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Hiroshi Ohchi - Japanese Graphic Designer

Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 3, 1972

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Content includes:
Jacques Richez – Josse Goffin. Brussels, Draws Dreams
Maria Martini – Paper and Man
Franz Hermann Wills – Reinhart Braun, Berlin, Informative Graphics
Jacques Paul Dauriac – The Mysteries of St.Petersburg in 1971 – Illustrations by Michel Chemiakin
Hans Kuh – Photo-Graphics by Helga and Fritz Fössel, Munich
Franz Hermann Wills – Book-Jackets for the Bartelsmann Book-Club
Hans Peter Willberg – PUBLIK New Approaches to Newspaper Lay-Out
Anton Meier – Film Posters from Cuba
Jan Berger – Contours

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Hiroshi Ohchi
  • Year: 1972
  • Client/Publisher: Bruckmann Verlag
  • Size: 230mm x 297mm
Hiroshi Ohchi was a renowned Japanese author and designer with a diverse body of work including poster designs, packaging design, advertising, and cover designs. He became the first art director of IDEA magazine, Japan's leading design magazine. The magazine was first published in 1953 and authored several books on design, contributing his insights to the field. Ohchi's work has been recognized and celebrated in major design exhibitions, including several at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).  

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Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 3, 1972. Cover design by Hiroshi Ohchi
Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 3, 1972. Cover design by Hiroshi Ohchi
Hiroshi Ohchi was a renowned Japanese author and designer with a diverse body of work including poster designs, packaging design, advertising, and cover designs. He became the first art director of IDEA magazine, Japan's leading design magazine. The magazine was first published in 1953 and authored several books on design, contributing his insights to the field. Ohchi's work has been recognized and celebrated in major design exhibitions, including several at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).  
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