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Kohei Sugiura

Design (Japan), 059, 1964

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Kohei Sugiura
Kohei Sugiura’s work spans an impressive range of mediums, including record jackets, publication covers, posters, exhibition catalogues, and stamps. He perfectly merged functionality and data visualisation with aesthetics. Explore related designers including Ikko Tanaka and Hiroshi Ohchi. See also Japanese Modernism, Japanese graphic design history, and Magazines.
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 (Japan), 59, 1964. Cover design by Kohei Sugiura
Design (Japan), 59, 1964. Cover design by Kohei Sugiura

 

Design (Japan), 59, 1964. Cover design by Kohei Sugiura
Design (Japan), 59, 1964. Cover design by Kohei Sugiura
One of twelve issues of Japan's magazine, Design which features a design system by Kohei Sugiura on the cover.
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