In this issue, we take a systematic look back at the history of Japanese graphic design over the past 100 years, divided by decade from the prewar period to the present. Starting with 1922, when Toshiro Kataoka created “Akadama Port Wine” and Calpis's “The Taste of First Love”, we will look at the establishment of Light Publicity and Nippon Design Center in the 1950s, the World Design Conference and the exhibition “Persona” in the 1960s, along with the work of Yusaku Kamekura; Ikko Tanaka, Eiko Ishioka, and Katsumi Asaba in the 1970s; Yukimasa Okumura, Tsuguya Inoue, and Makoto Saito in the 1980s; Tycoon Graphics and Hideki Nakajima in the 1990s; Kazunari Hattori and Kashiwa Sato in the 2000s; Eisuke Tachikawa and Yuni Yoshida in the 2010s; and CEKAI and Taro Motoda in the 2020s, and many others. This issue features works and interviews from these key figures who have led each era. By incorporating economic, social, and cultural events into the opening pages of each decade, this volume offers a multi-dimensional understanding of the role and significance of design in each era, while capturing the overarching trends of the past 100 years.
