Name: Graphic Works of Yukimasa Okumura
SKU: 9784766136555
Price: 5500 JPY
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Yukimasa Okumura revolutionized Japanese design with jacket design for musicians. This book is a compilation of half a century of visual work, including posters, advertisements, and book design, centered on the jacket design.

He has worked on jackets for some of Japan’s leading musicians, including YMO, Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Kazuhiko Kato, Moonriders, and Checkers.

Category：Japanese Graphic design Book

Tag：advertising, art direction, poster, record jacket

Pages：: 276
ISBN：: 9784766136555
Release Date:: March, 2023
Language:: Japanese
Publisher:: graphic

Author profile

Yukimasa Okumura

He is an art director, graphic designer, and painter, born in 1947 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

In 1970, he participated in the establishment of WORKSHOP MU!!, creating numerous record albums for artists like Happy End and Sadistic Mika Band.
In 1977, he founded The Studio Tokyo, Japan. (now TSTJ Inc.). He was responsible for the jacket design and art direction for a multitude of musicians including YMO, Kazuhiko Kato, Tatsuro Yamashita, Motoharu Sano, Moonriders, The Checkers and many more.
From the mid-1980s, he began to explore the use of Japanese painting styles and computer graphics.
He has expanded his field to various media, including advertising, editorial, and stage art.
He has won numerous awards including the ADC award and Good Design award. He is a member of JAGDA and Tokyo TDC, and a visiting professor at Joshibi University of Art and Design.