Mid-Century Japanese Travel Posters.

Shigeo Fukuda (1932–2009) / Graphis Annual 65/66

Shigeo Fukuda (1932–2009) was a sculptor, graphic artist and poster designer. He was born in Tokyo to a family involved in manufacturing toys. After the end of World War II, he became interested in the minimalist Swiss Style of graphic design and graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1956. In 1987, Fukuda was inducted into the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in New York City, which described him as “Japan’s consummate visual communicator”, making him the first Japanese designer chosen for this recognition.
–Wikipedia

Art Directors Club Hall of Fame 1987 + New York Times 2009

Kenichi Kuriyagawa (1911–) / Graphis Annual 62/63

Ukichi Matsumoto / Graphis Annual 67/68

Shigeo Fukuda (1932–2009) / Graphis Annual 65/66

Otaro Tomoeda / Graphis Annual 66/67

Ukichi Matsumoto / Graphis Annual 67/68
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These travel posters from Japan in the 50s and 60s offer an engaging glimpse into the different regions of the country. Also quite interesting is the progression of style over the decades to a sleeker and more streamlined form. I’ll continue digging for more examples from the era.

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Sandi Vincent grew up in the bay area of California surrounded by mid-century modern architecture and other influences responsible for her affinity for the period and its pop style, including her early exposure to The Monkees, The Avengers and Gerald McBoing-Boing. Sandi now resides in Portland and is a board member of a local nonprofit preservation group, the Mid-Century Modern League. In her day job at a community foundation, she sports the web/social media/print materials coordinator title.

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