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Takashi Kono

Design (Japan), 076, 1965

Content includes:
SPECIAL ISSUE – ’65 EXHIBITION OF JAPAN ADVERTISING ARTISTS CLUB
A reading of sensualy JAAC theory, by Yusuke KAJI
List of Prize-Winning, Winning Works and Second place Winning
Prize-Winning Works from the general public
Winning• Works from the general public
The beautiful trap and the loss of critical eye, by Shinya IZUMI
More varied forms of exhibition, by Susumu HAYASHI
Defects of JAAC exhibit, by Hiroaki ARIMA
Confusion in design, by Isamu KURITA
Member’s entry
List of JAAC Members
Mark Design as lettering (6), by Takao IMAZU
Designer’s triple Mirror: a by Hiromu HARA
rendez-vous with typography

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Takashi Kono
Takashi Kono was a Japanese graphic designer, who also designed mosaics, textiles, costumes and stage sets. He graduated from Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts and worked as the art director for Nippon Kobo. As a teacher, he taught design at Musashino University, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Joshibi University of Art and Design, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music and the Ulm School of Design. Explore related designers including Hiroshi Ohchi and Yusaku Kamekura. See also Japanese Modernism and 1950s 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 No.76 October 1965. Cover design by Takashi Kono
Design No.76 October 1965. Cover design by Takashi Kono
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