Back Cover Japan Special Issue (Issue 6)

The sixth issue of Back Cover is the result of a four-month period spent in Japan, producing a special double issue devoted entirely to graphic design in this geographical and cultural area.  Includes essays on a host of topics related to graphic design, typography and visual culture in Japan. Contents include articles on Tohl Narita's Japanese monsters; Bunpei Yorifuji; Kazunari Hattori; Yuichi Yokoyama; Manga; the Fukushima disaster of March 2011; typography in Japan; Jan Tschichold and Japan; Japanese publishing in the Edo Period (17th – 19th centuries); typographer Koga Hirano; contemporary Japanese book design; as well as an interview with Kansai, Osaka-based designers Satoshi Kondo and Takahiro Ichino. Features Victor Guégan, Laurent Bruel, Jennifer Hasae, Christophe Marquet, Anne-Lyse Renon, Kodama Kanazawa, Niijima Minoru, Kiyonori Muroga, Noi Sawaragi, Isao Shimizu, Naoharu Tatara, Mariko Yokogi, Alexandre Dimos, and Toshiaki Koga Published by B42 First edition, 2014 In Englis