Kohei Sugiura Launches "Design Cosmos", a website that introduces design archives

▲ © SUGIURA Kohei / Musashino Art University Museum & Library

Musashino Art University Museum and Library has released a website "Design Cosmos" that introduces the "Kouhei Sugiura Design Archive" owned by the museum.

This site is a collection of three-dimensional visual works of thousands of design works that graphic designer Kohei Sugiura worked with staff for more than half a century. You can freely move and play the works designed by Sugiura floating in outer space.

Click the work image to jump to the details page of the work. Anyone can freely explore, move, select, surprise, play, learn, and enjoy, such as selecting a work from the "work list".

▲ Work floating screen (aligned floating style) © SUGIURA Kohei / Musashino Art University Museum & Library

▲ Work floating screen (random floating style) © SUGIURA Kohei / Musashino Art University Museum & Library

Furthermore, the original book design technique devised by Mr. Sugiura and incorporated into the book design is subdivided into 15 categories and 119 methods to build an index. From that index, it is possible to move to a group of works linked by "design method".

▲ Selection of works on the floating screen © SUGIURA Kohei / Musashino Art University Museum & Library

In addition, the detailed pages of each work are accompanied by beautiful illustrations of the work, as well as "explanation of the work" and "explanation of the design method" used in the work. In addition to the text by Mr. Sugiura, the testimony of the members of the design team and the editors will give you a sense of the liveliness and enthusiasm of the time of production.

▲ Group display from the design method index © SUGIURA Kohei / Musashino Art University Museum & Library

▲ Details page screen of the work © SUGIURA Kohei / Musashino Art University Museum & Library

In addition, a "commentary video" that simulates the experience of picking up a book, removing the cover, and turning pages is attached, so the book is regarded as a three-dimensional existence, and the book design wording is taken with an architectural approach. You will be able to gain a deeper understanding of Sugiura's design method in search of.

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