Designer: Mitsuo Katsui

Known for Computer graphics and light based posters
Mitsuo Katsui - Graphic Designer - Japan
Born 1931
Died 2019
Nationality Japanese
Roles Graphic designer

Katsui Mitsuo was born in Tokyo in 1931 and graduated from Tokyo Education University in 1955. In 1956, he joined Ajinomoto Co., Ltd., but began working as a freelance designer in 1961. Throughout his career, he received numerous awards, including the JAAC Award in 1958, the Mainichi Industrial Design Award in 1965, and the Tokyo ADC Membership Prize in 1972.

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’73 Design Year News, No. 12, March 1973

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’73 Design Year News, No. 12, March 1973

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1973
Design (Japan), 112, 1968

From the graphic design archive:

Design (Japan), 112, 1968

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1968
Visual Resonance – Mitsuo Katsui, Mitsumura Book Publishing, 2017

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Visual Resonance – Mitsuo Katsui, Mitsumura Book Publishing, 2017

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 2019
Expo ’70: Progress and Harmony of Mankind, Admission Ticket Adult & Child and Folder, 1970

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Expo ’70: Progress and Harmony of Mankind, Admission Ticket Adult & Child and Folder, 1970

  • Format: Ticket and Holder
  • Designer/s: Kohei Sugiura and Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1970
Idea 242, 1994

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Idea 242, 1994

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1994
Design (Japan), 111, 1968

From the graphic design archive:

Design (Japan), 111, 1968

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1968
Mitsuo Katsui, ggg Books, Separate volume 10, 1993

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Mitsuo Katsui, ggg Books, Separate volume 10, 1993

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1993
Design (Japan), 113, 1968

From the graphic design archive:

Design (Japan), 113, 1968

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1968
Graphic Design 17, 1964

From the graphic design archive:

Graphic Design 17, 1964

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1964
Industrial Art News – Vol. 36, No. 1, 1968

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Industrial Art News – Vol. 36, No. 1, 1968

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1968
Industrial Art News – Vol. 26, No. 10, December 1958

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Industrial Art News – Vol. 26, No. 10, December 1958

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1958
Mitsuo Katsui (World Graphic Design 9), 1993

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Mitsuo Katsui (World Graphic Design 9), 1993

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Mitsuo Katsui
  • Year: 1993

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