Graphic Design 17, 1964

Content includes:
A trip to the times, Nakasendo, Hisakichi Yamaguchi
Design policy for the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games Masaru Katsumi
Olivetti’s new design
New York World Expo, Japan Pavilion Yusaku Kamekura
Two printing artists: Werckmann and Feldman Brattinga
World Rookie Outlook Ⅺ / Steiner, Shimizu, Tanaka Masaru Katsumi

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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Mitsuo Katsui
Katsui Mitsuo was born in Tokyo in 1931 and graduated from Tokyo Education University in 1955. In 1956, he joined Ajinomoto Co., Ltd., but began working as a freelance designer in 1961. Throughout his career, he received numerous awards, including the JAAC Award in 1958, the Mainichi Industrial Design Award in 1965, and the Tokyo ADC Membership Prize in 1972. Explore related designers including Kazumasa Nagai and Ikko Tanaka. See also Japanese Modernism and 1970s 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 17, 1964. Cover design by Mitsuo Katsui
Graphic Design 17, 1964. Cover design by Mitsuo Katsui

 

Graphic Design 17, 1964. Cover design by Mitsuo Katsui
Graphic Design 17, 1964. Cover design by Mitsuo Katsui
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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