Vol.97 Beyond the Letter issue

Beyond the Letter issue

今号は「Beyond the Letter」をテーマに、単なる情報伝達の役割を超えた文字表現の可能性にフォーカスする。第1章「Thought & Philosophy」では、Karel Martens、M/M(Paris)、Chris Ashworthをはじめ、文字を視覚表現として捉えるデザイナーたちを取り上げ、その思考や哲学に迫る。第2章「Inquiry & Practice」では、文字に固有の個性や輪郭を与えるタイプ・デザイナーとして、Dinamo、Margot Lévêque、Charlotte Rohdeの3組を特集。第3章「Expression & Perception」では、Alex KizuやPablo Lehmannなど、文字を空間や身体感覚へと拡張するアーティストたちを紹介。さらに第4章「Culture & Inspiration」では、文字をカルチャーとして捉え、独自の視点から発信を続けるSlanted、TYPE01、Another Graphicの3つのメディアを特集する。「読むこと」と「感じること」のあいだを横断しながら、観る者の感情や意識に働きかける文字表現の存在価値と可能性を、改めて見つめ直す一冊となっている。

For this issue, themed “Beyond the Letter,” we focus on the possibilities of typographic expression that transcend the role of letters as mere tools for conveying information. Chapter 1, “Thought & Philosophy,” features designers including Karel Martens, M/M (Paris), and Chris Ashworth, exploring their ideas and philosophies surrounding letters as visual expression. Chapter 2, “Inquiry & Practice,” highlights three practitioners in contemporary type design: Dinamo, Margot Lévêque, and Charlotte Rohde, each of whom gives letters distinctive individuality and form. Chapter 3, “Expression & Perception,” introduces artists such as Alex Kizu and Pablo Lehmann, whose practices expand letters into spatial and bodily experiences. Finally, Chapter 4, “Culture & Inspiration,” focuses on three media platforms, Slanted, TYPE01, and Another Graphic, all of which continue to approach typography as culture through their own unique perspectives. Moving between “reading” and “feeling,” this issue reconsiders the significance and possibilities of typographic expression that resonates with the viewer’s emotions and consciousness.

Thought & Philosophy

Karel Martens
M/M (Paris)
Chris Ashworth
Hugh Miller
Takenobu Igarashi

Inquiry & Practice

Dinamo
Margot Lévêque
Charlotte Rohde

Expression & Perception

Alex Kizu (DEFER)
eL Seed
Pablo Lehmann
Charles Sandison

Culture & Inspiration

Slanted
TYPE01
Another Graphic

Tokyo Type Directors Club
The World of Tsuguya Inoue’s Typography