Designer: Tsunehisa Kimura

Known for Photomontage
Tsunehisa Kimura - Japanese Graphic Designer
Born 1928
Died 2008
Nationality Japanese
Roles Graphic designer, Photographer

Tsunehisa Kimura graduated from the Osaka Municipal Institute of Arts and Crafts in 1945 and began his career designing stage sets for Toho Film and Theatre. He later worked in graphic design and advertising, joining the Nippon Design Centre in 1960.

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Design (Japan), 088, 1966

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Design (Japan), 088, 1966

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Tsunehisa Kimura
  • Year: 1966
Design (Japan), 087, 1966

From the graphic design archive:

Design (Japan), 087, 1966

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Tsunehisa Kimura
  • Year: 1966
Design (Japan), 086, 1966

From the graphic design archive:

Design (Japan), 086, 1966

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Tsunehisa Kimura
  • Year: 1966
Tsunehisa Kimura (World Graphic Design 42), 1999

From the graphic design archive:

Tsunehisa Kimura (World Graphic Design 42), 1999

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Tsunehisa Kimura
  • Year: 1999
Design (Japan), 140, 1970

From the graphic design archive:

Design (Japan), 140, 1970

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Tsunehisa Kimura
  • Year: 1970
Graphic Design 21, 1965

From the graphic design archive:

Graphic Design 21, 1965

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Tsunehisa Kimura
  • Year: 1965
Idea 093, 1969-3

From the graphic design archive:

Idea 093, 1969-3

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Tsunehisa Kimura
  • Year: 1969
Industrial Art News – Vol. 32, No. 1, 1964

From the graphic design archive:

Industrial Art News – Vol. 32, No. 1, 1964

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Tsunehisa Kimura
  • Year: 1964
Industrial Art News – Vol. 28, No. 4, April-July 1960

From the graphic design archive:

Industrial Art News – Vol. 28, No. 4, April-July 1960

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Tsunehisa Kimura
  • Year: 1960

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