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Kazumasa Nagai

Graphic Design 07, 1962

Content includes:
Graphic design by Ben Shahn
Ben Shahn in Kyoto / Kiyoshi Awazu
World Rookie Prospects ② / 4 Freshmen / Masaru Katsumi
・Ikko Tanaka
・Kazumasa Nagai
・Lora Lamm
・Grass cutting order
Signboards of Edo / Kuro Umeso, Kiyoji Otsuji
Printing Laboratory ⑦ / Iwao Hosoya
Matthew Leibowitz / Katsumi Masaki
Design Policy of IBM / Masaru Katsumi
Package of Shuetsu / Hideshige Ota
Farewell Server (James Thurbert) / Katsuya Mitsuyoshi

Graphic Design / グラフィックデザイン, delved into the world of graphic design and visual culture. The magazine featured a broad range of content, including coverage of cutting-edge Japanese design and its history, as well as international graphic design.

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Kazumasa Nagai
Kazumasa Nagai was born in 1929 in Osaka. He left the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1951 and co-founded the Nippon Design Center in 1960. Nagai achieved notable recognition by winning first place in the design competitions for the official symbols of the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games (1966) and EXPO Okinawa (1972). Between 1960 and 1988, he received numerous prestigious awards, including the JAAC Award, Asahi Advertising Award, Mainichi Advertising Award, Yamana Award, and multiple accolades from the Tokyo ADC Show. Explore related designers including Ikko Tanaka and Yusaku Kamekura. See also Japanese Modernism, Japanese graphic design history, 1960s graphic design history.
Graphic Design
Graphic Design was a Japanese publication which started in the late 1950s and had a run of 100 issues.

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Graphic Design 07, 1962. Cover design by Kazumasa Nagai
Graphic Design 07, 1962. Cover design by Kazumasa Nagai
Graphic Design / グラフィックデザイン, delved into the world of graphic design and visual culture. The magazine featured a broad range of content, including coverage of cutting-edge Japanese design and its history, as well as international graphic design.
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60th Anniversary of the Mainichi Advertising Design Award, Mainichi Shimbun, 1993

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60th Anniversary of the Mainichi Advertising Design Award, Mainichi Shimbun, 1993

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Yusaku Kamekura
  • Year: 1993
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Idea 150, 1978-09

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Idea 150, 1978-09

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kazumasa Nagai
  • Year: 1978
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Special issue of story 100th anniversary special edition, 1974

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Special issue of story 100th anniversary special edition, 1974

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Tadanori Yokoo
  • Year: 1974
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Design (Japan), 064, 1964

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Design (Japan), 064, 1964

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kohei Sugiura
  • Year: 1964
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