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Yusaku Kamekura - Graphic Designer - Japan

Graphic Design 05, 1961

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Prints by Yozo Hamaguchi
Designer’s collection Ryuichi Yamashiro
Müller Brockmann Works Collection Masaru Katsumi
Print Design Laboratory 5 / Noh Ikko Tanaka
Light and shadow of Noh Akira Maruoka
Nikon and Yusaku Kamekura Jun Hamamura
Kotobukiya’s design policy Hideo Mukai
One side of Fortune magazine design policy
Show window display / Wako and Kenji Ito Noboru Kawazoe
Book review
Portfolio World Bibliography

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: Yusaku Kamekura
  • Year: 1961
  • Client/Publisher: Diamond publishing
  • Size: 260mm x 300mm
Yusaku Kamekura, born in 1915, graduated from the Institute of New Architecture and Industrial Arts. In 1960, he helped establish Nippon Design Center Inc. and served as its managing director. The following year, in 1961, he received a grand prize from the Ministry of Education. In 1962, he transitioned to working as a freelance designer.

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Graphic Design 5, 1961. Cover design by Yusaku Kamekura
Graphic Design 5, 1961. Cover design by Yusaku Kamekura

 

Graphic Design 5, 1961.
Graphic Design 5, 1961.

 

Graphic Design 5, 1961.
Graphic Design 5, 1961.
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.
Yusaku Kamekura, born in 1915, graduated from the Institute of New Architecture and Industrial Arts. In 1960, he helped establish Nippon Design Center Inc. and served as its managing director. The following year, in 1961, he received a grand prize from the Ministry of Education. In 1962, he transitioned to working as a freelance designer.
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