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the aim was to create advertisements that served both as a design movement and actually improved the advertising culture. —kazumasa nagai

Indian wigwams with chimneys of different color floating in space

logos for corporations

 

Now in his late 80s, Nagai has had a long career full of awards and official positions. He is the creator of the corporate logos of Japan Railways, Nissin, Mitsubishi UFJ and the now notorious TEPCO.

 

 

Logo for Japan Railways. Letters JR

Logo for Japan Railways.

Logo for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Intersecting red and white circles with letters MUFG
Logo for Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). Red and white circles with a word TEPCO

Logo for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG).

Logo for Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).

Logo for Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. A red bowl with white letters NISSIN
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the decision to hold the exhibitions in department stores rather than art galleries was extremely important for establishing the social position of graphic design.
—kazumasa nagai

Poster for Museum of Modern Art, Toyama. A zebra on a red tree branch
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