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Kenji Itoh

Idea 001, 1953

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Content includes:
Posters in Switzerland
On Raymond Savignac by H. Hara
On Paul Rand by Y. Kamekura
Advertising art in Japan
M. Shigenari, A. Yamana, Y. Yamashiro, T. Kono, T. Ohashi, Y. Hayakawa, T. Miyanaga, T. Sawamura, K. Ito, S. Imatake, K. Kuriyagawa, T. Ujihara, Y. Nakada, N. Ochiai
Choshi Soy-sauce Mfg. Co. Morinaga Confectionery Co.
You can smile at these humorous arts by Hiroshi Ohchi
Vision and design of abstraction by Masaru Katsumi
Round-up of the World’s Posters by Takashi Miyayama
Prize winners of 1952 Poster Competition
EDITORIAL:
From chairman to readers by K. Ogawa, chairman
Bridge by T. Miyayama
Advertising in America I observed by S. Arai
Let’s organize Art Director’s Club by M. Fujimoto
Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins
Follow the Path I Walked Along by I. Nomoto
I Like Coke by E. B. Weiss

Editor: Takashi Miyayama
Art Director: Hiroshi Ohchi

Details

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Kenji Ito
  • Year: 1953
  • Client/Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co
  • Size: 225mm x 297mm
Kenji Ito
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.
IDEA
Idea is a Japanese design magazine that has been published since 1953, covering typography, visual identity, and contemporary graphics.

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Idea 001, 1953. Cover design by Kenji Ito
Idea 001, 1953. Cover design by Kenji Ito
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