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Yusaku Kamekura - Graphic Designer - Japan

Idea October 1965 Extra issue – 15th Nisshinmi Exhibition Special Issue

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Yusaku Kamekura, Hiromu Hara, Kazumasa Nagai, Ikko Tanaka, Koichi Nakai, Yusuke Nakahara, Eiko Ishioka

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Yusaku Kamekura
  • Year: 1965
  • 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 October 1965 Extra issue - 15th Nisshinmi Exhibition Special Issue. Cover design by Yusaku Kamekura
Idea October 1965 Extra issue – 15th Nisshinmi Exhibition Special Issue. Cover design by Yusaku Kamekura
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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