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Kiyoshi Awazu - Japanese Graphic Designer

Graphis 203, 1979/80

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Design and Art Direction ’79, London. The Seventeenth Exhibition of British Advertising and Editorial Art, by Edward Booth-Clibborn, London
The Art Directors Club of New York. The 58th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art, 1979, by John McCormick, New York
Posters for the Struggling Nations. Iraqi Cultural Centre, London, by Ken Baynes, London
Kiyoshi Awazu, by Naoko Nakayama, Vienna
Mural Paintings in Thailand, by Dr Volkmar Zuhlsdorff, Bonn-Bad Godesberg
Jean Carlu: One of the great French poster artists between the wars, by Stanley Mason, Zurich

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kiyoshi Awazu
  • Year: 1979
  • Client/Publisher: Graphis Press
  • Size: 235mm x 300mm
Kiyoshi Awazu was a renowned Japanese graphic designer, known for his contributions across various creative fields including poster design, architecture, set design, filmmaking, and illustration. A self-taught artist, Awazu developed a distinctive and eclectic graphic style, characterized by vibrant colour schemes, the use of motifs from both traditional Japanese art and modern pop culture, and the integration of supergraphics and expressive typography.

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Graphis 203, 1979/80. Cover design by Kiyoshi Awazu
Graphis 203, 1979/80. Cover design by Kiyoshi Awazu
Kiyoshi Awazu was a renowned Japanese graphic designer, known for his contributions across various creative fields including poster design, architecture, set design, filmmaking, and illustration. A self-taught artist, Awazu developed a distinctive and eclectic graphic style, characterized by vibrant colour schemes, the use of motifs from both traditional Japanese art and modern pop culture, and the integration of supergraphics and expressive typography.
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