Idea 128, 1975-1

Editor in chief: Yoshihisa Ishihara
Assistant Editor: Tadashi Hamada
Editorial Cooperation: Ohchi Design Office and Midori Imatake
Cover Design: Hiroshi Ohchi

Contents include:
Four Designers on the West Coast / Dave Willardson, Tony Naganuma, Mike Salisbury, Rod Dyer
Lifetime Work of the late Prof. Hiroshi Ohchi by Gene Federico, Helen Federico, F. H. K. Henrion, Anton Stankowski, Will Van Sambeek and Yoshihisa Ishihara
Paolo Garretto by Antonello Negri
André François in Pontoise by Shigeo Fukuda
The One Show: Bigger & Better by Jo Yanow
“The One Show” Screening by Shin’ichiro Tora
Elements of Idea “Unusual Space” by Shigeo Fukuda
6th Biennale of Graphic Design Brno, Czechoslovakia by Jiři Hlušička
Graphic Image ’74 (Word + Image) by Shin’ichi Segi
Yoshikatsu Maeda’s Personal Exhibition

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Hiroshi Ohchi
Hiroshi Ohchi was a renowned Japanese author and designer with a diverse body of work including poster designs, packaging design, advertising, and cover designs. He became the first art director of IDEA magazine, Japan's leading design magazine. The magazine was first published in 1953 and authored several books on design, contributing his insights to the field. Ohchi's work has been recognized and celebrated in major design exhibitions, including several at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Explore related designers including Yusaku Kamekura and Ikko Tanaka. See also Japanese Modernism and Idea magazine.
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 128, 1975-1. Cover design by Hiroshi Ohchi
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