Shigeo Inobe — Variety of Insignia | Japanese Graphic Design

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Shigeo Inobe — Variety of Insignia | Japanese Graphic DesignShigeo Inobe was a Japanese graphic designer and illustrator active in the mid 20th century, known for his meticulous compilation works documenting Japanese heraldic and graphic traditions family crests (mon), stamps, insignia, and other elements of Japan's rich visual record keeping heritage. His charts and compilations are both practical design references and works of graphic art in their own right, bringing the discipline of systematic visual

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