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Pictogram Design, Yukio Ota, Kashiwashobo, 1987

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JP Oversized: 411 pages
ISBN-10: 4760103007

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  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Yukio Ota
  • Year: 1987
  • Client/Publisher: Kashiwashobo

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Pictogram Design, Yukio Ota, Kashiwashobo, 1987
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Pictogram Design, Yukio Ota, Kashiwashobo, 1987
Pictogram Design, Yukio Ota, Kashiwashobo, 1987

 

Pictogram Design, Yukio Ota, Kashiwashobo, 1987
Pictogram Design, Yukio Ota, Kashiwashobo, 1987

 

Pictogram Design, Yukio Ota, Kashiwashobo, 1987
Pictogram Design, Yukio Ota, Kashiwashobo, 1987
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