Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories

• Japan
• Japanese Modernism

Yoshio Hayakawa. Japanese Graphic Designer | 1917 – 2009

Yoshio Hayakawa is one of Japan’s most influential post-war poster designers. His work represents a fusion of traditional Japanese art and European modernism often using soft, poetic brushstrokes and refined colour palettes and capturing the elegance of Japanese aesthetics while integrating the clean lines and bold visual language of Western design.

Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content, Regional Histories

• America
• Mid Century Modernism

Illustrating Sound: George Giusti and Command Records

George Giusti designed around forty releases for Command, complementing the work of other designers like Josef Albers, S. Neil Fujita, Rudolph de Harak, and Charles E. Murphy.

Design Archive Feature, Advertising Design, Members Only Content

Advertising that Sticks. Examples of 1950s Chewing Gum Advertising

Advances in production and 1950s chewing gum marketing. From Wrigley's iconic "Spearman" ads to Hiroshi Ohchi's designs for Harris Chewing Gum.