Gurafiku is a self-described "collection of visual research surveying the history of graphic design in Japan" by Ryan Hageman, a graphic designer and graduate student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The archive offers readers a rich resource for typologically understanding the collision of various design styles from Swiss design or International Typographic Style to Japanese illustration and influences from Ukiyo-e. While the resource spans a range of promotional materials, including movie posters and magazines, the website is lacking in quotidian ephemera—candy packaging, plastic bags and chopstick sleeves, which in my opinion offer a useful lens into the everyday within a culture. This could be a challenge for our journey!
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