Mariko Takagi

Vom Schriftbild zur Bildschrift: das Spiel mit den Zeichen in der japanischen Typographie

TYPO Berlin 2015 Character | Saturday, 23 May | 3:00 pm | Show | German

In Japanese typography, the border between writing as an informational medium and writing as imagery is playfully porous. The Japanese system of writing is considered one of the most complex in the world. Writing a single language requires juggling four different character sets – Sino-Japanese kanji, the two syllabic scripts hiragana and katakana, and the Latin alphabet. Japanese designers turn this cornucopia of shapes and characters to creative advantage in visualising language, information and thought. This presentation will take a look at the various typography-based design principles of both historical and contemporary work from Japan.

Mariko Takagi

Mariko Takagi

Typographer, Book Designer, Author (Hong Kong)

Mariko Takagi is a go-between between cultures (of writing), with typography being the common denominator. Takagi is a typographer, book designer and author of numerous books on Japanese culture. Since 2008 she has studied Japanese and Chinese typography. Her doctoral thesis at the Braunschweig University of Art focused on the…

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