• SIMMATTIC

  2011.02.16 ::: 11:18 #

  Awesome!! Loved this style of art! Thanks for posting!!

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  • MaCHEE

    2012.09.23 ::: 15:59 #

    THE ART DECO LIKE STYLE TO THE EARLY POSTERS IS
    GOOD AND INSPIRATIONAL. THANKS

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• Mediumjones

  2011.02.16 ::: 13:15 #

  Nice post, thanks for sharing.

  Also, I like the new site design. Although, I've always secretly wished you'd bring back the Tokyo skyline header (or a new version of it) from years ago. That was awesome.

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• PapaNurunNahar

  2011.02.16 ::: 13:34 #

  Japanese posters are awesome!
  In modern art Japanese Posters & Print have a great influence. I wish more people would appreciate this.

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• Mainual

  2011.02.16 ::: 19:36 #

  I love vintage posters, thanks for inspiration

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• Ryan Hageman

  2011.02.17 ::: 07:37 #

  It's beautiful to see such a blend of inspiration. Bits and pieces of various visual languages pulled together to make something incredibly unique.

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• Dennis Sweatt

  2011.02.17 ::: 08:50 #

  This is a great example for other artist who are convinced they are reinventing the wheel.

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• hakkomo

  2011.02.17 ::: 10:29 #

  is there any possibility to get a reproduction?

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  • 7 zark 7

    2011.02.20 ::: 08:43 #

    right click> save

    then run it thru 'genuine fractals' or similar photoshop plugin.

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• Marcelo

  2011.02.26 ::: 14:56 #

  Its just amazing!!!! although Im a not a big fan of japanese design these selection is great!

  But,,,only 39 images not 50,,,,lol!!!

  thumbs up!!! I will post and give the credits

  all da best

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• Marcelo

  2011.02.26 ::: 15:52 #

  errrr,,,I miscounted it!!! my bad!

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  • BOO

    2012.11.22 ::: 03:44 #

    fUnNy,,,

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• mannyoda

  2011.02.27 ::: 15:42 #

  exceptional stuff, who knew. thanks for sharing.

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• Nana

  2011.02.28 ::: 04:47 #

  Great examples!

  Just a note about the translation of the Health for body and country" poster, c. 1930. A more accurate translation would be "Health for self and country." The poster was intended to promote physical health for individuals, which, in turn, will lead to a collectively healthier country.

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• Marc

  2011.02.28 ::: 18:54 #

  This is a truly brilliant find with some amazing design and draughtsmanship, many thanks for sharing.

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• Victoria

  2011.02.28 ::: 19:52 #

  do you by any chance know if the book is only available in japanese?
  thanks!

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• Miasolucionesweb

  2011.03.01 ::: 10:02 #

  Good post.

  I like all the pictures, especially Shujiro poster design by Shimomura ...

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• delastuff

  2011.03.01 ::: 21:10 #

  Very nice collection!

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• Stephen

  2011.03.01 ::: 22:05 #

  This is a great collection! Thanks!

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• xavier

  2011.03.02 ::: 02:58 #

  very nice pictures !

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• imrul

  2011.03.02 ::: 12:08 #

  they are too talent then todays creators.

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• Ryan Rosado

  2011.03.03 ::: 00:57 #

  I really like the designs selected. It's also amazing to see how great these designs looked years and years ago. A lot of them have a timeless quality to them.

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• ElJefe

  2011.03.08 ::: 06:08 #

  very cool. did anyone else notice the American influence on style and character? i thought that was interesting.

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• Ulashima

  2011.03.09 ::: 01:46 #

  One thing I saw about this. The Japanese writing direction prior to the war was from right to left when written horizontally (opposite of Roman, same as Arabic and Hebrew), as far as I know. Among these examples, there are also many left-to-right stuff here. Perhaps there was not a proper standard.

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• jojo woods

  2011.06.01 ::: 22:31 #

  interesting and insightful

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• Karmin

  2011.06.11 ::: 10:02 #

  I love Japanese art, I think I'm gonna get a tattoo of something similar to the Koi fish, that's how much I likey :)

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• August

  2011.08.15 ::: 11:26 #

  I'm in lust with these. It feel Soviet + Art Nouveau + Dada + undeniably Japanese. I don't know how I could ever pick a favorite from this set.

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• Siddhartha Joshi

  2011.09.03 ::: 15:10 #

  This is an awesome collection, to an art form I was previously never exposed to. I really like the liberal use of red in these posters...quite a lot of inspiration for a revolution in the making!

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• Jordan

  2011.10.26 ::: 18:35 #

  Awesome stuff.

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• Mariah

  2011.10.30 ::: 03:43 #

  my favorite is the 8th one down but all of the other ones are great to
  :)

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• Libby

  2011.12.07 ::: 19:34 #

  I love this style of art it's fasinating to see that the japanese had the same trend through their country, happening at the same time.....

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• Khalin

  2011.12.29 ::: 19:34 #

  Great post.

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• Creative Portfolio

  2012.03.25 ::: 05:01 #

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• Shaleen

  2012.07.24 ::: 04:44 #

  This is a wonderful collection. It has an Art Deco feel to it but I love it. Thank you very much for posting it.
  I was looking for Asian art projects for summer art camp next year and I believe I hit a jackpot! Thanks.

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• Ashlin

  2012.09.19 ::: 06:42 #

  these are all really cool.. i absolutely love japanese art even if some of it just so happens to be propaganda .. =P

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• Aleksandr

  2012.12.17 ::: 02:07 #

  Those Nippon posters of 20-30-th are so attractive! Same, they are similar to all kinds of totalitar Arts like flowrishing in Italy, Germany or USSR of the same time-periods. One can not enjoy them too much, but same time one can not stop looking'em
  Strange and strong impression!

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• Joey

  2013.02.20 ::: 16:10 #

  Does anyone know where I can purchase some of this art?

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• Jay Dorsey

  2013.10.27 ::: 10:15 #

  I love these posters and covers. As a few others have mentioned, there is definitely an art deco feel to them. But, they're beautiful. I'd love to see these available for reproduction.

  Thanks for sharing!

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