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Yoshio Hayakawa - Japanese Graphic Designer

Graphis 61, 1955

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Content includes:
The Beginnings of Landscaping Painting in Italy (Prof. Enzo Carli)
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Munari (Giulia Veronesi)
Illustrations for Children’s Books(Hans-Friedrich Geist)
World Geo-Graphic Atlas (Prof. Dr. E. Imhof/Herbert Bayer)
Luciano Baldessari (Francois Stahly)
Paul Flora (Manuel Gasser)
Serbian Peasant Graves (Olga Jevric)

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Yoshio Hayakawa
  • Year: 1955
  • Client/Publisher: Graphis Press
  • Size: 235mm x 300mm
Yoshio Hayakawa was born in Osaka in 1917 and is regarded as one of Japan's most influential post-war poster designers. His work is often described as a "harmonisation of traditional Japanese art with Western art," reflecting the design fusion that became a hallmark of Japan's postwar creative output. 

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Graphis 61, 1955. Cover design by Yoshio Hayakawa
Graphis 61, 1955. Cover design by Yoshio Hayakawa
Yoshio Hayakawa was born in Osaka in 1917 and is regarded as one of Japan's most influential post-war poster designers. His work is often described as a "harmonisation of traditional Japanese art with Western art," reflecting the design fusion that became a hallmark of Japan's postwar creative output. 
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