We are excited to announce the publication of the first-ever art book by Ryu Mieno, a designer who has been actively creating graphic works centered around typography for over a decade. This comprehensive collection captures the trajectory of Mieno’s creative journey.

Spanning over 500 pages, this book categorizes Mieno’s diverse and fluid graphic works into five themes: “Designing the Feeling,” “Deconstruction of Typefaces,” “‘To and Fro’ Still Images,” “Five Senses into Linguistic Sensibility,” and “Tuning the Meaning.” Each chapter delves into Mieno’s design philosophy and approach, analyzing his work through perspectives such as tactility, the passage of time, and the interplay between abstraction and representation.

The book also includes a special roundtable discussion at the end, featuring Mieno in conversation with Dai Ohara, a typography artist, and Yuta Ichinose, the book’s designer. Together, they explore Mieno’s core principles, his thinking process, and his unique way of perceiving and expressing ideas in typography.

Contents
Foreword by Jenny Brewer (It’s Nice That)
Chapter 1: Designing the Feeling
Chapter 2: Deconstruction of Typefaces
Chapter 3: “To and Fro” Still Images
Chapter 4: Five Senses into Linguistic Sensibility
Chapter 5: Tuning the Meaning
Discussion: Ground, Interval, and Power Play — Capturing the “Line” in Written Characters
by Ryu Mieno, Dai Ohara, and Yuta Ichinose