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    Shin Matsunaga, Japan (1988)

    Born in Tokyo in 1940. After completing the design course at Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music (now, Tokyo University of the Arts) in 1964, He worked in the...

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    Shin Matsunaga, Japan (1988)

    Born in Tokyo in 1940.
    After completing the design course at Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music (now, Tokyo University of the Arts) in 1964,
    He worked in the advertising division of Shiseido and went on to found Shin Matsunaga Design in 1971.
    His creative activities center on graphic design, including posters, corporate identity (CI) planning and packaging,but also run a broad gamut from drawings and sculpture to monuments.
    His major works to date include: summer campaigns for Shiseido; a series of peace posters; total graphics for Sezon Museum of Art; the book design for the Constitution of Japan; CI planning for such clients as Benesse Corporation, Issey Miyake, Calbee, and the National Museum of Western Art; and package design for Scottie tissues, Can Chu-Hi beverage, Shiseido “uno” men’s cosmetics, and the French cigarette brand Gitanes (finishing 1st in an international competition).
    His works are included in the permanent collections of 88 museums around the world.

    Publications

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    Super Market - Graphic Design of Shin Matsunaga

    (1992)

    • Shin Matsunaga

    Kodansha Ltd

    Phollage

    (1993)

    • Shin Matsunaga

    Shinshindo Publishing Co.,Ltd.

    ggg Books 7 Shin Matsunaga

    (1993)

    • Shin Matsunaga

    ginza graphic gallery

    Graphic Cosmos – The World of Shin Matunaga

    (1996)

    • Shin Matsunaga

    SHUEISHA Inc.

    Talk about Designing by Shin Matsunaga+11

    (2004)

    • Shin Matsunaga

    BNN,Inc.

    ggg Books Special Edition-9 Shin Matsunaga

    (2013)

    • Shin Matsunaga

    DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion

    Exhibitions

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    The Works of Shin Matsunaga

    1987

    ggg (ginza graphic gallery), Ginza

    Design Works of Shin Matsunaga, Exhibition in Warsaw

    1988

    , Warsaw and four other cities

    Design Works of Shin Matsunaga, Exhibition in Yugoslavia

    1988

    , Ljubljana,Yugoslavia

    The Works of Shin Matsunaga New York 1989

    1989

    Parsons School of Design, New York City

    Graphic Design of Shin Matsunaga

    1990

    Museo Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

    Paper Freaks, Works of Shin Matsunaga

    1994

    International Trademark Center

    Freaks Exhibition, Shin Matsunaga

    1995

    Ginza Wako, Tokyo

    20 Designers pour une Silhouette

    1996

    Centre Pompidou, Paris

    Graphic Cosmos-The World of Shin Matsunaga

    1996

    Takaoka Art Museum, Toyama

    The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga

    International Design Center NAGOYA, Aichi

    Kawaguchiko Museum of Art, Nagano

    Fukuoka Mitsukoshi, Fukuoka

    Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo

    Spring has come

    2001

    ggg (ginza graphic gallery), Ginza

    The Graphic Appetite : Shin Matsunaga Poster Exhibition

    2003

    , Toronto, Calgary

    , São Paolo

    The 9th Yusaku Kamekura Design Award Exhibition - Wellness Design by Shin Matsunaga

    2007

    CREATION GALLERY G8, Ginza

    Awards

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    • 1967

    a special prize from the Japan Advertising Artists Club (JAAC)
    • 1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1978

    Tokyo Art Directors Club Awards
    • 1987

    Mainichi Design Award
    • 1988

    Gold Medal and Honorary Award at the International Poster Biennale in Warsaw
    • 1989

    CLIO Award Grand Prize
    • 1991

    the Education Minister’s Art Encouragement Prize for Freshmen
    • 1992

    Japan Advertising Award Yamana Prize
    • 1996,2000,2004

    Moscow Golden Bee Award
    • 2002,2006

    ICOGRADA Grand Prize
    • 2004

    New York ADC Silver Award
    • 2005

    Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese Government
    • 2007

    Yusaku Kamekura Design Award
    • 2007

    ADC Member's Award
    • 2014

    the Hiromu Hara Award
    • 2015

    HALL OF FAME (Tokyo Art Directors Club Awards)