老板，给我拿一本《Tokyoiter》！

Aiko · September 7, 2018, 2:21am

只有封面的《Tokyoiter》在線「虛擬」雜誌

The Tokyoiter，是一個在線虛擬雜誌項目。由在日本工作的法國設計師David Robert 和英國插畫師 Andrew Joyce 共同發起。

The Tokyoiter這本雜誌只有封面，沒有內頁，甚至每期標價500円。雜誌的每張封面其實更像是一張海報，由諸多的不同設計師，插畫師，描繪出了冬季的日常生活的諸多場景。

雜誌名字和字體也正如發起者David Robert 和 Andrew Joyce 所言，我們是向「紐約客」致敬。

目前，The Tokyoiter 已發行30多期，參與到這個項目的諸多作者與Robert、Joyce，並不全是日本人，多數來自歐洲，美國的一些藝術家，他們筆下描繪生活在東京的點點滴滴。

The Tokyoiter has been around for some time now, delighting its fans with Japan’s own creative tribute to The New Yorker and The Parisianer. But if you’ve not yet discovered this ongoing illustration series, then allow us to make the introductions.

The imaginary magazine invites artists, illustrators and “drawing freaks” who live in Tokyo to come up with new covers, taking inspiration from the world’s largest and most vibrant city. It was established by British illustrator Andrew Joyce, French art director David Robert, and Japanese illustrator and creative director Tatsushi Eto.

“We want to celebrate the passion for this city and its inhabitants’ stories,” explains David, who has worked in Japan since 2013.

“We hope that each cover will be testament to what makes Tokyo such a fascinating place to live and experience. We are sure that with this tribute to The New Yorker’s traditional cover art and The Parisianer, we can both celebrate illustration, cartooning, drawing, design, creativity, and – of course – Tokyo.”

From Fern Choonet, Luis Mendo and Mateusz Urbanowicz to Shindo Keiko, Louis-Étienne Vallée and Alessandro Bioletti, many of the featured artists like to provide an explanation behind their cover illustration.

Speaking of her geisha cover, Fern Choonet said: “I was inspired to make this illustration from the fact that Tokyo also has its own Geisha district, although not as well known as Kyoto. If you’re lucky enough, you might stumble upon them in areas like Asakusa or Yoshi-cho. I wanted to use the colorful patterns in her kimono to depict the city lights and signboards all around Tokyo.”

Discover more wonderful art tributes to Tokyo at thetokyoiter.com. Or follow their hugely inspiring Instagram feed.

All images courtesy of The Tokyoiter