Keita Takemura
Designer
In their own words
These letters just looked like shapes to me, not language.
Respecting the designers who came before is something I care about.
I find things that are immediately easy to understand a bit boring.
Articles & interviews2
- Keita Takemura Designs Between Japanese and European Visual Traditions
The Brand Identity interviews London-based Japanese designer Keita Takemura about his cross-cultural design practice that bridges Japanese and European visual traditions. He discusses his typographic approach, influences from Swiss design, and his collaborative work with architects and lighting designers through Senju Motomachi Souko. The conversation explores his philosophy on clarity, rhythm, and the visual excitement of design that invites curiosity.
- Five design projects span exhibition, identity and web
This edition of The Edit highlights five design projects across exhibition, community publishing, education branding, dance-event identity and architecture websites. Standout work includes Anthony Burrill's ampersand-led exhibition in London, Bakken & Bæck's Y2K-inspired Seen conversation platform, and identities by Fiasco Design, Sofia Pusa and Keita Takemura.