We will introduce masterpieces by calligraphers, painters, and designers.
List of calligraphers and designers
Maya Deguchi
Exit Maya
A calligrapher who works on title lettering for CD jackets, advertising designs, and website material designs.
Tadashi Sugiura
He has created many designs, including corporate CI, characters, and logos, and has produced many works including calendars, decorative plates, colored paper, and postcards, mainly using calligraphy and paintings.
Akira Naito
Resides in Osaka City.
I work in the design industry, commercial lettering, installation planning and production, and am currently developing interesting calligraphy such as painting-like calligraphy and cat-shaped kanji. I create designs and art pieces using calligraphy.
Masashi Yasukawa
Shinji Yasukawa
Calligrapher, painter, and picture book author. He has written many books, including "Calligraphy and Painting in Everyday Life."
A wide range of products have been produced, including jigsaw puzzles, calendars, postcards, and more, based on the theme of works that showcase the joyous harmony between calligraphy and painting.
Tsutomu Saeki
Tsutomu Saeki
Design calligraphy artist.
Born in Tottori Prefecture. Established advertising production company Creative Room Ben in 1985.
Creates designs, illustrations, events, etc. In 1993, he established the Japan Advertising Fudemoji Church and served as vice director.
Received Nippon Kogyo Shimbun Advertising Award and Dentsu Award. After that, he started working on TV commercials, as well as advertising calligraphy for logos, poetry, package labels, etc.
Holds solo exhibitions, workshops, and performance books. Currently working as a lecturer at NHK Cultural Center and Kintetsu Cultural Salon.
Kazu Matsuda
Kazu Matsuda <br />Mainly works on New Year's card design.
I mainly create Japanese-style illustrations with a peaceful feel, and I aim to create works that will put people in a cheerful mood.
Sayaka Ota
Sayaka Ota is a calligraphy designer who specializes in creating powerful, impactful, and realistic works that utilize the lines of a brush.
Since 2007, he has run a professional design calligraphy school.
Chairman of the FUKUOKA Design Calligraphy Association.
Yukie Fujita
Yukie Fujita
Freelance commercial calligrapher. calligraphy artist. He designs calligraphy for a variety of industries, including store logos, product logos, and titles.
Benihana Awazu
Awazu safflower
Calligrapher and design calligrapher. He has run the Benihana Calligraphy School for 27 years. He has taught calligraphy to a total of 100,000 people at 10 classrooms and events both in Japan and overseas. He wrote the calligraphy for the WBS World Business Satellite "Reiwa". He is the author of "The Lotus Sutra Calligraphy Practice Book".
In 2019, the Benihana Juku 25th Anniversary Exhibition was held at the Minato Mirai Gallery.
http://www.kouka-eri.com/
Ai Suzuki
Ai Suzuki
Design calligraphy artist.
To date, he has had around 2,190 logos, New Year's cards, and art works adopted. He has won the Grand Prize at the Japan Design Calligraphy Awards, three Excellence Awards, and one Selected Award.
Received the Toyohashi City Cultural Award Cultural Promotion Award.
Held solo exhibitions at the Itchiku Kubota Art Museum, New York, and Milan.
A live performance was given in front of Prince and Princess Akishino.
Vice Director of the Japan Design Calligraphy Writers Association
http://suzukiai.com/
Kazumi Fujii
Kazumi Fujii
Design calligrapher and illustrator.
After working in the creative department of an advertising agency, he went independent.
Currently focusing on creating calligraphy designs and brush-style illustrations.
Regular member of the Japan Design Calligraphy Writers Association
https://www.iroha-fudeart.com/