El mejor diseño gráfico japonés – Años 20-30

Durante las décadas de 1920 y 1930, Japón adoptó nuevas formas de diseño gráfico apoyándose en el cambio social que se extendió por todo el país. Desde Pinktentacle hacen esta selección de 50 carteles, portadas de revistas y anuncios publicitarios que ofrecen una mirada a algunas de las tendencias imperantes en una sociedad transformada por el crecimiento de la industria moderna y la tecnología, la popularidad del arte y la cultura occidentales, y el surgimiento del pensamiento político de izquierda.

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“Buy Domestic!” poster, 1930

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Cover of “Nippon” magazine issue #1, Oct 1934

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“Fuji Weekly” cover, Oct 1930

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Poster for Japan’s first national census, 1920  // “Health for body and country” poster, c. 1930

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Grand Nagoya Festival poster by Kenkichi Sugimoto, 1933

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Kyoto Grand Exposition to Commemorate the Showa Imperial Coronation, 1928

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Poster design by Shujiro Shimomura, 1928

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“NAPF” (Nippona Artista Proleta Federacio) magazine cover, Feb 1931

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“NAPF” (Nippona Artista Proleta Federacio) magazine covers: Sep 1931 // Oct 1931

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“May 1” movie poster by Hiromu Hara, 1928-1929

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“Senki” magazine covers: Oct 1929 // Nov 1929

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“Senki” magazine covers: May 1930 // Jan 1930

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Cover of “Nippon” magazine issue #7, June 1936

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Magazine ad for “Seishun Zukai” movie, 1931

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“Affiches” magazine issue #2, Aug 1927  // “Affiches” magazine issue #3, Sep 1927

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“The Advertising World” magazine cover, Sep 1933

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Book covers: “Modern Commercial Art,” 1928  // “Kite” (Tako – 凧) by Takehisa Yumeji, 1926

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Poster for 1940 Grand International Exposition of Japan (canceled due to war), 1938

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Poster for the 1940 Olympic Games in Tokyo (canceled due to WWII), 1936 (by Hiromu Hara)

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“The Advertising World” magazine cover, June 1926

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“Reijin” sheet music cover, 1930

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“Songs of Miss Nippon” sheet music cover, 1930  // “Modern Tokyo” sheet music cover, 1929

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Cover of “Nippon” magazine issue #2, Jan 1935

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Poster for Shimadzu mannequin exhibition, 1935

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Designs by Kurazo Murota: Poster, 1928 // Catalog cover, 1927

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Poster for Tokyo Construction Fair, 1935

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Cover of “Affiches” magazine issue #1, 1927

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Magazine ads for movies: “Omohide Ooki Onna“, 1931 // “Wakaki Hi no Kangeki,” 1931

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Magazine ads for movies: “Chuya Gyojoki,” 1931 // “Shukujo Club,” 1931

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“Young Miss” (Ojo-san) movie poster, 1930

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“Fuji Weekly” cover, Aug 1930

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Poster for “Volga” and “College Life,” 1930 // Poster for “Kriemhild’s Revenge,” 1925

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Nikke business clothing poster ad by Gihachiro Okayama, 1931

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Nikke sports coat poster ad by Gihachiro Okayama, 1931

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Nikke socks and knitwear poster ad by Gihachiro Okayama, 1932

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Nikke socks and knitwear poster ad by Gihachiro Okayama, 1936

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Nikke coat poster ad by Gihachiro Okayama, 1937

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