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.
Select Clients
- Adobe
- AIGA
- AIAIAI
- Anthropic
- Anglo-Japan Brewing
- Apple
- ASICS
- Atelier Christely
- ATT
- Baka Office
- Bandcamp
- Barsuk Records
- Bigelow
- Boeing
- Casio
- Comcast
- Dentsu
- Diesel
- Disney
- Duke University
- Fort George Brewery
- Goldrush
- Hofstra University
- Icelandic
- Itochu
- Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho)
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon
- JNTO
- JTB
- Kokuyo
- Laughing Monk Brewing
- Le Pigeon
- LiveNation
- Lullatone
- Meta
- Motorola
- Mozilla
- MTV
- Namco
- NASA
- NEC
- NHK
- Nike
- North Face
- O2
- Ogilvy
- Onitsuka Tiger
- OpenAI
- oVice
- Pintology
- Pivotal
- Parco
- Plaid
- Pony
- Qdoba
- Red Bull
- Sanyo Trading
- Sapporo
- Scion
- Seibundo
- ServiceNow
- Telefónica
- Temple University Japan
- Tokyo University
- Topsy
- UC Berkeley
- Unilever
- Universal Films
- Upswell
- Valve
- VH1
- Videogram
- Washington County Museum
- Whole Foods
- YouTube
- YouWorkForThem
“Joyfully and skillfully straddling the line between creator and critic, theorist and practitioner, formalist and rebel, American and expatriate, serious analyst and humorous deconstructor, Ian Lynam always brings a wholly original perspective to his writing on design. The insights are always fresh, and the stakes are always extremely high.”
What We Do
- Identity Design
- Naming & Narrative Development
- Brand Strategy
- Market Positioning Consultation
- Editorial Direction & Design
- UI, UX, Development, & Deployment
- Art Direction & Graphic Design
- Design Education & Pedagogical Development
- Design History & Design Futures
- Typographic Consulting
- Architectural & Interior Graphic Design
- Multilingual Wayfinding
- Exhibition Curation & Design
- Retail Product Design
- Apparel Graphics & Direction
- Typeface Design Direction & Development