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Kazumasa Nagai

Omni, Vol 3, No. 4, 1980

Magazines editor and design director: Bob Guccione

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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. Explore related designers including Ikko Tanaka and Yusaku Kamekura. See also Japanese Modernism, Japanese graphic design history, 1960s graphic design history.
Omni
Omni was an American science and culture magazine published from 1978 to 1995, notable for its striking covers and its influence on the visual language of science fiction and futurism in graphic design.

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Omni, Vol 3, No. 4, 1980. Cover design by Kazumasa Nagai
Omni, Vol 3, No. 4, 1980. Cover design by Kazumasa Nagai
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