World Events
Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. North Korea accelerates its nuclear and missile development program, and tensions rise in Japan. The Moritomo Gakuen and Kake Gakuen scandals spread distrust of the government among the public. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is formed.
Graphic Design's Events
Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art & Design opens. Kazumasa Nagai designs its symbol mark. Yoshishige Watanabe receives the 19th Yusaku Kamekura Design Award. Keisuke Nagatomo (b. 1939) passes away.
JAGDA New Designer Award
Taichi Tamaki（b.1984） Haruka Misawa（b.1982） Yoshihiro Yagi（b.1977）
ADC Grand Prix
Website Design, Music Videos / “INDUSTRIAL JP” / six small factories
TDC Grand Prix
Jonathan Barnbrook David Bowie Blackstar Cover Design
Media
The Nintendo Switch game console is launched. Genzaburo Yoshino's “Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka” (How Do You Live?) (1937) becomes a manga and bestseller. The video posting and viewing platform TikTok begins service. The smartphone app "Snow" becomes popular. Fake news in the US presidential election draws attention. The virtual currency Bitcoin reaches a new high.
Culture
Apple Inc. releases AirPods. "Meal Kits," which shorten cooking time, become very popular. Premium Friday begins. Shanshan, a baby panda, is born at the Ueno Zoo. The term "artificial intelligence" is heard more frequently. The number of book cafes increases throughout Japan. Music and words from the bubble era become popular as a result of a revival.
Japanese Buzzword Award
Insuta-bae (instagrammable) (CanCam it girl) Sontaku (think about how someone feels) (Heso Production President Minoru Inamoto)
Word of the Year
YOUTHQUAKE fake news（ADS）
Hit Items
meiji THE Chocolate (confectionery), Kraft Boss (beverage), and Wrinkle Shot Medical Serum (cosmetics)
Pop Music
Japanese music DAOKO x Kenshi Yonezu: "Uchiage Hanabi" Sakurazaka46: “Fukyo Waon” (Dissonance) TWICE: "TT -Japanese ver. -" SHISHAMO: “Ashita mo" (Tomorrow, too)
Western music Kendrick Lamar: “Humble" Bruno Mars: "24K Magic” Ed Sheeran: "Shape of You"
Exhibitions in 2017
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Wim Crouwel Fascinated by the grid
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Collaborative Exhibition by kyoto ddd gallery and Seian University of Art and Design “.communication”
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Kouga Hirano and Shobunsha
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Tokyo Type Directors Club Exhibition 2017
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Masayoshi Nakajo IN & OUT, あるいは飲＆嘔吐（Imbibing and Vomiting)
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Graphics and Music
