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MATSUSHITA, Kei
Associate Professor - Department of Design, Visual Design & Communication |
10 July,2008 |
| 1961 | Born in Yokohama |
| 1985 | Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, General Design Course |
| 1987 | Completed the postgraduate study in visual design, General Design Course, Tokyo University of the Arts |
| 1990 | Established the Kei Matsushita Design Room |
| 2004 | Assumed the position of associate professor at the Department of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts |
Exhibitions, Awards and Prizes
| 1983 | Awarded the Ataka Prize |
| 1986 | Placed first in the advertisement prize of the Mainichi Design Award |
| 1995 | Participated in ≪Close-up of Japan≫ in Sao Paulo. |
| 1997 | Awarded the New Designer Award from the Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc. |
| 1997 | Awarded ADC Award from the Tokyo Art Directors Club (ADC) |
| 1999 | Three-man exhibition ≪Graphic Wave≫ at Ginza Graphic Gallery |
| 2002 | ≪DI＋VISION≫ exhibition at Ginza Matsuya Design Gallery |
| 2003 | Planning committee member of 2003 Icograda Congress Nagoya, Japan |
| 2003 | One man exhibition ≪Boards said≫ at Aoyama Gallery 5610 |
| 2004 | Became a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) |
| 2005 | Takeo Paper Show 200, Director (Production and Organization) |
| 2007 | Awarded GOOD DESIGN Award |
Educational Activities
| Instructs students of all four grades in their research and study of graphic communication and graphic design. Theorization and research on design in general. |
Social Activities
| 1996-04 | Art direction, planning and designing for various social projects organized by the following: Tokyo National Museum, The National Museum of Western Art, Museum of Comtemporary Art of Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Asahi Shimbun, NHK Promotions, Tokyo Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, etc. |
| 1997 | Design and Art Direction of the publication materials for the Anniversary event of the sister city agreement between Tokyo and Moscow |
| 1997-98 | Planning and art direction of the exhibition site, art direction of the publication materials for ≪30×100 meeting≫, ≪30×100 Architects Exhibition≫, ≪30×30×30 Residential Community Exhibition≫ hosted by the Japan Institute of Architects (JIA) |
| 1999-03 | Design and art direction of the following projects: ≪Japan Digital Archives≫ initiated by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), ≪THE BRIGHTER SOCIETY CAMPAIGN≫ by the Ministry of Justice, ≪Year of Japan-Korea National Exchange≫ hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affiars, ≪Cultural Promotion Campaign≫ initiated by Agency for Cultural Affairs |
| 1999 | Creation of the sign logo for the Japan pavilion, World Expo 2002 in Hannover |
| 1999-02 | Art direction of the publication planning for the exhibitions at Ikebukuro Seibu Gallery |
| 2000 | Campaign direction of JRA Year 2000 Anniversary campaign |
| 2000 | Creation of character items for SONY AIBO |
| 2001 | Cover design of High school textbooks for craft published by Nihon Bunkyo Publishing |
| 2000 | Participated in collaboration, La Biennale di Venezia 2000 |
| 2003 | Art direction of Design News magazine, published by Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization |
| 2003 | Sign direction for Roppongi Hills, Mori Building, and Academy Hills. |
| 2003 | Website design and art direction, 2003 Icograda Congress, Nagoya, Japan |
| 2004 | Website design and other art projects, Benesse Art Site Naoshima |
Key Words
| My interest is in exploring what design is supposed to be about and the possiblities of it. I want my study and design to be truely suggestive and provocative. |
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