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Ikko Tanaka

Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002, DNP Graphic Design Archive Exhibition IV, 2012

Ikko Tanaka poster exhibition catalogue at Ginza Graphic Gallery

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  • Format Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s Ikko Tanaka
  • Year 2012
  • Client/Publisher DNP Cultural Promotion Foundation
  • Size 220mm x 280mm
Ikko Tanaka
Ikko Tanaka was born in 1930 in Nara City. He graduated from the Kyoto School of Fine Arts in 1950 and worked for several companies, including the Osaka Economic Newspaper, before co-founding Nippon Design Center, Inc. In 1963, he established his own firm, the Ikko Tanaka Design Office. Tanaka's awards include a silver medal from the Warsaw International Poster Biennial, the Mainichi Design Award, the New York ADC Award, the Tokyo ADC Membership Award, the Mainichi Art Award, and the Japan Cultural Design Grand Prix. Explore related designers including Yusaku Kamekura, Shigeo Fukuda, and Kiyoshi Awazu. See also Japanese Modernism, Japanese graphic design history, and 1960s graphic design history.

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Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002, DNP Graphic Design Archive Exhibition IV, 2012
Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002, DNP Graphic Design Archive Exhibition IV, 2012

 

Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002, DNP Graphic Design Archive Exhibition IV, 2012
Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002, DNP Graphic Design Archive Exhibition IV, 2012

 

Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002, DNP Graphic Design Archive Exhibition IV, 2012
Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002, DNP Graphic Design Archive Exhibition IV, 2012

 

Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002, DNP Graphic Design Archive Exhibition IV, 2012
Ikko Tanaka Posters 1980-2002, DNP Graphic Design Archive Exhibition IV, 2012
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