White
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3037781831 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Daygee i read it at least once a month. "White: Personal and Introspective" according to W. Stotler. A personal meditation on the color and feeling of white, Hara's work is a series of overlapping observations that build to a whole. This is not a measured study of the topic--if you're looking for that this short book is not for you. If you are interested in Japanese culture as viewed through the concept of whiteness, this book is for you. This is high-quality Lars Muller fare.. Five Stars Unconventional and thoughtful
It is rather Kenya Haras attempt to explore the essence of "White", which he sees as being closely related to the origin of Japanese aesthetics – symbolizing simplicity and subtlety. Kenya Hara also sees his work as a designer as a form of communication. Kenya Hara compares this form of communication with an "empty container". In visual communication, there are equally signals whose signification is limited, as well as signals or symbols such as the cross or the red circle on the Japanese flag, which – like an "empty container" – permit every signification and do not limit imagination. Good communication has the distinction of being able to listen to each other, rather than to press one’s opinion onto the opponent. "White" is not a book about colors. The central concepts discussed by Kenya Hara in this publication are emptiness and the absolute void. Not alone the fact that the Japanese character for white forms a radical of the character for emptiness has prompted him the closely
Graphic Designer. Representative, the Nippon Design Center Inc.Professor at Musashino Art University. About the AuthorBorn 1958. Author of Designing Design . Engaged in communication projects in various fields based on a recognition that design covers a wide range of disciplines
Author of Designing Design . Born 1958. Representative, the Nippon Design Center Inc.Professor at Musashino Art University. Engaged in communication projects in various fields based on a recognition that design covers a wide range of disciplines. Graphic Designer