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Ikko Tanaka

CREATION no. 1 (International Graphic Design, Art and Illustration), 1989

Editor: Yusaku Kamekura

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Ikko Tanaka was born in 1930 in Nara City. He graduated from the Kyoto School of Fine Arts in 1950 and worked for several companies, including the Osaka Economic Newspaper, before co-founding Nippon Design Center, Inc. In 1963, he established his own firm, the Ikko Tanaka Design Office. Tanaka's awards include a silver medal from the Warsaw International Poster Biennial, the Mainichi Design Award, the New York ADC Award, the Tokyo ADC Membership Award, the Mainichi Art Award, and the Japan Cultural Design Grand Prix. Explore related designers including Yusaku Kamekura, Shigeo Fukuda, and Kiyoshi Awazu. See also Japanese Modernism, Japanese graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.
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Creation, International  Graphic Design, Art and Illustration was a Japanese publication that ran from 1989 - 1993. It was founded by Yusaku Kamekura and there was a total of 20 issues.

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CREATION no. 1 (International Graphic Design, Art and Illustration), 1989. Cover illustration by Ikko Tanaka
CREATION no. 1 (International Graphic Design, Art and Illustration), 1989. Cover illustration by Ikko Tanaka

 

CREATION no. 1 (International Graphic Design, Art and Illustration), 1989. Paul Rand Feature
CREATION no. 1 (International Graphic Design, Art and Illustration), 1989. Paul Rand Feature

 

CREATION no. 1 (International Graphic Design, Art and Illustration), 1989. Paul Rand Feature
CREATION no. 1 (International Graphic Design, Art and Illustration), 1989. Paul Rand Feature
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