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New Edition Showa Modern Advertising Design 1920s-30s / Seigensha

New Edition Showa Modern Advertising Design 1920s-30s / Seigensha

The New Edition Showa Modern Advertising Design 1920s-30s by Seigensha presents a comprehensive collection of advertising and design materials from approximately 100 years ago. This A6 paperback book introduces over 200 posters, flyers, wrapping paper, calendars, and advertisements from the Taisho and early Showa periods, when cafes, bars, fruit parlors, and clothing stores lined urban streets and design connected people and things with excitement and freshness.

Featured materials include small printed items such as calendars, flyers, stationery, and envelopes, as well as catalogs, leaflets, posters, wrapping paper and packaging, match labels, cuts, and print advertisements. With contributions and commentary by writer and designer Asako Hirayama and illustrator and essayist Harumin Asao, this book offers a window into the charm and visual culture of early 20th century Japan.
Key Features
  • Over 200 materials: Posters, flyers, wrapping paper, calendars, and advertisements from the 1920s-30s.
  • Taisho and early Showa design: Showcases urban advertising from cafes, bars, fruit parlors, and clothing stores.
  • Diverse design examples: Small printed materials, catalogs, leaflets, posters, packaging, match labels, and print ads.
  • Expert contributions: Commentary by Asako Hirayama and Harumin Asao.
  • 264 pages: Comprehensive A6 paperback format.
Format A6
Total Pages 264 pages
Binding Paperback
Edited by Seigensha Editorial Department, Jun Asami
Made in Japan
$1.32
New Edition Showa Modern Advertising Design 1920s-30s / Seigensha
$1.32

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The New Edition Showa Modern Advertising Design 1920s-30s by Seigensha presents a comprehensive collection of advertising and design materials from approximately 100 years ago. This A6 paperback book introduces over 200 posters, flyers, wrapping paper, calendars, and advertisements from the Taisho and early Showa periods, when cafes, bars, fruit parlors, and clothing stores lined urban streets and design connected people and things with excitement and freshness.

Featured materials include small printed items such as calendars, flyers, stationery, and envelopes, as well as catalogs, leaflets, posters, wrapping paper and packaging, match labels, cuts, and print advertisements. With contributions and commentary by writer and designer Asako Hirayama and illustrator and essayist Harumin Asao, this book offers a window into the charm and visual culture of early 20th century Japan.
Key Features
  • Over 200 materials: Posters, flyers, wrapping paper, calendars, and advertisements from the 1920s-30s.
  • Taisho and early Showa design: Showcases urban advertising from cafes, bars, fruit parlors, and clothing stores.
  • Diverse design examples: Small printed materials, catalogs, leaflets, posters, packaging, match labels, and print ads.
  • Expert contributions: Commentary by Asako Hirayama and Harumin Asao.
  • 264 pages: Comprehensive A6 paperback format.
Format A6
Total Pages 264 pages
Binding Paperback
Edited by Seigensha Editorial Department, Jun Asami
Made in Japan