Advertising Art Director Blog Post: Eiko Ishioka
While researching this blog post, the stunning and bold work of Eiko Ishioka jumped out at me. She was once known as Japan’s best Art director, and after seeing some images of her accomplishments- it is easy to see why. Ishioka is most famous for her costume design work, but she had started in the advertising industry with graphic design.
A true master of the arts, Ishioka won a Grammy award for the “best recording package” for Miles Davis’s album Tutu in 1987, and an Academy Award and two Tony awards for her costume design work in varying films and plays. Her costume and design work is bold and startling, sometimes featuring hints of her heritage but always with a modern spin.
Ishioka’s varying skills create a powerful combination as she pairs her elaborate costume work with photography and typography to produce posters like the “Can West Wear East?” poster from 1979. As an internationally recognized designer, she was still designing costumes up to 2012 when she died of pancreatic cancer.
Works Cited:
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/7/12/eiko-ishioka-japans-rebel-artist-and-art-director
https://www.ivanwebsolutions.com/blog/graphic-design/crafting-a-new-way/embed/#?secret=bnayZA7goB