Japanese Visual Communication Survey:  a Brief Analysis of Contemporary Graphic Designers from Japan.

Abstract

To research graphic design in a  globalized context it is primordial to consider cultural,  social,  historical, and even anthropological studies to fully understand the aesthetics’ choices made by the designers. Being the “Japanese graphic design” a topic still to be better understood in the  West,  it is mandatory to gather information from primary sources.  These data will be analyzed with the support of secondary sources of information about Japanese visual communication, social and cultural studies.  This paper presents comments about the result of a survey applied to 105 Japanese graphic designers. The survey was designed with 44 questions. The original survey, to better follow this report can be found in www.studiohobo.com/CONVERGENCIAS/Flavio_Hobo_Survey.pdf

Keywords:  Graphic  Design;  Japanese  Visual  Culture;  Japan; Portugal; Graphic Design Survey; Visual Communication.

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