Giovanni Pintori

Graphic Design 31, 1968

East-West craftsmanship / Motoo Endo
New Photographer Outlook ① Takayuki Shimotsu / Yasuhiro Ishimoto
Peace and Anti-War Poster Collection / Yusuke Nakahara, Kinkichi Takahashi
’68 Nobumi Award-winning work / Yusaku Kamekura
Tokyo Art Directors Club Winner ’68 / Shizuichiro Arai
Impression of Hemis Fair / Shigeo Fukuda
Typeface in Kokatsuji-bon by Kazuma Kawase / Hiromu Hara
Behavioral designer Ralph Pudding / Masaru Katsumi
Walter Plata Works / Yukio Ota
and Dutch Graphic Design / Peter Brattinga
Printing + Design ① Color Planning Center / Masaomi Unagami
Thoughts on Design ② About Contemporary Book Design / Alvin Rustig

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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Giovanni Pintori
Giovanni Pintori (1912–1999) was an Italian graphic designer best known for his work for Olivetti, where he played a key role in shaping the company's visual identity. Pintori joined Olivetti’s advertising department in 1936 and became the company’s Art Director in 1950. He developed a distinctive style that used bold colours, and abstract forms. Conveying complex ideas with simplicity and elegance. Explore related designers including Max Huber, Walter Ballmer, and Bruno Munari. See also Italian Modernism, Italian graphic design history, and 1950s 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 31, 1968
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Graphic Design 31, 1968
Graphic Design 31, 1968

 

Graphic Design 31, 1968
Graphic Design 31, 1968

 

Graphic Design 31, 1968
Graphic Design 31, 1968
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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