Visions of space and the future in Japan in the 70s and 80s.

What you are seeing here is a selection of scans from my (somewhat endless) stash of books and catalogs on Japanese illustration and design.


Naoki Yasuda, ca. 80s



Naoki Yasuda, ca. 80s


Naoki Yasuda, ca. 80s


Ryo Ohshita, ca. 1977


Jinsei Choh, ca. 80s


Yukimasa Okumura, poster for Hosono record


Ryoko Ishioka, window display


Nobuhiko Yoshida, ca. 1979


Shigeo Okamoto, calendar, ca. 1981


Shigeo Okamoto, calendar, ca. 1981


Kenkichi Sato, ca. 1979


Josuke Kubo


Shuji Tanase, 1983, black space


Tatsushi Morrimoto, ca. 80s


Jinsei Choh, ca. 80s


Mitsuo Ishida, book illustration


Ichiro Tsuruta, ca. 1985


Masatoshi Toda, leasing company poster, 1986


Masatoshi Toda, leasing company poster, 1985


Takuro Kamiya, ca. 80s


Kazuaki Iwasaki, ca. 80s


Sadao Naito, late 70s


Noriyoshi Orai, late 70s


Shusei Nagaokavia Pink Tentacle

And a more recent image via Pink Tentacle:

McDonalds Apocalypse