Graphic Design 71, 1978

Takahisa Kamijō

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

Content includes:
Hokusai: One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji / Ejima Nin
Edo Komon and Hokusai / Nakamura Makoto
Italian quartet DA Studio / Miki Toshihiro
Konekokonekokoneko / Katsumi Masaru
Stage design of Kanamori Kaoru / Ogita Akihiko
Stage, event and poster / Asakura Setsu
World’s new talent prospects ’70 Poland / Szymon Boyko
Report on dispatch of UNESCO Asia-Pacific Cultural Center publishing technology training / Michiyoshi Tsuyoshi
Sender of image: Ichikawa Hideo / Nakagaki Nobuo

Details

Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Takahisa Kamijō
Year 1978
Client/Publisher Kodansha
Size 260mm x 300mm

Takahisa Kamijō

Takahisa Kamijo is a Japanese graphic designer associated with postwar modern design in Japan. After studying at the University of Arts in Tokyo, he worked in advertising before establishing his own studio. His work is defined by simplicity, precision, and clarity, often using minimal forms to communicate complex ideas. Kamijo’s output includes posters, book design, and identity systems, reflecting the influence of both Japanese aesthetics and international modernism. Explore related designers including Ikko Tanaka and Kazumasa Nagai. See also Japanese Modernism and Japanese graphic design history.

Graphic Design

Graphic Design was a Japanese publication which started in the late 1950s and had a run of 100 issues.

Linked Information

Design Format: Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designed in the: 1970s
Series: Graphic Design

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