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Parting It Out: Writings on Graphic Design / Available at www.draw-down.com / Parting It Out is a collection of essays spanning much of graphic design as it applies to aspects of contemporary culture—from the Olympics and typography, to Japan, Cuba, and sign painting. The volume collects writings by Ian Lynam published outside of the American graphic design press alongside previously unpublished writing, and is equal parts personal narrative, design criticism, design history and cultural study. The essays are accompanied by undergraduate and postgraduate homework assignments used in Lynam's classroom in Tokyo, as well as a comprehensive reading list of suggested graphic design literature for graphic designers, educators, students, and enthusiasts. Includes an introductory essay by W. David Marx (Néojaponisme), a collaboration with Randy Nakamura, and an essay by Chris Ro. Ian Lynam is a graphic designer, design teacher and design critic based in Tokyo. In English, with a short passage in Japanese. Published by Wordshape. First edition, 2015. 256 pages, split fountain printing with eight spot colors #graphicdesign #typography #writings #design #PartingItOut #culture #Japan #IanLynam #study #Tokyo #designcritic #Wordshape #splitfountain #signpainting

Parting It Out: Writings on Graphic Design / Available at draw-down.myshopify.com / Parting It Out is a collection of essays spanning much of graphic design as it applies to aspects of contemporary culture—from the Olympics and typography, to Japan, Cuba, and sign painting. The volume collects writings by Ian Lynam published outside of the American graphic design press alongside previously unpublished writing, and is equal parts personal narrative, design criticism, design history and cultural study. The essays are accompanied by undergraduate and postgraduate homework assignments used in Lynam's classroom in Tokyo, as well as a comprehensive reading list of suggested graphic design literature for graphic designers, educators, students, and enthusiasts. Includes an introductory essay by W. David Marx (Néojaponisme), a collaboration with Randy Nakamura, and an essay by Chris Ro. Ian Lynam is a graphic designer, design teacher and design critic based in Tokyo. In English, with a short passage in Japanese. Published by Wordshape. First edition, 2015. 256 pages, split fountain printing with eight spot colors #graphicdesign #typography #writings #design #PartingItOut #culture #Japan #IanLynam #study #Tokyo #designcritic #Wordshape #splitfountain #signpainting

Parting It Out: Writings on Graphic Design / Available at draw-down.myshopify.com / Parting It Out is a collection of essays spanning much of graphic design as it applies to aspects of contemporary culture—from the Olympics and typography, to Japan, Cuba, and sign painting. The volume collects writings by Ian Lynam published outside of the American graphic design press alongside previously unpublished writing, and is equal parts personal narrative, design criticism, design history and cultural study. The essays are accompanied by undergraduate and postgraduate homework assignments used in Lynam's classroom in Tokyo, as well as a comprehensive reading list of suggested graphic design literature for graphic designers, educators, students, and enthusiasts. Includes an introductory essay by W. David Marx (Néojaponisme), a collaboration with Randy Nakamura, and an essay by Chris Ro. Ian Lynam is a graphic designer, design teacher and design critic based in Tokyo. In English, with a short passage in Japanese. Published by Wordshape. First edition, 2015. 256 pages, split fountain printing with eight spot colors #graphicdesign #typography #writings #design #PartingItOut #culture #Japan #IanLynam #study #Tokyo #designcritic #Wordshape #splitfountain #signpainting

No idea who did this, but this streetwear brand @aliveandwell.life_ is using my Glot type family’s alt caps for their branding & apparel. #typeinuse #wordshape #glot (at Shibuya, Tokyo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpEnrPlynNo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

@sailosaibin book of the day for today. I am only tooting about this particular title because it is the very last one! 499 others have found good homes. #wordshape (at Sasazuka) https://www.instagram.com/p/COhBvvjhglF/?igshid=15j9nxw86tcgt

+/- 400 copies of NJP No. 1 with accompanying sketchbook set & trio of posters packed in eight arduous hours with @neomarxisme & some magical helpers, all with a delicious lunch! Giant thanks to all of our #kickstarter backers for making this project a reality! Your copies will ship in the AM. We hope that you treasure this weird guide to Shōwa-era Tokyo—it all turned out better than expected: upgraded paper for the books & notebooks, upgraded UV binding (won’t break!), & extra time to tweak the design to dorky Shōwa perfection using a veritable fleet of new custom typefaces & revivals of forgotten lettering from the 1920s and 1930s. #neojaponisme #wordshape #diypublishing (at Tokyo, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9L8_cZhg_u/?igshid=1pv6c1xdl2x1c

At long last, NJP 1 has landed along with the Risograph posterettes and sketchbooks! The result of a few years of work with @neomarxisme and featuring slick contributions from @luismendo @ryancecil @mattnosword and a heap of others, the final result looks beautiful! Amazing papers, printing and binding... @kickstarter orders to be fulfilled momentarily! #néojaponisme #wordshape (at Tokyo, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8xsJ_sBx2I/?igshid=f7ztmswpgplu

Messing around with this illustrator plugin I just stumbled onto.... neat tool that has a lot of potential. This is just one of the things it can do. It's called Kimbo and you can find it on Wordshape.com #kimbo #wordshape