【Book Description】
This volume is one of Japan’s most authoritative annual publications on art direction, comprehensively presenting the award-winning works from the 2025 Tokyo Art Directors Club (ADC). Through an extensive selection of visual materials and in-depth commentary, the book offers a detailed overview of the latest creative practices and design thinking across contemporary Japanese graphic design, advertising, visual identity, exhibition design, packaging, publishing, and moving image culture.
As one of the most influential organizations shaping Japan’s visual culture, ADC has long served as a key indicator of emerging design trends while reflecting broader changes in society, branding, communication, and media environments. This volume features the year’s major award-winning projects, including the ADC Grand Prix, ADC Members Award, ADC Award, and Hara Hiroshi Award, covering a wide range of disciplines such as commercial advertising, corporate visual identity systems, exhibition design, book design, product design, AR experiences, and cultural projects.
Featured throughout the book are works by some of Japan’s most prominent contemporary art directors and designers, including Kazunari Kitagawa, Atsuki Kikuchi, Kazunari Hattori, and Takuya Onuki. The publication also highlights several landmark projects from the year, including Kenshi Yonezu’s LOST CORNER AR live experience, Pocari Sweat commercial campaigns, the visual identity for TAMIYA PLAMODEL FACTORY TOKYO, and exhibition projects for the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.
Produced in a large-format B4 size, the book allows readers to closely examine typography, printing techniques, materials, and visual details with exceptional clarity. Each project is accompanied by substantial commentary that explores the creative concepts, strategic thinking, and production processes behind the final work. More than a conventional design annual, this publication reveals how contemporary art direction functions as a comprehensive visual language connecting branding, space, moving image, publishing, and cultural communication.
An essential reference for graphic designers, art directors, branding professionals, publishers, advertisers, and readers interested in contemporary Japanese visual culture and design developments.
【Details】
Editor: Tokyo Art Directors Club
Publisher: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha
Year: 2026
Dimensions: 37 × 26 cm
Format: Softcover
Pages: 318 pages