Ryohei Yanagihara

Japanese commercial artist Ryohei Yanagihara’s (b. 1931) illustrations are symbolic of a graphic style that has sadly disappeared from today’s digitally driven aesthetics. Somewhere between Mary Blair, Alain Gee and Ed Emberley, Ryo’s drawings are simple, light hearted, yet surprisingly complex. His fascination with drawing passenger ships, like the one above, are documented and wonderfully organized on his website. Via Drawn