Happy New Year! And welcome to the roaring year of the tiger. As tradition holds, here at S&T we like to start off the new year by admiring some New Year’s cards (nangajo) created by some of our favorite Japanese artists and designers. We actually began this tradition 12 years ago in 2010 so this is the first year we’re coming full circle!
We hope everyone has a brave and confident new year!
Toru Asai
Let’s kick off the round-up with this bright and energetic card from graphic designer Toru Asai.
Hiroki Takeda
Watercolor painter Hiroki Takeda used his signature flora & fauna style to create this colorful tiger.
Baku Maeda
This flaming tiger from Hokkaido-based artist Baku Maeda is heating us up.
Sataka Shunsuke
Illustrator Sataka Shunsuke used his signature pastel palette to create this adorable card.
Kou
Energetic and impactful. From illustrator Kou.
PARICO
A very kawaii nengajo from illustrator parico.
Miwa Komatsu
A deity-inspired tiger from artist Miwa Komatsu.
Haruka Aramaki
This illustration from designer Haruka Aramaki riffs on the Japanese fable “Ikkyu-san and the Tiger”.
Bento Graphics
Our friends at Bento Graphics always come up with the cutest gifs!
Hisao Ohmae
We’re loving this ferocious card from illustrator Hisao Ohmae.
Hayao Miyazaki
Adorable. We always like the slacker vibes from Hayao Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli.
Sayaka Terashima
A daruma tiger by illustrator Sayaka Terashima (created for printing company Sougou Shouken).
Sho Shibuya
We’re loving this minimal card by designer Sho Shibuya (created for his parents).
Junji Ito
From horror mangaka Junji Ito.
LACK
In annual Spoon & Tamago tradition, we choose just one anime-inspired card to close out the round-up. This one is from LACK.
January 7, 2022 at 1:45 pm
rawr XD