{"product_id":"twelve-persons-in-graphic-design-today-1-3-tadanori-yokoo-akira-uno-ikko-tanaka","title":"Twelve Persons in Graphic Design Today 1-3 Tadanori Yokoo Akira Uno Ikko Tanaka","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBijutsu Shuppan-sha (美術出版社) — \u003cem\u003e12-nin no Graphic Designer \/ Twelve Persons in Graphic Design Today\u003c\/em\u003e (２２人のグラフィックデザイナー), Vols. 1–3 Complete Set. Tokyo, 1968–1970.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe definitive anthology of Japanese graphic design's golden age — Published by Bijutsu Shuppan-sha between 1968 and 1970, \u003cem\u003eTwelve Persons in Graphic Design Today\u003c\/em\u003e documents the mid-century masters who invented the visual language of modern Japan: their masterworks, posters, advertisements, and personal essays, gathered in three volumes that together constitute the essential record of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe designers represented across the three volumes read as a roll call of the twentieth century's most influential visual artists working outside the Western canon:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVol. 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ario Uno (宇野亜喜良), Kazumasa Nagai (永井一正), Shigeo Fukuda (福田繁雄), Iwao Hosoya (細谷岩夫)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVol. 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kiyoshi Awazu (粟津潔), Mitsuo Katsui (勝井三雄), Ikko Tanaka (田中一光), Makoto Wada (和田誠)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVol. 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yosuke Isaka (伊坂芳太山), Toshihiro Katayama (片山洋一), Tsunehisa Kimura (木村恒久), Tadanori Yokoo (横尾忠則)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroductions by Kuniharu Akiyama (秋山邦晴), Sakyo Komatsu (小松左京), and Arata Isozaki (磯崎新).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Japanese graphic design, vintage typography, and mid-century visual culture, this three-volume set is the Holy Grail. Complete sets in this condition are exceptionally rare on the international market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12-nin no Graphic Designer \/ Twelve Persons in Graphic Design Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bijutsu Shuppan-sha (美術出版社), Tokyo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1968–1970 (Showa 43–45)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3-volume hardcover set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese (with English titles and designer names)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Very Good — Remarkably Well-Preserved Complete Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall, the set is in exceptionally clean and well-preserved condition for volumes over 50 years old. Specific notes by volume:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVol. 1 — Endpapers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minor tanning\/toning due to age. \u003cstrong\u003eFinal page:\u003c\/strong\u003e Previous owner's signature and name stamp (hanko) — a small mark of provenance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVol. 2 — Endpapers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minor tanning\/toning due to age. Otherwise clean throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVol. 3 — Spine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minor loss\/chipping at the top of the spine, consistent with age and shelving. Interior clean and bright.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease inspect all high-resolution listing photographs carefully before purchasing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"shady2grove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65420608405853,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1082\/5888\/5981\/files\/IMG_7993.jpg?v=1785486775","url":"https:\/\/shady2grove.com\/products\/twelve-persons-in-graphic-design-today-1-3-tadanori-yokoo-akira-uno-ikko-tanaka","provider":"shady2grove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}