Takenobu Igarashi - Graphic Designer - Japan

Idea 160, 1980-5

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Editor in chief: Yoshihisa Ishihara
Editorial Director: Noboru Sakamoto
Publisher: Shigeo Ogawa
Editorial Cooperation: Ohchi Design Office
Editorial Cooperation: Midori Imatake
Printers: Mitsumura Printing Co., Ltd.
Printers: Nishiki Printing Co., Ltd.
Printers: Dainippon Printing Co., Ltd.
Cover illustration: Pegge Hopper
Cover design: Takenobu Igarashi

Content includes:
The Works of Bruce Hopper by Takenobu Igarashi
Audio-visual, television projects by Tom Klinkowstein by Shigeru Watano
The textile printed by Issey Miyake by Yvonne Deslandres, Takahiko Sano
31st anniversary of All Japan Calendar Fair by Mitsuo Katsui
PARCO Ad Work 1969-1979 by Shinichi Segi
The Art Directors Club Hall of Fame
Willem Sandberg
Ladislav Sutnar
W. A. Dwiggins
Jan Tschichold
George Giusti
Milton Glaser
Helmut Krone
Poster for “Save-Energy Campaign” by Masuteru Aoba by Shinichiro Tora
The 4th Typo Eye Exhibition entitled “Square Cloth”
Special feature: Tsutsumu – the Art of the Japanese Package
DESIGN ’79: Hong Kong / Japan Design Exhibition by Mutsuo Kamiguchi
The Posters of Alfons Mucha by Dr. Jana Smejkalová

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Takenobu Igarashi was born in 1944 in Tokyo and is best known for his typographic work as both a sculptor and designer. 

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Idea 160, 1980-5. Cover design by Takenobu Igarashi
Idea 160, 1980-5. Cover design by Takenobu Igarashi
Takenobu Igarashi was born in 1944 in Tokyo and is best known for his typographic work as both a sculptor and designer. 
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