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Yusaku Kamekura - Graphic Designer - Japan

Idea 081, 1967

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Content includes:
Abstraction and Fundamental Formation of Design
Illustrator Paul Davis
Peter Weher by Kurt Weidemann
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Don Kapp
Roger Kennedy
S. Neil Fujita
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Ronald Shakespear
Yusaku Kamekura and Trademarks by Masataka Ogawa

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Yusaku Kamekura
  • Year: 1967
  • Client/Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co
Yusaku Kamekura, born in 1915, graduated from the Institute of New Architecture and Industrial Arts. In 1960, he helped establish Nippon Design Center Inc. and served as its managing director. The following year, in 1961, he received a grand prize from the Ministry of Education. In 1962, he transitioned to working as a freelance designer.

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Idea 81, 1967. Cover design by Yusaku Kamekura
Idea 81, 1967. Cover design by Yusaku Kamekura

 

Idea 081, 1967 - Yusaku Kamekura and his Mark Design by Masataka Ogawa
Idea 081, 1967 – Yusaku Kamekura and his Mark Design by Masataka Ogawa

 

Idea 081, 1967 - Yusaku Kamekura and his Mark Design by Masataka Ogawa
Idea 081, 1967 – Yusaku Kamekura and his Mark Design by Masataka Ogawa

 

Idea 081, 1967 - Yusaku Kamekura and his Mark Design by Masataka Ogawa
Idea 081, 1967 – Yusaku Kamekura and his Mark Design by Masataka Ogawa

 

Idea 081, 1967 - Yusaku Kamekura and his Mark Design by Masataka Ogawa
Idea 081, 1967 – Yusaku Kamekura and his Mark Design by Masataka Ogawa
Yusaku Kamekura, born in 1915, graduated from the Institute of New Architecture and Industrial Arts. In 1960, he helped establish Nippon Design Center Inc. and served as its managing director. The following year, in 1961, he received a grand prize from the Ministry of Education. In 1962, he transitioned to working as a freelance designer.
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