+81 Magazine Vol.97

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+81 is a visual magazine launched out of Tokyo in 1997. From graphic design to fashion, photography, film, and music, +81 covers creative scenes around the world with a different theme every issue through interviews with artists along with samples of their artwork. +81 has also won much support for the distinctive editorial design of its pages. All articles are printed bilingually in both Japanese and English, which has lead to +81 being carried at booksellers not only in Japan but in many other countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia as well.

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

Pages: 160
Dimensions: 227 x 297 mm
Format: Softcover
Language: Japanese, English
Year: 2026
Publisher: D.D.Wave