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Idea 037, 1959-10

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Content includes:
Graphic Section
Contemporary Brazilian Graphic Art Fred Jordan
“7” Graphic Designers
Aaron Burns
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Graphic art of Japan
Color Section
Brazillian Graphic Art
“7” Graphic Designers
Aaron Burns
Editorial Section
Problem in advertising art prior to designing by Takachiyo Uemura
Creating in advertising design by Kan Tsukada
Animated Paper Sculpture by Shichiro Imatake
Year’s top package: Designer use subtle imagery to win sales
Designs by Loewy: From packages to modern stores that sell them
Editor’s note by Takashi Miyayama

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Fred Jordan
  • Year: 1959
  • Client/Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co

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Idea 37, 1959-10. Cover design by Fred Jordan
Idea 37, 1959-10. Cover design by Fred Jordan
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Interiors, December 1959. Cover design by William and Caroline Harris
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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: William and Caroline Harris
  • Year: 1959
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Air France, Onboard Price List, 1960. Illustrated by Guy Georget
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Air France, Onboard Price List, 1960

  • Format: Brochrue
  • Designer/s: Guy Georget
  • Year: 1960
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Interiors, October 1959. Cover design by Lou Klein
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Interiors, October 1959

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Lou Klein
  • Year: 1959
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Kuntstharsfabriek Synthese N.V Katwijk Holland, 1950s. Designed by Dick Elffers
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  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Dick Elffers
  • Year: 1950s
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