Jan Lenica

Idea 176, 1983-1

Content includes:
Lanny Sommese’s Illustration by Shigeo Fukuda
Fred Chalmer, Illustrator by Shigeru Watano
Special feature: The 4th NAAC Exhibition by Kuni Kizawa, Shigeo Okamoto, Editor
Exhibition of Polish Theatre Posters by Akiko Hyuga
1982 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame Electees and 1982 Hamilton King Award Winner Announced by Shinichiro Tora
Kansai Ablaze Now… Pedigree of Japanesque Roman by H. Nakano
21 Artists’ Clock Design Exhibitionby Soichi Aoyama
International Editorial Design Competition / One by Shinichiro Tora
Mike Quon by Brian O’Neill
Tokyo Designers Space’s “Exhibition of Anti-Nuke Posters” by Kiyoshi Awazu
Advertising Photography in Japan 1982, New York Exhibition by Shinichiro Tora
Kveta Pacovska’s Illustration by Jan Rajlich
Japan Typography Exhibition by Tadasu Fukano

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Jan Lenica
Jan Lenica was born in Posen in 1928 and studied architecture at the Warsaw Polytechnic and then worked on the design and creation of environments for exhibitions and fairs, scenography and film productions. He designed posters from 1950, participating in exhibitions at home and abroad (Warsaw 1958, London 1960, New York and Frankfurt 1963, Tokyo 1965, Oberhausen 1966). Explore related designers including Henryk Tomaszewski and Waldemar Świerzy. See also Polish School of Poster Design, Polish graphic design history, 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 176, 1983-1. Cover design by Jan Lenica
Idea 176, 1983-1. Cover design by Jan Lenica
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