensive reference on Japanese graphic design published in 1984–85. With an introduction about the 20-year history of the Japan Typography Association by Minoru Niijima, editor-in-chief. With interesting Japanese/English essays including: What is new in the new typography? by Wim Crouwel; The Good Old Neue Typographie by Paul Rand; Typographie als Kulturgut by Josef Müller-Brockmann (Japanese/German only);  Typography is changing by Prof. Hermann Zapf; and Personal Thoughts About My Professional Neighbors by Wolfgang Weingart. Heavily illustrated with mostly black and white design works in categories featuring: Editorial, Printed Matter, Diagrams, Advertising, Typefaces, Logotypes, Symbols, Picto