Vol.96: The Future of Book Design and Publishing issue

今号では「The Future of Book Design and Publishing」をテーマに、物体として存在する“本”の価値を改めて問い直す。第1章ではIrma Boom、Theseus Chan、町口覚、OK-RM など、実験的なアプローチで本の可能性に挑むブック・デザイナーたちを特集。第2章ではJonathan Barnbrook、Stefan Sagmeister、中島英樹など、時代を切り拓いてきたグラフィック・デザイン界の巨匠たちが手がけた伝説の一冊を紹介。第3章ではLoose Joints、Actual Source、Roma Publicationsなど、シーンのハブとして機能し、自国のカルチャーを本というフォーマットを通じて世界へ届けるインディペンデント出版社を取り上げる。巻末では、制作の現場で日々手を動かしながら、ギャラリー「写場」を通じた発信・出版活動も行う望月製本所の想いを取材した。作り手の想いを“肌”で感じるとともに、ウェブ上で情報が瞬時に消費されていく現代において、本として残すことの価値を改めて見つめ直す一冊となっている。

This issue, themed “The Future of Book Design and Publishing,” reexamines the value of the physical book as an object. In Chapter 1, we feature book designers such as Irma Boom, Theseus Chan, Satoshi Machiguchi, and OK-RM, who explore the possibilities of books through experimental approaches. Chapter 2 introduces legendary works by graphic design masters—including Jonathan Barnbrook, Stefan Sagmeister, and Hideki Nakajima—who have shaped the times. Chapter 3 focuses on independent publishers such as Loose Joints, Actual Source, and Roma Publications, which function as hubs in their scenes, bringing their local cultures to the world through the format of the book. At the end of the issue, we share the perspective of Mochizuki Bindery, which not only works daily in production but also engages in publishing and outreach through the gallery “SHABA.” This issue allows readers to feel the creators’ intentions firsthand while reconsidering the value of preserving information in book form in an age where content is instantly consumed online.

CONTENTS
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[Experimental Book Design]
Irma Boom
Theseus Chan
Satoshi Machiguchi
OK-RM
Hans Gremmen / Fw:Books
Edwin van Gelder / mainstudio
A Practice for Everyday Life
Wang Zhi-Hong
Jianping He / hesign
Yoshihisa Tanaka

[Timeless Graphic Books]
Jonathan Barnbrook
Stefan Sagmeister
Neville Brody & Jon Wozencroft
Hideki Nakajima
Yukimasa Matsuda

[Culture Hub Publishers]
Loose Joints
Actual Source
Roma Publications
Void
Spector Books
Libraryman
Jungle Books
Pierre von Kleist editions
Self Titled

[The People Behind the Books]
Mochizuki Bindery / SHABA
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