Japanese graphic designer Ryu Miyakeno presents his first major monograph—a thoughtfully composed volume that traces over a decade of creative work rooted in the visual, material, and conceptual possibilities of text. Known for his genre-defying style and fluid sensibility, Miyakeno has developed a practice that treats typography not merely as a tool for communication, but as a medium for texture, rhythm, and emotion.
Spanning more than 500 pages, this book is more than a showcase of works—it’s an invitation into Miyakeno’s evolving thought process. Organized around five core themes—“Designing Tactility,” “Deconstructing Typography,” “Floating Stillness,” “From Sensation to Language,” and “Tuning Meaning”—the book offers a structured yet poetic lens through which to explore the designer’s world. Each section reveals how his work dances between opposites: abstract and concrete, intuitive and analytical, quiet and intense.
His designs push the boundaries of how we read and perceive text. In Miyakeno’s hands, typography becomes physical; it floats, lingers, hesitates, or disappears. A page might speak not only through letters but through the space between them, through silence, pause, or imbalance. This approach transforms reading into an experience of seeing and feeling—a tactile encounter with language itself.
The book also includes an extended roundtable discussion with fellow typographic explorer Daijiro Ohara and book designer Yuta Ichinose. Their conversation delves into Miyakeno’s creative foundations—his instincts, habits, and hesitations—providing rare insight into the quiet intensity that defines his work. Together, they reflect on how design can serve as both expression and observation, and how language can live as both form and sensation.
Ryu Miyakeno Works is not just a monograph, but a contemplative document of a designer who continues to question the nature of typography and its potential. It is a book for those who view design as a form of inquiry—an emotional, spatial, and intellectual dialogue between maker, medium, and viewer. Through its delicate structure and profound restraint, this publication speaks in ways that go far beyond words.