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Trademarks of the World, Yusaku Kamekura, 1958

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Content includes:
Preface / Paul Rand
Introduction / Paul Rand; Translated by: Masaru Katsumi
Japanese coat of arms
General remarks
Mark’s history
The flow of the times
Trademark selection
The utility of the mark

A record of 700 selected items from the approximately 3,000 trademarks collected by Yusaku Kamekura. The first edition was published in 1955, and this book is an expanded and popular edition.

Includes the work of: Walter Bergman / Paul Rand / Herbert Roybin / Bruno Munari / Andre Masson / Herbert Buyer / George Nelson / Isamu Noguchi / Jan Tschichold / Raymond Lowie / Leo Leoni / Paul Clay / Sole・ Bus / Yusaku Kamekura / Hiroshi Ohashi / Tadashi Ohashi / Ryuichi Yamashiro / Hiromu Hara / Takashi Kono / Shichiro Imatake / Sori Yanagi / Fumio Yamana / Yoshio Hayakawa and others

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  • Format: Book
  • Year: 1958
  • Size: 190mm x 260mm
Yusaku Kamekura, born in 1915, graduated from the Institute of New Architecture and Industrial Arts. In 1960, he helped establish Nippon Design Center Inc. and served as its managing director. The following year, in 1961, he received a grand prize from the Ministry of Education. In 1962, he transitioned to working as a freelance designer.

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Trademarks of the World, Yusaku Kamekura, 1958
Trademarks of the World, Yusaku Kamekura, 1958
Yusaku Kamekura, born in 1915, graduated from the Institute of New Architecture and Industrial Arts. In 1960, he helped establish Nippon Design Center Inc. and served as its managing director. The following year, in 1961, he received a grand prize from the Ministry of Education. In 1962, he transitioned to working as a freelance designer.
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