Published from 1959 to the late 1980s, Graphic Design was a professional design publication documenting developments in graphic design, layouts, typography, poster art, and visual culture both in Japan and internationally. It traced the emergence of graphic design as a distinct discipline in Japan, presenting examples of design thinking, experimentation, and visual innovation during the postwar decades.Issues of Graphic Design often include printing showcases from paper or ink suppliers, or printers, adding a tactile of visual surprise in the last pages. This one has an ingenious print on tranparent sheet the cleverly overlays with the next page.This is the 6th… Read more
Published from 1959 to the late 1980s, Graphic Design was a professional design publication documenting developments in graphic design, layouts, typography, poster art, and visual culture both in Japan and internationally.
It traced the emergence of graphic design as a distinct discipline in Japan, presenting examples of design thinking, experimentation, and visual innovation during the postwar decades.
Issues of Graphic Design often include printing showcases from paper or ink suppliers, or printers, adding a tactile of visual surprise in the last pages. This one has an ingenious print on tranparent sheet the cleverly overlays with the next page.
This is the 6th issue, from January 1962. Its highlights include a showcase for 5 young designers: Kohei Sugiura, Kiyoshi Awazu, Theo Dimson, Pieter Brattinga and Mitsuo Katsui, whose work include beautiful grid-based modernist abstractions like on the cover.
The bookstore just received a few issues of the magazine. Please come see them in person.
Dimensions: 26cm×30cm 127 pages. Text in Japanese and English Good condition.
