Substrate

A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

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Motoi Shito designs fresh and unexpected packaging for a Japanese confectionary company

13 Franco-Japanese designers and illustrators respond to the philosophy of Emanuele Coccia in a new poster exhibition

Japanese maple art - 1930s Japan Travel Poster - 03 (cropped)

Poster from the Japanese Ministry of Interior calls for public health awareness during Spanish Flu, 1920

The Shohei Ohtani Collection Tokyo Sports Book Café SHIBUYA TSUTAYA 7F 2025年3月23日の渋谷 202503231633 IMG 6247

Japan Travel Poster Hizen-Hama

Celebrating the legacy of Kamekura Yusaku’s iconic Tokyo 1964 Olympics identity

Broken Japanese: Why even a “respectful” homage to a country’s culture can be problematic

The View From Tokyo: the fascinating origins, and triumphant resurgence, of Risograph in Japan

Illustrator Joshua Winston Scurville's inspirations vary from Japanese graphic design to jazz

Athletics’ identity for GOCA references traditional Japanese script and incorporates “infinite” patterns

Maciek Pożoga captures the human-like qualities of Japanese macaques

Art collective Excalibur on using pixel art to blend Japanese myths with reality

Chainsaw Man Japanese logo with red outline

Tokyo Underground Railway Poster

Art from, 1930s Japan Travel Poster - 02 (cropped)

Discover Antwan Horfee’s collection of Japanese playing cards

The View From Tokyo: why Laforet Harajuku is an epicentre for the city’s alternative creative ideas

Helmo studio’s Thomas Couderc designs an aesthetically pleasing book on Japanese manhole covers

Mount Fuji Japan travel poster (cropped)

Jentwo’s sunny, characterful illustrations are inspired by Japanese City Pop and the friendly folk of Kamakura

This exhibition showcases the universal language of Japanese pictograms

WW2 Japanese Aircraft Poster Chart Newsmap Vol 2 No 17 1943-08-16 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-2-17 002

1930s Japan Travel Poster - Fuji

Theo Cottle pays tribute to the slow dancing of Japan’s youngest samurais

1930s Japan Travel Poster - 13 (cropped)

Seb Agresti tells us about his residency in Japan and the importance of reinventing yourself

Tokyo travel poster in the 1930s (cropped)

WW2 Japanese Army Uniforms Newsmap Vol No US Government National Archives Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-2-42 002 cropped

Dinosaurs, UFOs and fairytale castles: A travel diary of Japan’s roadside love hotels

1930s Japan Travel Poster - 21 (cropped)

“I love books!”: How Japanese graphic designer Ikuya Shigezane keeps traditional techniques alive

Part fashion film and part documentary, Nobu is a stylised portrait of a Japanese immigrant

Rooted in Japanese-Brazilian culture, Inari Type aims to further understand its heritage

In Tokyo, Ichijo Hikaru is looking beyond Japanese beauty standards for her illustrations

Broken Japanese: Understanding privilege and cultural appropriation as a creative

Stefan Dotter documents the Ama, the “sea women” of Japan

This book is an intricate visual history of Japan’s boom in commercial design

Japanese Action Poster - DPLA - 1412ca3913b4cd9b671f58cd28e96f28

Joseph Töreki’s juicy renders are inspired by “perfect” pieces of Japanese fruit

Who knew a spiral could do so much? Pentagram did, in this joyful Tokyo museum identity

Hyejin Song’s sushi utensils book archives the tools behind Tokyo’s most famous kitchen

The View From Tokyo: embracing imperfection and humour with heta-uma

Meet Yasuo-range, the Tokyo illustrator using geometric expressions to transform the nondescript

Japan travel poster

Japanese photographer Hashimoto Shoko looks back to 50 years ago, to his time spent with the Goze

1930s Japan Travel Poster - 03 (cropped)

Tree and village - 1930s Japan Travel Poster - 09 (cropped)

Art from 1930s Japan Travel Poster - 11 (cropped)

Art from 1930s Japan Travel Poster - 06 (cropped)

1930s Japan Travel Poster Nikko

Four illustrators create alternative mascots for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

Angela Kirkwood illustrates a reissue of Magical Athlete – the zany Japanese board game that’s absurd and fun in equal measure

“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture

Grilli Type’s latest typeface GT Maru takes inspiration from Japan’s friendly and efficient signage

A Japanese Nightingale (1918, poster)

Sea Bathing in Obama, Fukui Prefecture - 1930s Japan Travel Poster - 01 (cropped)

U.S. Army WW2 anti-Japanese propaganda poster No. 148

Wanted poster in Japan 2025-06-29

WW2 Japanese Army Uniforms Rank insignia Collar patches ornaments Poster chart 1944 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 44-pa-1139 cropped

1944 poster with soldier, Main building of the Kyoto Railway Museum 068 (cropped)

Glass Japan Fuku (calligraphy design by Rosanjin)

Gilbert Color Bold - Katakana, Japanese characters

Tokyo Subway 1927 poster

1930s Japan Travel Poster - 07 (cropped)

Japanese gothic typeface comparison

The reconstruction of the imperial capital and Tokyo subway

Japan Labour-Farmer Party poster 1928

Kyoto University logo, 5

1930s Japan Travel Poster - 05 (cropped)

WW2 Japanese INfatry Weapons Poster Chart Newsmap Vol 3 No 34 1944-12-11 US Government National Archives NARA Unrestricted Public domain 26-nm-3-34 002

Frankenstein vs. Baragon Japanese Theatrical poster

Mikimoto Pharmaceutical - logo white (Japan)

Takashimaya Osaka Opening Poster (1930)

Vocabulary for Yamagiwa, The Modern Japanese Written Language

Logo of Charle Japan

Wikipedia Asian Month 2023 - ASEAN-Japan 50 - poster-jajp

Spider-Man 1967 logo (Japanese)

The Shohei Ohtani Collection Tokyo Sports Book Café SHIBUYA TSUTAYA 7F 2025年3月23日の渋谷 202503231635 IMG 6250

University of Tokyo logo, basic, horizontal (2004–2024)