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Yoshio Hayakawa - Japanese Graphic Designer

Graphic Design 02, 1960

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Content includes:
Masashiro Yamaguchi Works Space and Composition / Katsue Kitazono
Olivetti Design Policy / Masaru Katsumi
Yoshio Hayakawa Works Artist/Designer / Jun Hamamura
Print Design Laboratory ② Trump / Tadao Ujihara, Ensuke Kawasaki, Tadashi Ohashi, Akira Uno
Unsun Carta / Ichitaro Kondo
Abstraction and Design / Masaru Katsumi
Children’s Design Children’s Calligraphy / Noriaki Fujisawa
’60 Calendar / Kohei Sugiura, Ikko Narahara

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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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Yoshio Hayakawa
  • Year: 1960
  • Client/Publisher: Diamond publishing
  • Size: 260mm x 300mm
Yoshio Hayakawa was born in Osaka in 1917 and is regarded as one of Japan's most influential post-war poster designers. His work is often described as a "harmonisation of traditional Japanese art with Western art," reflecting the design fusion that became a hallmark of Japan's postwar creative output. 

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Graphic Design 2, 1960. Cover design by Yoshio Hayakawa
Graphic Design 2, 1960. Cover design by Yoshio Hayakawa

 

Graphic Design 2, 1960 Inner
Graphic Design 2, 1960 Inner

 

Graphic Design 2, 1960 Inner
Graphic Design 2, 1960 Inner
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.
Yoshio Hayakawa was born in Osaka in 1917 and is regarded as one of Japan's most influential post-war poster designers. His work is often described as a "harmonisation of traditional Japanese art with Western art," reflecting the design fusion that became a hallmark of Japan's postwar creative output. 
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