Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875–1975

A century of Japanese design innovation captured through the lives of 90+ influential creators. Fracture traces graphic design from Japan's opening to the West through the pre-digital era, featuring over 500 color images of vintage ephemera, from children's books and travel posters to advertisements and magazine covers. Discover pivotal moments: Hani Motoko commissioning Frank Lloyd Wright's "Hall for Tomorrow," the modernist vision of women in interwar advertising, and Yusaku Kamehura's iconic 1964 Olympics logo that introduced pictograms to the world. The narrative culminates with the rise of women's liberation and design at the threshold of the digital age.

A visual archive and cultural history in one, Fracture introduces readers to the creative minds who shaped Japan's modern aesthetic during its most transformative century.