about this book

A profusely illustrated, dynamically designed, and easy-to-read survey of the history of Japanese graphic design. Designer, educator, critic, and historian Ian Lynam explores graphic design in Japan from its foundations in the graphic arts to the immediate pre-digital era. Fracture is grounded by a number of essays that help readers understand the tremendous cultural shifts that have occurred in Japan since it re-opened to the West, exploring modernity, imperialism, gender, commercialism, sexuality, and aesthetics.

This book was selected by Tique for Objects & Sounds.