略歴_英語

(Unidentified Flying Graphics inc. Director)
Graphic Artist

Kyoto University of The Arts, Professor of graduate school.

1958, Born in Tokyo, Japan.
Main works are painting, art direction and art work for advertisement, book, music CD sleeve, video clip, etc.
NY ADC Gold awards 1999 by art works for “BIG MAGAZINE”, Merit awards 1998 by art works for “T. C. K.” and also 2000 by a book design of Rebecca Brown “Folie a Deux”. Tokyo ADC awards 2001 by art works for “Converse” press campaign.
EXPO 2005 official posters are his recently work.

Cover art works in Japanese magazine for__
“Numero TOKYO” “SWITCH” “BRUTUS” “Ryukotsushin” “casaBRUTUS” “relax” “Cut”, other graphical works for “Esquire” “Studio Voice” “GQ” etc.

In foreign magazine for__
“SURFACE” “GANZFELD” “FIDGET” “ZOO” “Black Book” “Loyal” etc.

Art direction or art work of music CD and vinyl sleeve and video clip for__
Towa Tei, Schadaraparr, Kirinji, Kaela Kimura, THE BAWDIES, GRAPEVINE, PES from RIPSLYME, Ohana, Clammbon, Tokyo Zawinul Bach, Francis avec HARUKO, Buffalo Daughter, Maki Nomiya, Yo Hitoto, BONNIE PINK, Orange Pekoe, ELT,Yamagen, Hikaru Utada, Nobukazu Takemura, Keal’l Reichel,Inoue Yosui +Okuda Tamio, Yutaka Fukuoka, etc.

Art direction or art work of advertising and others __
Studio set for NHK TV program, Instore wall paint for Brooklyn Parlor HAKATA, interior display of Hankyu Umeda Department Store and LUMINE fashion shopping centers, Campaigne visual for COLOR meets GALA = PANTONE® ∞ | SoftBank, EXPO2005 world official poster, Campaigne visual for Cravendale UK.

Book list
“MOTORWAY”, “FUTURE DAYS” (Seishin-sha)
“ROOM-GRASS-FOREST” (Kyoto University of Art and Design)
“SUNSHINE GIRL MEETS GRAVITY BOY” (UFB)
“1966 age8 COMPILATION” (UFB)
“New Land”(UFB)
“ETHNOLOGICAL FORGERY EFFECT” (UFB)
“SUPER CASSETTE SOUNDS” (UFB)
“FIZZY JJJAZZ” (UFB)
“HELLO DAWN” (UFB)
“THE SOUNDS OF EROTRON” (UFB)
“TAPES – SUPER CASSETTE SOUNDS 2″ (UFB)
“MOONSHAKE” (UFB)
“FROM MY NOTEBOOK 1 DRAWINGS 2011~2018″ (UFB)
“FROM MY NOTEBOOK 2 DRAWINGS 2011~2018″ (UFB)
“ENDLESS SUMMER TROPICAL COLLAGE from 2014 to 2018″ (UFB)
“LA SUPER GRANDE” (ERECT LAB.)
“Graphic Experiments” Joint work with SK8THING、Masaru Ishiura (TGB design)、Kosuke Kawamura.
“KEIJI ITO × KOMACHI WATARU” (KRAQ / ERECT LAB.)  Joint work with Wataru Komachi.
“THE SOUNDS OF EROTRON” (UFB)
“DAYS OF PAST FUTURE” (Mudai & Unidentified Flying Graphics) Joint work with Alex Beskin
“NEW WORLD” (UFB)
“LOUNGE OF PSYCHEDELIA” (NEOTOKYOZINE by G/P + abp)

or some others.

DVD
“A Tribute to Terry Johnson ; PILLOW TALKS”

CD
“Technique and Picnic Live at Deluxe / Unit_Bath feat. Keiji Ito”

CASSETTE TAPE
“THE PINK PAGES / ADULTS OVER 18 ONLY.” (KRAQ / ERECT LAB.) Session : Keiji Ito & Watary Komachi / mix: 37A

Vinyl
“ROMANCE / LOVE COMPOST” (Hair Stylistics) ※Session: Keiji Ito × Masaya Nakahara × WISH LESS

The book which some works appeared in__
“ZOO 09″ (PUPLE HOUSE / 2001)
“SPECIAL EFFECTS – A Book about Special Print Effects -” (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PUBLISHING / 2007)
“AREA 2″ (PHAIDON / 2008)
“MUSIKRAPHICS” (VICTION:ARY / 2008)
“1,000 SUPREME CD DESIGNS” (PAGE ONE / 2008)
“PARADISE” (O2 Culture Creative / 2010)
“AA Files – issue 62″ (O2 Culture Creative / 2011)
“Elephant Magazine – issue 6″ (O2 Culture Creative / 2011)
or some others .

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