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Idea 154, 1979-5

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

Content includes:
John McConnell by Shigeru Watano
The Fiorucci Graphic Studio by Harry Metzler and Naoko Nakayama
1979 Japan Calendar by Kazumasa Nagai
Jimes Lienhart by Yoshi Sekiguchi
Calligraphy by Ikko Tanaka by Ryuichi Yamashiro
Graphics of GK Industrial Design by Wim Crouwel
Karin Blume by Shigeru Watano
Contemporary Packaging in Japan by Koichi Nakai
Tsurunosuke Fujiyoshi’s Tableaux by Nobuaki Yujobo
The Art Directors Club Hall of Fame laureates for 1978 by Shinichiro Tora
The Meaning of “Exhibition of European Posters” by Shigeo Fukuda
Expressions of Walls, Windows and Lattices / by Tadashi Masuda by Teijiro Muramatsu

Details

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: John McConnell
  • Year: 1979
  • Client/Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co

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Idea 154, 1979-5. Cover design by John McConnell
Idea 154, 1979-5. Cover design by John McConnell
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