Helvetica Standard

Helvetica Standard is a full colour anthology of Keiichi Arawi’s comic art and design work. Funny and heartwarming, Helvetica is a humorous look at modern day Japanese design in comic form. Helvetica Standard is a deep dive into the artistic and creative world of Keiichi Arawi. Part comic, part diary, part art and design book, Helvetica is a deconstruction of the world of Nichijou.

Author Biography

Keiichi Arawi (1977-) is a professional comic artist and illustrator. Originally from Gunma, Japan, he was raised in the city of Maebashi. By the time he was 19 he entered the world of comics drawing short stories for Media Factory’s Comic Flapper (My Neighbor Seki, 7 Billion Needles). While his first series KazeMachi was short-lived it caught the attention of one of the bigger publishers in Japan, Kadokawa Publishing. His short “Nichijou” won Kadokawa’s 22nd ACE Award for New Artists and by November 2006 Nichijou was regularly serialized in Kadokawa’s flagship magazine Shonen Ace. Nichijou has since then sold more than a million copies and has seen cartoon and video game adaptations.