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Shigeo Fukuda - Graphic Designer - Japan

Graphic Design 57, 1975

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Content includes:
Inatomi style gun biography / Ikko Tanaka
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Design Journey – Warsaw Biennale (5th Warsaw International Poster Biennale) / Masaru Katsumi
Trans Information / Yukio Ota
Frankfurt subway PR
Star Tuwerk House Style
Czechoslovak Symbols and Marks / Masaru Katsumi
Automotive mechanism display system / Kazunori Matsumura
Draw in space / Vladimir Tamari
Symbolic composition with Aaron Marcus / Masaru Katsumi
Czechoslovakia’s / Iri Rapeck
About Swiss-born designer Willi Kuntz / Hans Rudolf Boshard
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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: 1975
  • Client/Publisher: Diamond publishing
  • 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 57, 1975. Cover design by Shigeo Fukuda
Graphic Design 57, 1975. 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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