Japanese Graphic Design Robin L. West Binding is Tight

Binding is Tight

Hinge between inside cover and first page is exposed

In Sandow Birk's new series of paintings and prints

"—Michael Kenney

Japanese Graphic Design Robin L. West Binding is TightFrom product advertisement posters known as bijin ga after the "beautiful women" featured in them to evocative, painterly self promotional work by aspiring graphic designers, the graphic line has always been of paramount importance in Japanese art. Since the Meiji Restoration at the end of the nineteenth century, Japan has seen a phenomenally rapid development in its production of graphic artwork for products, exhibitions, theatrical performances and