Koyubi Studio

J Type 101
A beginner-friendly guide to the basics of Japanese typography. From text alignment and line spacing to mixing kanji, kana, and English, it breaks down the essentials with simple tips and visual examples. Whether you’re a type nerd or a curious designer, this zine offers a quick dive into the rhythms, rules, and quirks of Japanese text.

Saturday Salon
Saturday Salon is a weekly zine series showcasing the creative processes of various designers and artists. Each participant contributes at least one spread per issue, visually journaling their evolving ideas and experiments. Spanning a total of nine issues, the series captures moments of inspiration, exploration, and artistic exchange in an ever-evolving creative landscape.

365 Calendar of Mio Museum
Saturday Salon is a weekly zine series showcasing the creative processes of various designers and artists. Each participant contributes at least one spread per issue, visually journaling their evolving ideas and experiments. Spanning a total of nine issues, the series captures moments of inspiration, exploration, and artistic exchange in an ever-evolving creative landscape.

365 Calendar of Mio Museum
365 Calendar of Mio Museum is a daily tear-off calendar where each page features an object that has traveled with the designer through different homes and phases of life. The featured personal artifacts form a 365-day archive that has became a small archaeological record of memory, attachment, and time. The artifact descriptions are written in English and Japanese.

Flames Alaze
Flames Ablaze is a small matchbox publication exploring the ideas related to community in tangent to flames. The front features a short narrative accompanied by imagery depicting different forms of fire and it spreading, symbolizing connection and continuity. On the back, a short story in Japanese reflects on generational traditions and storytelling, drawing a parallel to the act of continuously feeding wood to a burning fire–sustaining both warmth and legacy. Printed using four color RISO print with a vellum incasing. Accordion fold, glued to a match box. Edition of 18.

The Year of Naga
The Year of the Naga is a 365-day tear-off calendar featuring dragon-themed artwork inspired by the ‘Naga’. This collection showcases the work of over 50 artists selected through an open call. The project was commissioned by Far-Near, an artist-run cross-cultural book series and collective dedicated to amplifying the voices of artists of Asian descent.