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Article: Johnson Banks unifies UK-Japan 2008.
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- Design Week
- Article date:
- July 27, 2006
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A year-long season of events celebrating creative collaborations between the UK and Japan is launching with a dual-language visual identity created by Johnson Banks.
Organised by the British Council and the British Embassy in Tokyo, UK- Japan 2008 will bring a series of exhibitions, performances and other events to Japan, highlighting collaborations between the two countries in the arts, science and creative industries.
Johnson Banks creative director Michael Johnson says he wanted to create an identity that reflects the connection between the UK and Japan in a graphic way. The result is a marque which uses a Japanese script called Kanji to form the ...