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Three graphic posters with bold colours and Japanese text. The first is a red and yellow illustration of a stage with curtains; the second features abstract blue, yellow and green shapes; the third is a white composition with a blue-bordered illustration of a mountain.

Bold lettering and hand-drawn elements collide in these cool posters

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Date
12 November 2014

We at It’s Nice That are the first to admit how easily we’re won over by an exotic script and an novel letterform – when you spend your days thinking about typefaces there’s something undeniably alluring about recognising the existence of a whole other world of them – so we won’t try to hide our excitement at coming across Anzai Konami’s work on Gurafiku.

The Japanese graphic designer implements playful hand-drawn elements and primary colours alongside bold Japanese lettering to create a collision of styles that we can help but be drawn to. Maybe it’s something about not understanding what these bright, vibrant posters are advertising, or the naïve, experimental approach to collaging together shapes, colours and styles in one composition. Either way, we’re sold.

An illustration of a red and white event schedule for “on-gaku no jikan”, celebrating its third anniversary. The layout features stylised figures and red numbers from one to eight, with dates and performer lists written in Japanese.
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Anzai Konami: Posters

A colourful, hand-drawn illustration for an event titled “P-Class”. The layout is divided into a grid of panels featuring various figures, sketches of cityscapes, and Japanese text. A map at the bottom shows the location of the event, with a small figure pointing towards a building.
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Anzai Konami: Posters

An illustration of a red stage with yellow spotlights shining down on three small yellow birds. Japanese text at the top reads “2/16(sat) 三鷹おんがくのじかん”, with further event details and pricing listed below the stage.
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Anzai Konami: Posters

A graphic poster for a DJ event titled “PICNIC”. The layout features a collection of red, white and blue geometric shapes and abstract figures scattered across a white background. A central black circle contains vertical Japanese text, while the bottom of the page lists the DJs as “gou nakagi rinco”.
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Anzai Konami: Posters

An illustration for a music event featuring a person standing among three upright electric guitars. They are surrounded by small, whimsical animals and a drum kit against a green hilly landscape. Text in the top right reads “3/9” with pricing and timing details. A white banner across the bottom lists the performers’ names in Japanese.
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Anzai Konami: Posters

A graphic poster for a music event featuring a blue ornate frame surrounding a green line drawing of mountains. Red and blue abstract shapes form Japanese text, with “cafe couwa” and a website address listed at the bottom right.
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Anzai Konami: Posters

An abstract illustration featuring soft pastel shapes and lines on a light blue background. A pink oval in the centre contains Japanese text and the date “20130716”.
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Anzai Konami: Posters

An abstract illustration of organic, overlapping shapes in white, green, yellow and pink against a bright blue background. White Japanese text reads “コンテンポラリー”.
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Anzai Konami: Posters

An illustration for an event poster featuring a chaotic, surreal scene of figures and animals in black, white and yellow. Text at the top reads “IMAZINE PRESS presents IMAZINE NIGHTz A-side” and lists several performers. The bottom of the poster provides event details for 23 July, including the venue and the DJ, “社長 (radioDTM)”.
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Anzai Konami: Posters

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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