Designer: Kenji Itoh

Known for Postwar Japanese graphic design
Kenji Itoh
Born 1915
Died 2001
Nationality Japanese
Roles Graphic designer

Kenji Ito (also spelled Kenji Itoh, 伊藤憲治, 1915–2001) was a pioneering Japanese graphic designer whose work spanned over six decades and helped shape the visual identity of post-war Japan.

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Industrial Art News – Vol. 21, No. 01, January 1953

From the graphic design archive:

Industrial Art News – Vol. 21, No. 01, January 1953

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Itoh
  • Year: 1953
Design (Japan), 021, 1961

From the graphic design archive:

Design (Japan), 021, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1961
Design (Japan), 020, 1961

From the graphic design archive:

Design (Japan), 020, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1961
Design (Japan), 019, 1961

From the graphic design archive:

Design (Japan), 019, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1961
Design (Japan), 016, 1961

From the graphic design archive:

Design (Japan), 016, 1961

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1961
Idea 001, 1953

From the graphic design archive:

Idea 001, 1953

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1953
Graphic Design 23, 1966

From the graphic design archive:

Graphic Design 23, 1966

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1966
Industrial Art News – Vol. 27, No. 2, February 1959

From the graphic design archive:

Industrial Art News – Vol. 27, No. 2, February 1959

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1959
Industrial Art News – Vol. 23, No. 1, January 1955

From the graphic design archive:

Industrial Art News – Vol. 23, No. 1, January 1955

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1955
Industrial Art News – Vol. 30, No. 1, Spring 1962

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Industrial Art News – Vol. 30, No. 1, Spring 1962

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1962

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