Syuji L Volkov, “Kakushin, Hoshu” and “Kappatsu, Teicho”

Work by graphic designer Syuji L Volkov. Combined depictions of the Japanese characters 革新 (kakushin, “innovation”) and 保守 (hoshu, “conservatism”) as well as 活発 (kappatsu, “active”) and 低調 (teicho, “sluggish”), which are each opposite in meaning.

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