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Ikko Tanaka - Japanese Graphic Designer

Graphic Design 85, 1982

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Content includes:
Tsujigahana-the flower of Japanese Textile Art
Special feature = A. M. Cassandre
talks on A. M. Cassandre
Cassandre has returned
special feature = balloon graphics
balloon graphics through the ages-my first balloon experience
balloon and design
the freshness of Funabashi zenji
Shiseido’s new overseas image corporate identity of PTT, Netherlands
Hoashi jitsuo, New York
Thinking with Boxes Exhibition
designer’s self-portrait
“The Great Japan Exhibition,” London
Japanese University Publications Exhibition in Beijing and Harbin
“Japan Day” in Amsterdam
’81 Type Art Contest
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: Ikko Tanaka
  • Year: 1982
  • Client/Publisher: Diamond publishing
  • Size: 260mm x 300mm
Ikko Tanaka was born in 1930 in Nara City. He graduated from the Kyoto School of Fine Arts in 1950 and worked for several companies, including the Osaka Economic Newspaper, before co-founding Nippon Design Center, Inc. In 1963, he established his own firm, the Ikko Tanaka Design Office. Tanaka's awards include a silver medal from the Warsaw International Poster Biennial, the Mainichi Design Award, the New York ADC Award, the Tokyo ADC Membership Award, the Mainichi Art Award, and the Japan Cultural Design Grand Prix.

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Graphic Design 85, 1982
Graphic Design 85, 1982. Cover design by Ikko Tanaka
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.
Ikko Tanaka was born in 1930 in Nara City. He graduated from the Kyoto School of Fine Arts in 1950 and worked for several companies, including the Osaka Economic Newspaper, before co-founding Nippon Design Center, Inc. In 1963, he established his own firm, the Ikko Tanaka Design Office. Tanaka's awards include a silver medal from the Warsaw International Poster Biennial, the Mainichi Design Award, the New York ADC Award, the Tokyo ADC Membership Award, the Mainichi Art Award, and the Japan Cultural Design Grand Prix.
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