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Idea 086, 1968

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Content includes:
Original Master in Lettering – Tom Carnase
American Folk Art
Portfolio: Hank Virgona
Present situation of design in Formosa
Portfolio: Paul Davis
Promotion pieces for advertisers of Reader’s Digest
Commercial Art of Nika Exhibition
Lajos Szalay’s “Genesis”
Five ADs in the West Coast by T. Nishio

Details

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Cungken Shiau
  • Year: 1968
  • Client/Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co

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Idea 86, 1968. Cover design by Cungken Shiau.
Idea 86, 1968. Cover design by Cungken Shiau.
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