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Shigeo Fukuda - Graphic Designer - Japan

Designer: Shigeo Fukuda

Shigeo Fukuda was born in Tokyo in 1932 and graduated from the Department of Design at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1956. He has served as vice-chairman of the Japan Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA) and was a member of both the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) and the Royal Designers for Industry. His work has been showcased in solo exhibitions at notable venues such as the IBM Gallery in New York, the Asia Museum in San Francisco, and the Museum of Modern Art in Quimper, France.

Articles Featuring the Work of Shigeo Fukuda

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Graphic Design 30, 1968 | Ikko Tanaka | Japanese Magazine
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Japanese Modernism

Japanese modern design was heavily influenced by European art movements, particularly modernism and the Bauhaus school. As Japan's advertising industry expanded, it increasingly drew from Western culture, especially television and film, resulting in designs that were eclectic, vibrant, and infused with modernist energy.
Idea 81, 1967. Cover design by Yusaku Kamekura
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Elements of Idea “The Arrow” by Shigeo Fukuda, 1973

The versatility of the arrow sign knows no bounds – from thin lines exuding delicacy to thick, heavy-set lines conveying stability and weight. Depending on its construction, the arrow sign can speak with individuality, even possessing psychological and emotional expression.

Artefacts Featuring the Work of Shigeo Fukuda

Graphic Design 58, 1975
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Graphic Design 58, 1975

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1975
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Graphic Design 56, 1974
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Graphic Design 56, 1974

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1974
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Idea 235, 1992. Cover design by Shigeo Fukuda
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Idea 235, 1992

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1992
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Graphic Design 55, 1974
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Graphic Design 55, 1974

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1974
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Graphic Design 19, 1965. Cover design by Shigeo Fukuda
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Graphic Design 19, 1965

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1965
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IDEA Extra Issue - Graphic Design in Canada, 1975. Cover design by Shigeo Fukuda
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IDEA Extra Issue – Graphic Design in Canada, 1975

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1975
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Idea 88, 1968-5. Cover design by Shigeo Fukuda
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Idea 088, 1968-5

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1968
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Ginza Graphic Gallery 08, Shigeo Fukuda
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Shigeo Fukuda (World Graphic Design 8), 1993

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1993
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Graphic Design 57, 1975. Cover design by Shigeo Fukuda
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Graphic Design 57, 1975

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1975
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Idea 204, 1987-9. Cover design by Shigeo Fukuda
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Idea 204, 1987-9

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year: 1987
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Postmodernism - Wet Magazine, Vol 4 Issue 2, 1979. Designed by April Greiman
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A New Visual Language: From New Wave to Postmodernism in Graphic Design

A 1,500 essay on the transformative era of graphic design from the 1970s to the 1990s. Moving beyond the constraints of modernism, designers like Wolfgang Weingart and April Greiman redefined visual communication through bold experimentation with type, colour, and early computer graphics. This essay highlights how postmodernism and New Wave design introduced complexity, individuality, and digital innovation in to graphic design.

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Idea-014-1955.-Cover-design-by-Yoshio-Hayakawa--768x768
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Yoshio Hayakawa. Japanese Graphic Designer | 1917 – 2009

Yoshio Hayakawa is one of Japan’s most influential post-war poster designers. His work represents a fusion of traditional Japanese art and European modernism often using soft, poetic brushstrokes and refined colour palettes and capturing the elegance of Japanese aesthetics while integrating the clean lines and bold visual language of Western design.

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50 years Bauhaus, German exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1968
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Bauhaus Principles Today

The Bauhaus approach to design emphasised simplicity, functionality, and the integration of modern technologies and materials. A century later, many of the principles taught at the school remain fundamental to contemporary design practices.