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Kazumasa Nagai - Graphic Design - Japan

Graphic Design 84, 1981

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Heike-Nokyo, decorative sutras of the Taira Family
video graphics – TV Globo of Brazil
Los Angeles 1984 Olympics symbol mark competition
Hijikata’s non-commissioned posters
Carto-graphisme Exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou
in the shadow of Polish posters
global new waves in 80s – Sorayama / Hisatani / Minokura
Techno – graphy Exhibition by six TDS members – Katsui / Endo / Sato / Kamijo / Ishioka / Kawakita isometric method used in pictorial book of dry Japanese gardens
Design ’81 in Helsinki
designer’s self-portrait
concept of AXIS Building / interview with Hamano yasuhiro and Ishibashi hiroshi
Japan Graphic Designers Association news

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.

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kazumasa Nagai
  • Year: 1981
  • Client/Publisher: Diamond publishing
  • Size: 260mm x 300mm
Kazumasa Nagai was born in 1929 in Osaka. He left the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1951 and co-founded the Nippon Design Center in 1960. Nagai achieved notable recognition by winning first place in the design competitions for the official symbols of the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games (1966) and EXPO Okinawa (1972). Between 1960 and 1988, he received numerous prestigious awards, including the JAAC Award, Asahi Advertising Award, Mainichi Advertising Award, Yamana Award, and multiple accolades from the Tokyo ADC Show.

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Graphic Design 84, 1981
Graphic Design 84, 1981. Cover design by Kazumasa Nagai, 
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.
Kazumasa Nagai was born in 1929 in Osaka. He left the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1951 and co-founded the Nippon Design Center in 1960. Nagai achieved notable recognition by winning first place in the design competitions for the official symbols of the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games (1966) and EXPO Okinawa (1972). Between 1960 and 1988, he received numerous prestigious awards, including the JAAC Award, Asahi Advertising Award, Mainichi Advertising Award, Yamana Award, and multiple accolades from the Tokyo ADC Show.
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