Japan

Design (Japan), 110, 1968

Tadanori Yokoo

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

Content includes:
People and Works of Shigeo Fukuda / Takahiko Okada
The world of sound and radio Matsushita Electric talks about companies and design / Toyoguchikyo
Compasso d’Oro ’67 Report / Masanao Uematsu
The New Generation of Swedish Design / Toshiya Koseki
Series: Fragments of Japanese Advertising Art History Kampo and Ranpo
Designer triple mirror Occupation entry / Ryohei Yanagihara
Series: Pioneering Bauhaus in Modern Design Education ⑤ / Hisao Miyajima
Woodcraft George Nakashima
About George Nakashima / Yasuhiko Kobayashi
Dialogue: I start with a tree / George Nakashima + Isamu Kenmochi
From the 13th Excellent Car Poster Exhibition / Tadashi Iizawa

Details

Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Tadanori Yokoo
Year 1968
Client/Publisher Bijutsu Shuppansha
Size 225mm x 297mm

Tadanori Yokoo

‘Tadanori Yokoo was born in 1936 in Nishiwaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan and in 1969 received the grand prix in the print category at the 6th Youth Biennial in Paris. In 1972 he held a one-man show at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and in 1974 won a gold medal at the Warsaw Poster Biennial, a silver medal at the Brno Graphic Art Biennial, and the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art Award at the 9th Tokyo International Print Biennial. In 1975 he received the Mainichi Design Award, and in 1976 took part in the Venice Biennial exhibition, "Works by 5 International Designers." He held a one-man show at the Museum of Advertising Art in Paris in 1983, and in 1985 participated in both the 13th Paris Biennial and the 18th Sao Paulo Biennial. Another one-man show followed in 1987 at the Saison Art Museum, and in 1989 he received an honorary award at the 4th Asia Art Biennial, Bangladesh. In 1991 he took part in the exhibition "Beyond Japan: A Photo Theatre" held at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Tadanori Yokoo held another one-man show in 1992 at Loft Forum in Tokyo.’ 100 Graphic Designers of the World. Idea Special Edition Explore related designers including Kiyoshi Awazu and Shigeo Fukuda. See also Japanese Modernism, Japanese graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.

Design (Japan)

'Design' was launched in 1959 as a general design magazine in Japan. The covers featured the artwork of many great designers including Yusaku Kamekura, Kiyoshi Awazu, Shigeo Fukuda, Mitsuo Katsui and Ikko Tanaka.

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Design Format: Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designed in the: 1960s
Series: Design (Japan)

Design (Japan), 110, 1968. Cover design by Tadanori Yokoo

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