Poster Archives

Since 2022 (Joan Miró and Japan) by Nagai Hiroaki

Born in 1957. Graduated Tokyo Metropolitan KOGEI High School. After a stint at Breakfast Inc., established his own design firm, N.G. inc. in 1989, with a concentration in advertising design, as well as branding, CI [corporate identity] and VI [visual identity] development, book design, and spatial design. Served as a professor at Tokyo Zokei University [until March of 2022], and is a member of the Tokyo Art Directors Club [ADC], Japan Graphic Design Association Inc. [JAGDA], and Tokyo Type Directors Club [TDC]. Winner of the Silver Prize [IPT2009] and Bronze Prize [IPT2012] at the "International Poster Triennial in Toyama" [IPT] [hosted by the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design], he is the winner of several prizes domestically and abroad. His major works include the development of the CI and VI branding for Sagawa Express, graphic design advertising for Yokohama Rubber "PRGR," "egg," and "ADVAN" campaigns, art direction for Sogetsu Ikebana, and exhibitions of advertising visuals and illustrated books, such as the exhibition at the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art DIC.
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Since 2019 (Beauty of Japanese Art and Design From Rimpa and Ukiyo-e to Present Art) by Ken Miki

Ken Miki was born in Kobe in 1955. In 1982 he established Ken Miki & Associates. Throughout his career he has undertaken “design by talking” – developing a design by a process similar to speaking – and “design by listening” – designing by probing the origins of things. Working from an underlying theme of “becoming aware of awareness,” he infuses emotional communication into serene expression. His major works to date include: the kit for the 2003 Icograda Congress in Nagoya; promotion of the ThinkPad for IBM Japan, Ltd.; and logomarks for BELLE MAISON, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, KEIKYU Department Store, and other clients. In recent years he has been developing his “APPLE” project about designing how to learn. A book introducing the project’s content has been published by Lars Müller Publishers of Switzerland. In 2015, he held the “APPLE+ Learning to Design, Designing to Learn” exhibition at ggg. Among the awards he has received to date are the JAGDA New Designer Award, Japan Typography Annual Grand Prix, Tokyo Type Directors Club Bronze Award, the IPT Silver Prize, 18th Yusaku Kamekura Design Award, and the New York Art Directors Club Bronze Award. He is a director of JAGDA and a member of Tokyo TDC and AGI. He currently serves as a professor at the Osaka University of Arts.
http://ken-miki.net