Idea 173, 1982-7

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Cover Illustration: Ryo Urano
Editor in chief: Yoshihisa Ishihara
Editorial Director: Noboru Sakamoto
Publisher: Shigeo Ogawa
Editorial Cooperation: Ohchi Design Office
Editorial Cooperation: Midori Imatake

Content includes:
Feature 1: Graphic Design in Hawaii by Ryo Urano, Carol Goodson, Yoshihisa Ishihara
Layout: Takenobu Igarashi Design”
Joe Sonderman Inc. by Midori Imatake
The late Gihachiro Okuyama and his works by Hiromu Hara, Seiichiro Arai, Yoshiaki Yujobo, Teizo Okuyama, Koichi Sato
Photo Exhibit of Kenji Itoh’s Imagenary Landscape by Makoto Nakamura
The art of protest by Shigeru Watano
Feature 2: ’82 Graduation Works of Graphic Design Students
Yao Design Institute Inc. by Yusuke Kaji
An exhibition of Japanese photography and design held in Hamburg by Tadanori Yokoo

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Idea 173, 1982-7. Cover design by Ryo Urano
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