Content includes:
Kanazawa’s drawcard: Examination of local culture / Yoshiki Mori
Abstract Drama Kazumasa Nagai / Masaru Katsumi
I can’t write uncool things like an art critic / Ren Ejima
New York sewing artist Pat Olesko / Simon Boiko
Masuteru Aoba’s non-commissioned poster / Masuteru Aoba
World’s New Prospects ’80 Argentina
Standard bearers of the second generation of graphic design / Guillermo Gonzalez Ruiz
Glace and Art Nouveau: Pioneers of Toral Design / Masaru Katsumi
Meiji period export phosphorus ticket story Match Heaven / Susumu Sakane
Activities of the Japan Graphic Designers Association
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.
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Tadashi Ohashi was at the forefront of Japan's postwar design movement, with his illustrations widely celebrated. In 1952, he became the chief designer for Meiji Seika Confectionery, producing some of his most renowned work.
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Emiliano Grignani is the grandson of Franco Grignani, one of the most versatile and influential Italian designers. Well-known for his advertising, painting and the way he could visualise motion in such a unique way. I interviewed Emiliano to find out more about Franco and his influence on graphic design and the great resource, https://www.francogrignani.info.
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Direction of Travel is a project by Christian Nolle, a half Danish/half German London based artist and map collector. He has spent decades creating work, often in photographic form, that looks at the interplay between aviation, politics and the cities we live in. Christian is also the Founder and Head of Good Caesar, a design and technology studio.
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