Tokyo Midtown will host the exhibition "Japanese Graphic Design 2018," showcasing contemporary design.

Event Date:2018.06.20-07.31
Jun 7, 2018
Tokyo Midtown Design Hub in Roppongi will be holding its 73rd special exhibition, "Japanese Graphic Design 2018," from June 20th to July 31st.


Graphic Design in Japan is a yearbook that has been published since 1981 by the Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc. (JAGDA), one of Asia's largest design organizations with approximately 3,000 members. To commemorate the publication of the 2018 edition, this exhibition will display approximately 300 of the works featured in the magazine, both in person and on video.
Exhibition poster for the solo exhibition "Nakamura Norio Exhibition"

The main works on display will include works by Nakamura Norio, winner of the 20th Kamekura Yusaku Award, and numerous award-winning works from the 2018 JAGDA Awards. Also on display will be works by Hanahara Masaki, Kanai Aki, and Fukuzawa Takuma, winners of the 2018 JAGDA New Designer Award.

Talk events featuring graphic designers and art directors will also be held during the exhibition. Further details will be available on the Design Hub official website (http://designhub.jp/) once they have been confirmed. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the current state of Japanese graphic design, which is highly acclaimed around the world, from everyday items to books, product packaging, symbols and logos, posters, websites, videos, and spatial designs for exhibitions and shops.

[Exhibition Information]
Tokyo Midtown Design Hub 73rd Special Exhibition "Graphic Design in Japan 2018"
Dates: June 20th - July 31st
Venue: Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
Address: Midtown Tower 5F, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Hours: 11:00 - 19:00
Admission: Free
Closed: Open daily during the exhibition period

[Book Information]
Yearbook "Graphic Design in Japan 2018"
Edited and produced by: JAGDA Yearbook Committee
Editor-in-Chief: Hayashi Noriaki
Book Design: Tabei Mina
Published by: Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc. (JAGDA)
Published by: Rokuyosha Publishing Co., Ltd.
Release Date: June 25th
Price: 16,200 yen (tax included)
編集部
  • Exhibition announcement visual (design: Tabei Mina)
  • Last year's venue scene
  • Poster announcing the solo exhibition "Nakamura Ito" (org: Creation Gallery G8)
  • Exhibition poster for the solo exhibition "Nakamura Ito" (org: Creation Gallery G8)
  • Exhibition poster for the solo exhibition "Nakamura Ito" (org: Creation Gallery G8)
  • Exhibition poster for the solo exhibition "Nakamura Ito" (org: Creation Gallery G8)
  • Exhibition poster for the solo exhibition "Nakamura Ito" (org: Creation Gallery G8)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Poster] Exhibition work "LIFE" (d: Kazumasa Nagai org: Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Poster] Exhibition work "LIFE" (d: Kazumasa Nagai org: Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Poster] Exhibition work "LIFE" (d: Kazumasa Nagai org: Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [CI, VI, Symbol, Logo, Typeface, Motion Logo] VI for the museum "Takamatsu Art Museum" (ad+d: Hara Kenya, cl: Takamatsu Art Museum)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [General Graphics] Product Note "PERSPECTIVE DESK NOTE" (ad+cd+d: Ken Okamura, cl: Pages)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Book Editorial] Book design for "WANOBI," a collection of records of ancient art (ad+d: Atsuki Kikuchi, cl: Shibunkaku)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Packaging] Perfume packaging "ON THE ROAD / SHE CAME TO STAY" (ad+d: Ryuhei Nakadai, cl: Timothy Hung / Edition)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Packaging] Perfume packaging "ON THE ROAD / SHE CAME TO STAY" (ad+d: Ryuhei Nakadai, cl: Timothy Hung / Edition)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Newspaper Advertisement/Magazine Advertisement] Shoe brand magazine advertisement "dansko" (ad+d: Inoue Yoko, cl: Sea Star)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Environment/Space] Spatial composition of a masking tape exhibition "mt ex" (ad+cd: Koji Iyama, cl: Kamoi Kakoshi)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Environment/Space] Spatial composition of a masking tape exhibition "mt ex" (ad+cd: Koji Iyama, cl: Kamoi Kakoshi)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category: Interactive Design Production company website "Boxx" (ad: Kentaro Oshimi cl: Box)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category: Interactive Design Production company website "Boxx" (ad: Kentaro Oshimi cl: Box)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Video] Designer Brand Promotional Video "ANIMA OF ONMATOPOEIA" (ad+d+ motion design: Tomohiro Okazaki, cl: PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Video] Designer Brand Promotional Video "ANIMA OF ONMATOPOEIA" (ad+d+ motion design: Tomohiro Okazaki, cl: PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Multi-purpose] Graphic and spatial composition of a special exhibition at a design facility "Design Anatomy: Seeing the world through familiar objects" (ad: Taku Sato, cl: Meiji + 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Multi-purpose] Graphic and spatial composition of a special exhibition at a design facility "Design Anatomy: Seeing the world through familiar objects" (ad: Taku Sato, cl: Meiji + 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT)
  • JAGDA Award 2018 Category [Multi-purpose] Graphic and spatial composition of a special exhibition at a design facility "Design Anatomy: Seeing the world through familiar objects" (ad: Taku Sato, cl: Meiji + 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018: Masaki Hanahara's work, French restaurant poster "Flower Typography" (cl: L'Arquest)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018: Masaki Hanahara's work, magazine advertisement for makeup tool "Burner" (cl: Shiseido)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018 Aki Kanai's work Lifestyle shop packaging "THINK OF THINGS" (cl: KOKUYO)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018 Aki Kanai's work Lifestyle shop packaging "THINK OF THINGS" (cl: KOKUYO)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018 Aki Kanai's work, Independent poster "Molecular composition diagram of the atmosphere of each planet" (cl: Aki Kanai)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018 Aki Kanai's work, Independent poster "Molecular composition diagram of the atmosphere of each planet" (cl: Aki Kanai)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018 winner Takuma Fukuzawa’s work Product calendar “I want to be…” (cl: D-Bros)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018: Takuma Fukuzawa's work Product "D-BROS GINZA SIX Kamon" (cl: D-BROS)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018: Takuma Fukuzawa's work Product "D-BROS GINZA SIX Kamon" (cl: D-BROS)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018: Takuma Fukuzawa's work: Logo/tools/spatial composition for tea experience facility "The ABCs of Tea by namacha" (cl: Kirin Beverage)
  • JAGDA New Designer Award 2018: Takuma Fukuzawa's work: Logo/tools/spatial composition for tea experience facility "The ABCs of Tea by namacha" (cl: Kirin Beverage)
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