"The book comprehensively interprets Japanese layout design from theory to practice. With 6 major creative styles, 76 distinctive layout design strategies and 18 Japanese layout design masters, Japanese Layout Design passes the critical layout design elements and skills to readers. Yoshihisa Shirai, Ryu Mieno, Masayoshi Kodaira, Masashi Murakami... popular works of over 18 distinguished Japanese designers are shown in this book. It is hoped that it will provide designers and design enthusiasts with a solid sense of the rules and principle involved in layout designs to help them create better graphic design works after embarking on this journey of excellent design works. Combined western rational design tools with eastern aesthetic essence, the creative works can get rid of mediocre unique color schemes."-- from the publisher

• What's the big deal with layout design?
• What you must know about Japanese layout design
• Basic rules of Japanese layout design
• Have you made these mistakes?
• Analysis on Japanese layout design works. High contrast
• Negative space
• Retro sense
• Vividness
• Orderliness
• Geometric shapes
• Quick overview of the layouts in this book