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Ikko Tanaka - Japanese Graphic Designer

Graphic Design 87, 1982

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Graphic Design / グラフィックデザイン
A Quarterly Review for Graphic Design and Art Direction.

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special feature = computer graphics generation
Digital Harmony-the world of John Whitney
Robert Abel-the magician of image-making
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DSB art poster series
1st CS Design Contest
design topics: Sculpture Park Los Angeles by Isamu Noguchi
iba Leipzig 1982/ the 7th Ishii Photo-Typeface Contest
mascot of Sarajevo Winter Olympics ’84
Takeo Paper Show ’82 / Poster Exhibition by 10 World Artists
KFS Dōga Grand Prix ’82 / Posters of Modern Japan exhibition
special feature 1: Kono takashi’s graphic works
special feature 2: Hayakawa yoshio’s graphic works
on my logotype works
making of the Encyclopedia of Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Japan Graphic Designers Association news

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Ikko Tanaka
  • Year: 1982
  • Client/Publisher: Kodansha
  • 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 87, 1982. Cover design by Ikko Tanaka
Graphic Design 87, 1982. Cover design by Ikko Tanaka
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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