Graphic Design 88, December 1982 (Takko Ikko)

Artist/Designer: Ikko Tanaka
Editor: Katsumie Masaru
Publisher: Kodansha Ltd.
Publication: 1982, First Edition
Medium: Softcover, perfect-bound magazine
Dimensions: 26 × 30 cm
Language: Japanese / English
Type of Work: Print Publication
Curatorial Note: Added by Curator on October 7, 2024
Related Items: Japanese Modern Design Archive, Kodansha Art Publications

Created for Kodansha’s design quarterly Graphic Design 88, this 1982 issue features a cover by Ikko Tanaka, one of Japan’s most influential modern designers. The reflective, droplet-like imagery suggests both material transformation and the visual language of an emerging digital age. Contrasted with minimalist yellow typography on a violet field, the composition captures Tanaka’s ability to merge Japanese spatial balance with international modernist clarity.