Name
早川 良雄 はやかわ よしお HAYAKAWA Yoshio
Company Name
早川良雄デザイン事務所 はやかわよしおでざいんじむしょ Hayakawa Yoshio Design Studio
Job Title
Graphic Designer
Birth
February 13, 1917
Death
March 28, 2009
Area
Osaka → Tokyo (Kanagawa)
Profile
Born in Osaka. In 1936, graduated from Osaka City Kogei High School (Design Course). After stints working in the advertising department of Mitsukoshi and Kintetsu department stores, went freelance in 1952. His main awards include the Osaka Arts Prize in 1954; the 1st Mainichi Industrial Design Award (today's Mainichi Design Award) om 1955; also became a member of AGI: participated in "Graphic'55" exhibition. In 1960, he served as a panelist at the World Industrial Design Conference and in 1970, participated in the basic color planning for the World Expo in Osaka. In 1981, he received the 12th Kodansha Culture Award in Publishing, in 1982, was awarded a Medal with a Purple Ribbon by the Japanese Government and in 1984, received the 5th Yamana Prize. In 1988, was awarded the Fourth Order of the Rising Sun Medal by the Japanese Government. In 1996, was inducted into the Tokyo ADC Hall of Fame. His works are in the permanent collections in many museums around the world. His main publications include "The World of Yoshio Hayakawa," the collection of essays, "Feeling to Pass the Time," and a collection of dialogues, "In Between Emptiness and Substance."
Source: "2006 GRAPHIC DESIGN ANNUAL DNP ginza graphic gallery・ddd gallery"
Activities at ddd
Approximately 97 years after his birth (2014)
Participated in DNP Graphic Design Archives Collection Ⅵ THE NIPPON POSTERS as Featured Designer.
Approximately 94 years after his birth (2011)
Participated in 100 gggBooks 100 Graphic Designers as Featured Designer.
Approximately 92 years old (2009)
Participated in Brilliant Rivalry: Works by Outstanding Designers in the DNP Archives of Graphic Design as Featured Designer.
Approximately 90 years old (2007)
Participated in EXHIBITIONS: Graphic Messages from ggg & ddd 1986-2006 as Featured Designer.
Approximately 86 years old (2003)
Participated in Ikko Tanaka: Poster and Graphic Art Exhibiton as Gallery Talk Participants.
Approximately 79 years old (1996)
Participated in 50 Years of Japanese Illustrations Exhibition as Featured Designer, and Poster Designer.
Approximately 76 years old (1993)
Participated in Imagination of Letters as Featured Designer.
