Japan Typography Annual 2025

Begun in 1969 as “The Japan Lettering & Typography Annual”, this year’s edition is the 46th volume and features 479 works carefully selected by a 13-member jury from a total of 2,045 entries. With works accepted from all over the world through a public call for submissions, judges chosen from association members and the previous year’s Grand Prix winner conducted a rigorous evaluation process to select one Grand Prix winner from all the entries, along with a “Best Work Award” in each category. A “Jury Award” is awarded to works or designers highly rated by the judges from their individual perspectives.
This book offers an overview of the latest trends in typography through the 10 categories, including typefaces, logotypes and symbols, visual identity, graphics, editorial, research and experimentation and more. In particular, there are many works featured in the logo category, which received the most awards, as well as in the visual identity, graphics and packaging categories.
This year’s Grand Prix was also the first to be selected from the “On-screen” category, making it well worth watching.