INFORMATION

RECENT WORKS

Associate Member of
Japan Graphic Designers Association [ HP ]
Japan Package Design Association [ HP ]
Japan Design Consultants Association [ HP ]
Japan Urban Design Institute [ HP ]
1947
Born in Fukuoka Prefecture

1971
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts

1972
Designed Tokyo Subway Route Map

1974
Established “Japan Belier Art Center Inc.”

1974~82
Planned and designed a series of Subway Manners Posters

1981
Published “Tokyo Graffit of Hideya Kawakita”

1983~
In charge of product planning, product design,
product advertisement of Japanese Shochu “iichiko”

1989
Published “Principles of Design Theory”

1991
Planned “Yokohama Business Park”

1992~2003
Became a professor at Tohoku University of Art & Design

1995
Published “ON DESIGN”

1996
Published “iichiko poster stories vol.1 and vol.2”

1997
Published “iichiko poster stories vol.3”

1999~2003
Became a director at Tohoku University of Art & Design

2003~2015
Became a director at Tokyo University of the Arts

2003~
Became a visiting professor at Tohoku University of Art & Design

2008
Published “Manners Posters of Japan”

2009~
Became a part-time professor at Tokyo University

2014
Published “PLACE OF DESIGN”

2015
Became a professor emeritus at Tokyo University of the Arts

Japan Belier Art Center Inc.
Kami-Pulp Kaikan 7F 3-9-11 Ginza,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan
TEL 03 5565 5641 FAX 03 5565 5563
http://www.belier.co.jp