Content includes:
Rakugan wooden molds / Tokuriki Hikonosuke
Newcomer prospects around the world ’70 America 2
Signage system in the Svoboda printing company in Prague / Jan Reilich
Okamoto Takeshi’s pilgrimage paintings / Sakano Nagami
Kubo Josuke’s illustrations / Tanaka Ikko
Dehara Eiichi’s tree figures: A problem for computer graphics / Katsumi Masaru
Activities of the Japan Graphic Designers Association
New Movements towards Images in Poetry and Language / Mukai Shutaro
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
This 1,500 word essay focused on the work of Jan Bons. One of the most prominent figures in Dutch design history. For over three-quarters of a century, he crafted a mass of work with many long-time collaborators.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Poster Design, Regional Histories, Studios & Collectives
A total of 24 posters were created for the campaign during 1964, using the arrow symbol as a key features, representing power, motion and speed. The handmade lithographs use up to 19 colours, which were individually printed at large scale. The posters also utilise the brand colours red and yellow from Shells corporate identity.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Movements, Regional Histories
Japanese modern design was heavily influenced by European art movements, particularly modernism and the Bauhaus school. As Japan's advertising industry expanded, it increasingly drew from Western culture, especially television and film, resulting in designs that were eclectic, vibrant, and infused with modernist energy.
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