Designer: Hiromu Hara

Known for Japanese modernist typography and exhibition murals
Hiromu Hara - Japanese Graphic Designer
Born 1903
Died 1986
Nationality Japanese
Roles Graphic designer, Typographer, Art director, Educator

Hiromu Hara, a graduate and former lecturer at Tokyo City College of Technology, co-founded a design studio that created photo-murals for major international exhibitions in Paris and New York. He received numerous awards for his design work and served as art director for New Japan, and held key roles at the Musashino School of Fine Arts and the Nippon Design Centre.

Explore related designers including Hiroshi Ohchi and Yusaku Kamekura. See also Japanese Modernism and 1950s graphic design history.

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Idea 013, 1955

From the graphic design archive:

Idea 013, 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Hiromu Hara
  • Year: 1955
Graphic Design 10, 1963

From the graphic design archive:

Graphic Design 10, 1963

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kiyoji Otsuji, Hiromu Hara
  • Year: 1963
Graphic Design 09, 1962

From the graphic design archive:

Graphic Design 09, 1962

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Hiromu Hara
  • Year: 1962
Idea October 1964 Extra issue – 14th Exhibition of JAAC

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Idea October 1964 Extra issue – 14th Exhibition of JAAC

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1964

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