Idea 006, 1954

Content includes:
Feature on Jacques Nathan (France)
Works of Yasuro Urukawa
Works of Natsuo Ishikawa
From 5-men Show of Advertising Design
Works of Graduating College Students
Works of Hiroaki Namura
Package Design by Ladislav Sutnar
Advertising for Aji-no-moto Co.
Four-Color Pages:
Jacques Nathan
Advertising for Shiseido Cosmetic Co.
Advertising for Japan Dunlop Rubber Co.
Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins
Design That Sells by K. Tsukada
Who Determines the Way Advertising Should Go by F. Uekuri
How And When to Use Silence in TV Commercials by Jack Campbell
Free-trial Promotion Zooms Appliance Sales by B. L. Gough
How to Write Copy by T. Miyayama

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Shichiro Imatake
Shichiro Imatake was a Japanese designer, born in 1905. Before working as a designer, he worked across literature, film and music. He designed for the Kobe Daumaru department store and designed numerous cover designs for magazines such as IDEA. Explore related designers including Hiroshi Ohchi and Yusaku Kamekura. See also Japanese Modernism and 1950s graphic design history.
IDEA (Japan)
Idea is a Japanese design magazine that has been published since 1953, covering typography, visual identity, and contemporary graphics.

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Idea 006, 1954. Cover design by Shichiro Imatake
Idea 006, 1954. Cover design by Shichiro Imatake

 

Idea 006, 1954. Back Cover
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