Ian Lynam Design is a Tokyo design studio operating at the intersection of graphic design, design education and design research. We specialize in identity, cultural research and typography. We make stuff for forward-thinking humans.

Writing Writing

An exhibition of graphic designers who write, research, teach, and practice criticism.

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Slanted

Writing for Slanted, the inimitable German magazine on typography and visual culture.

Read more about Ian's writing for Slanted.

Creativity and technology in the age of AI

A qualitative design research project commissioned by Adobe.

Read more about our research on AI and Machine Learning.

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“Ian Lynam likes thinking about design as much as making it. Luckily for us, he also likes writing about it that much too. The payoff: he is amazing at all three.”

– Shawn Seymour

Lullatone

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