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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From the graphic design archive:
Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Yūsaku Kamekura had a long list of clients and as well as cover designs, he worked across logo and brand design, packaging, book design, and other printed matter, but he is particularly known for his poster design. His clients included Nikon, Tokyo 1964 Olympics, Meiji and TDK.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Typography & Type Design
The typographic supplement from Der Druckspiegel, October, 1961 features typographic compositions designed by Herbert Bossin. Bossin has solely used the typeface Folio, to illustrate its flexibility and versatility alongside imagery provided by Lothar Blanvalet Verlag.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Kohei Sugiura’s work spans an impressive range of mediums, including record jackets, publication covers, posters, exhibition catalogues, and stamps. He perfectly merged functionality and data visualisation with aesthetics. Drawing on his background in architecture, Sugiura applied a systematic, programmatic methodology to graphic design, similar to the approach of Swiss designer Karl Gerstner.
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