Letterform ArchiveMay 10, 2025
Launched in the late 1920s, The Complete Commercial Artist (Gendai shōgyō bijutsu zenshū 現代商業美術全集) showcased work by Japan’s early design visionaries in 24 volumes on posters, window displays, lighted signs, and more.⁠
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Japan Moderne brings some of the best designs from the publication to a postcard set: https://letterformarchive.org/shop/japan-moderne-advertising-design-gems-from-the-1920s-and-30s/
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Japan Moderne: Advertising Design Gems from the 1920s and ’30s

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Letterform ArchiveFeb 8, 2024

Available now from Letterform Archive Books: The Complete Commercial Artist: Making Modern Design in Japan, 1928–1930. Get your copy: https://letterformarchive.org/shop/complete-commercial-artist/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TCCA&utm_content=TCCA-unwrapping-organic

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The Complete Commercial Artist: Making Modern Design in Japan, 1928–1930

A nonprofit center for inspiration, education, and community in the graphic arts.

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