Content includes:
The person and work of Matsumoto Tatsu / Nishio Tadahisa
・Matsumoto Tatsu’s linear sketches
・Extroverted intuitive type
・(Dialogue) From aspiring to be a baker to awakening to design / Nishio Tadahisa + Matsumoto Tatsu
・Somewhat personable, very flexible
・Someone who learns a lot from their own and others’ experiences
・Advantageous personality for an AD
・Matsumoto Tatsu likes Dorfsman
Feature: Hemisfair / Roundtable: Hamaguchi Ryuichi + Manabe Hiroshi + Higuchi Seiichi + Nishihara Kiyoyuki + Ushikubo Tadashi
Series: Bauhaus, the forerunner of modern design education ⑦🈡 The surroundings of Bauhaus and its legacy / Miyajima Hisao
Winning works of the Yamagiwa International Lighting Equipment Competition ’68
・Review of the Yamagiwa Lighting Design Competition / Ishii Mikiko
・Lighting Equipment: The Results and Responsibilities of the International Competition / Suzuki Shogo
From the exhibition of posthumous works by display designer Ichikawa Shigeo
Letter = Intertwined space / Planning: Oka Hideyuki; Composition: Manzen Hiroshi
The work is excrement / Naga Shinta
Report on the 1st Kyoto Design Conference: Contemporary Design Conference in the City of Temples and Conger Eel / Nagami Sakano
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
Design Archive Feature, Corporate Identity & Branding, Members Only Content
Paul Rand, one of the most acclaimed American designers is known for his iconic corporate identities, playful illustration and commercial art. Paul wrote the preface for Yusaku Kamakura's book, Trademarks of the World, 1958. He states his influence of Japanese art and design, trademarks as a universal language and his struggles with English grammar.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Poster Design, Regional Histories, Studios & Collectives
A total of 24 posters were created for the campaign during 1964, using the arrow symbol as a key features, representing power, motion and speed. The handmade lithographs use up to 19 colours, which were individually printed at large scale. The posters also utilise the brand colours red and yellow from Shells corporate identity.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Dick Elffers, had been the chosen designer for the printed matter of the Holland Festival for much of the festival's years, he used a painterly style for his work with the festival between 1954 and 1965 and later a more abstract style between 1969 and 1972. As well as publicity design, Elffers was commissioned to design the summer stamps to promote the Holland Festival in 1972.
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