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Shigeo Fukuda - Graphic Designer - Japan

Graphic Design 55, 1974

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Content includes:
Mitsumasa Anno / Mitsumasa Anno
Japanese hyper-realism special
Hyper-Realism and Graphic Design / Shinichi Segi
Redesign / Masaru Katsumi
Old Tombstone Designs of the Eastern United States
new york report
　Soho artist / Aijiro Wakita
　Farming Out / Jun Kanai
Illustrator’s collective bargaining / Yoko Mitsuhashi
American Monthly / Akira Kojima
Corporate Identities of Two American Airlines / Tadahisa Nishio
Professor Daucher’s / Yukio Ohta
Design Travelogue 1 Brno Biennale / Masaru Katsumi (6th International Graphic Design Biennale)

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: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1974
  • Client/Publisher: Kodansha
  • Size: 260mm x 300mm
Shigeo Fukuda was born in Tokyo in 1932 and graduated from the Department of Design at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1956. He has served as vice-chairman of the Japan Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA) and was a member of both the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) and the Royal Designers for Industry. His work has been showcased in solo exhibitions at notable venues such as the IBM Gallery in New York, the Asia Museum in San Francisco, and the Museum of Modern Art in Quimper, France.

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Graphic Design 55, 1974
Graphic Design 55, 1974. Cover design by Shigeo Fukuda
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.
Shigeo Fukuda was born in Tokyo in 1932 and graduated from the Department of Design at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1956. He has served as vice-chairman of the Japan Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA) and was a member of both the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) and the Royal Designers for Industry. His work has been showcased in solo exhibitions at notable venues such as the IBM Gallery in New York, the Asia Museum in San Francisco, and the Museum of Modern Art in Quimper, France.
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