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This is a small, introductory booklet on the subject of how to use the Chinese Abacus. Created in 1956, and distributed by Chong Imports out of San Francisco's Chinatown.
In the opening pages, this booklet utilizes pictograms to help individuals learn the ropes. And throughout the booklet, the illustrations reinforce the points made in the associated text. Filled with ...
The photographed page shows covers from Human Beings Gather! The covers use Tezuka’s recognizable character-based drawing style while presenting the work as an adult-oriented manga.
The visual presentation is deliberately different from the softer, more child-oriented appearance associated with some of Tezuka’s better-known works. The characters and lettering cre...
The image shows Yumeji’s early graphic work in a more satirical and socially engaged context. The figure is presented in an exaggerated manner, using unusual proportions and expressive forms. Unlike a conventional portrait or painting, the work is designed to communicate an idea quickly through simplified visual forms.
Yumeji began his career making illustrations ...
The image comes from the early manga series Captain Atom, which introduced the robot character Atom. The character was later developed into the much more famous Astro Boy.
Osamu Tezuka is one of the most influential figures in the history of modern Japanese manga. He developed a cinematic approach to comics, using changes in panel size, perspective, close-ups, mo...
The image is the title page of Takehisa Yumeji’s Yumeji Gashū: Haru no Maki. The page combines written characters with decorative visual elements, demonstrating how illustration and typography could be integrated into the design of a Japanese book.
Takehisa Yumeji was a Japanese painter, printmaker, illustrator, and designer born in Okayama in 1884. He beca...