- 22.03.22
Feature in April 2022 issue of "BRAIN"
Brain is a specialist magazine for creatives published by Sendenkaigi.
Its occasional "Book Jacket: Senses" feature is made possible through
collaborations with creators using fine paper.
Its occasional "Book Jacket: Senses" feature is made possible through
collaborations with creators using fine paper.
Each issue of the magazine that features this popular project includes
a book jacket/cover made with a different type of fine paper.
a book jacket/cover made with a different type of fine paper.
Asuka Wakida appears in the April 2022 edition.
The paper she uses is TANT KIRA.
The title of the work is “Lake in my heart.”
Taking inspiration from Noriko Ibaragi’s poem Mizuumi (The Lake),
Wakita expresses the sense of diving deep into “the lake in my heart”
through reading.TANT KIRA’s uneven surface and pearlescent gloss is ideal for creating
Wakita expresses the sense of diving deep into “the lake in my heart”
through reading.TANT KIRA’s uneven surface and pearlescent gloss is ideal for creating
a book jacket reminiscent of the mist that hangs above a lake.
This project uses two of the ten colors in the TANT KIRA range: K-5 (gray) and K-9 (white),
employing debossing on the K-5 gray paper.
Wakita discovered that pressing with a slightly higher than usual temperature produced
a more intense color than expected in the debossed areas,
along with a glossiness similar to transparent film.
The effect can best be understood by examining the actual book jackets that she produced.
employing debossing on the K-5 gray paper.
Wakita discovered that pressing with a slightly higher than usual temperature produced
a more intense color than expected in the debossed areas,
along with a glossiness similar to transparent film.
The effect can best be understood by examining the actual book jackets that she produced.
The K-9 white paper has layered matte white,
producing a combination of two whites with different textures.
producing a combination of two whites with different textures.
Book Jacket: Senses - Vol. 60
“Lake in my heart”
“Lake in my heart”
| Design: | Asuka Wakida |
| Paper: | TANT KIRA K-5, K-9* 1091 x 788mm S/G 116.3g/m2 |
| *Each magazine comes with one book jacket, using one of these colors. | |
| Printing process: | K-5 (gray) UV offset 2 colors (gray, ink black) + debossing |
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K-9 (white) UV offset 2 colors (gray, ink black) + foil stamping (white)
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The April issue of Brain is now available at bookstores nationwide.