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Ikko Tanaka - Japanese Graphic Designer

Graphic Design 60, 1975

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Montreal Olympic Design Policy
Indian Tantra Art Ajit Mukherjee
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Original 1975 illustration by Hiroshi Manabe
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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: Ikko Tanaka
  • Year: 1975
  • Client/Publisher: Kodansha
  • Size: 260mm x 300mm
Ikko Tanaka was born in 1930 in Nara City. He graduated from the Kyoto School of Fine Arts in 1950 and worked for several companies, including the Osaka Economic Newspaper, before co-founding Nippon Design Center, Inc. In 1963, he established his own firm, the Ikko Tanaka Design Office. Tanaka's awards include a silver medal from the Warsaw International Poster Biennial, the Mainichi Design Award, the New York ADC Award, the Tokyo ADC Membership Award, the Mainichi Art Award, and the Japan Cultural Design Grand Prix.

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Graphic Design 60, 1975
Graphic Design 60, 1975. Cover design by Ikko Tanaka

 

Graphic Design 60, 1975 - Montreal Olympic Design Policy
Graphic Design 60, 1975 – Montreal Olympic Design Policy

 

Graphic Design 60, 1975 - Montreal Olympic Design Policy
Graphic Design 60, 1975 – Montreal Olympic Design Policy
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.
Ikko Tanaka was born in 1930 in Nara City. He graduated from the Kyoto School of Fine Arts in 1950 and worked for several companies, including the Osaka Economic Newspaper, before co-founding Nippon Design Center, Inc. In 1963, he established his own firm, the Ikko Tanaka Design Office. Tanaka's awards include a silver medal from the Warsaw International Poster Biennial, the Mainichi Design Award, the New York ADC Award, the Tokyo ADC Membership Award, the Mainichi Art Award, and the Japan Cultural Design Grand Prix.
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