mitsuo katsui

mitsuo katsui

Poster for the First International Poster Triennial in Toyama, 1985. © DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion.

Poster for the First International Poster Triennial in Toyama, 1985. © DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion.

series of editorials on prominent designers

mitsuo katsui has been constantly carving out new realms in the graphic design field for more than half a century centering on the idea of light, and how it can be paired with technology. while katsui’s images are inherently a product of the digital era,

he claims he uses computer technologies only to further his expression of “ikizama”, or life flow—a japanese concept encompassing every facet of life itself.

Mitsuo Katsui at a press conference in Hiroshima sitting in front of his poster Hiroshima Appeals, 1989. Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images.

Mitsuo Katsui at a press conference in Hiroshima sitting in front of his poster Hiroshima Appeals, 1989. Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images.