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Kazumasa Nagai - Graphic Design - Japan

Idea October 1966 Extra issue

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Review of prize-winning works by Yusaku Kamekura, Hiromu Hara and Koichi Nakai

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kazumasa Nagai
  • Year: 1966
  • Client/Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co
Kazumasa Nagai was born in 1929 in Osaka. He left the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1951 and co-founded the Nippon Design Center in 1960. Nagai achieved notable recognition by winning first place in the design competitions for the official symbols of the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games (1966) and EXPO Okinawa (1972). Between 1960 and 1988, he received numerous prestigious awards, including the JAAC Award, Asahi Advertising Award, Mainichi Advertising Award, Yamana Award, and multiple accolades from the Tokyo ADC Show.

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Idea October 1966 Extra issue. Cover design by Kazumasa Nagai.
Idea October 1966 Extra issue. Cover design by Kazumasa Nagai.
Kazumasa Nagai was born in 1929 in Osaka. He left the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1951 and co-founded the Nippon Design Center in 1960. Nagai achieved notable recognition by winning first place in the design competitions for the official symbols of the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games (1966) and EXPO Okinawa (1972). Between 1960 and 1988, he received numerous prestigious awards, including the JAAC Award, Asahi Advertising Award, Mainichi Advertising Award, Yamana Award, and multiple accolades from the Tokyo ADC Show.
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