Front Pages: Asahi Shimbun

A perennial garden of type.

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Above: Asahi Shimbun, from Tokyo, Japan. Check in with Newseum daily.
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3 Responses to “Front Pages: Asahi Shimbun”

intense. in my research i’ve been finding visual density as an element in various aspects of japanese design and culture. graphics, illustration, retail. density, dynamics, asymmetry; just general observations.

ryan hageman added these words on Jan 30 09 at 5:22 PM

side note:
look at the english version of the asahi shimbun.
http://www.newseum.org/media/dfp/jpg30/lg/JPN_AEN.jpg

quite an aesthetic contrast.

ryan hageman added these words on Jan 30 09 at 5:45 PM

Thanks for your observations and link, Ryan.
Much appreciated! Urban density equals typographic density? Honto ni.

Erik Brandt added these words on Jan 30 09 at 6:49 PM

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