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Graphis 245, 1986

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The Art Directors Club of New York. The 65th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art, 1968, by Walter Kaprielian, New York
Christoph Blumrich, by Gertrude Snyder, Newton, New Jersey
The 17th Kodak Photo-Calendar Contest in Stuttgart, 1986, by Dr. Karl Steinorth, Stuttgart
Zurich 2000: A Pride of Lions, by Stanley Mason, Zurich
The Animals that Govern Us. Mulatier/Ricord/Morchoisne, by Stanley Mason, Zurich

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Takenobu Igarashi
Takenobu Igarashi was born in Tokyo in 1944 and is best known for his three-dimensional typographic sculptures, letterforms and blending graphic design and architecture. He studied at the University of California Los Angeles, and established his own studio in Tokyo in 1970. His work for the Los Angeles Olympic Games (1984) and his alphabet sculptures are among the most recognised examples of typographic experimentation in postwar Japanese design. Explore related designers including Kazumasa Nagai and Ikko Tanaka. See also Japanese Modernism and 1970s graphic design history.
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Graphis is an international magazine founded in 1944 featuring graphic design, advertising, and illustration from around the world.

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Graphis 245, 1986. Cover design by Takenobu Igarashi
Graphis 245, 1986. Cover design by Takenobu Igarashi
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