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Graphic Design 92, 1983

Content includes:
Design focus
・ICOGRADA Dublin report / Sakane Susumu
・Bauhaus stamp series / Katsumi Masaru
・1st International Design Competition Award
・Flyer for Osaka International Design Festival / Tanaka Ikko
’83 JAGDA Peace Poster Exhibition / Fukuda Shigeo
J. Bertin’s “Semiology of Figures” / Morita Takashi
Saito Makoto’s Graphic Design / Kazumasa Nagai
Illustrations by Iku Akiyama / Ikko Tanaka
Hiroshi Morishima Washi Series Food / Hiroshi Morishima
Osamu Yoshimura Weaving Pictures / Osamu Yoshimura
Design East and West Kenji Ito / Ryuichi Yamashiro
5th Lahti Poster Biennale
Icograda Series ④ Korea/Belgium
・Young-Je Cho
・Serge Bahi
Activities of the Japan Graphic Designers Association

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Makoto Saito
Makoto Saito is a Japanese graphic designer born in 1952 in Tokyo. He studied at Kuwasawa Design School and founded his studio in 1980. He is known for his expressive poster work and often combines photography with hand-drawn elements. His posters have been exhibited internationally and he has received gold awards at the New York Art Directors Club and the Warsaw Poster Biennale. Explore related designers including Mitsuo Katsui and Kazumasa Nagai. See also Japanese Modernism and 1980s graphic design history.
Graphic Design
Graphic Design was a Japanese publication which started in the late 1950s and had a run of 100 issues.

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Graphic Design 92, 1983
Graphic Design 92, 1983. Cover design by Makoto Saito,
Issue 92 of the Japanese magazine Graphic Design (グラフィックデザイン) published in 1983.
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