Graphic Design 71, 1978

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

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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.

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Graphic Design 71, 1978
Graphic Design 71, 1978. Cover design by Takahisa Kamijō,
Issue 71 of the Japanese magazine Graphic Design (グラフィックデザイン) published in 1978.
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