Artist of the Day, September 15, 2026 : Tomoko Miho, an American graphic artist (#2632)

 Tomoko Miho (1931–2012) was an acclaimed Japanese-American graphic designer and recipient of the 1993 AIGA Medal, recognized for her mastery of spatial relationships. After graduating with an industrial design degree and studying design frameworks across Europe, she built a distinguished career in the United States.

Between the 1960s and 1980s, Miho held key leadership roles at prestigious design firms, including serving as Creative Director at George Nelson Associates, Inc. She also designed for Herman Miller and the Center for Advanced Research in Design, which served major clients like the Container Corporation of America. In the 1980s, she founded Tomoko Miho & Co., partnering with elite cultural and commercial institutions such as MoMA, the Smithsonian Institution, and Aveda.

Deeply influenced by the Swiss International Typographic Style, Miho is widely celebrated for her prize-winning architectural posters for New York and Chicago. Today, her acclaimed corporate and cultural portfolio is preserved in permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art, the Library of Congress, and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, cementing her legacy as a pillar of modern graphic design.

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 Ms. Tomoko Miho

1961-62

1961-62

1961-62

1961-62

Logo for the Everbrite Electric Company, 1962

1962

Furniture Dealer Catalog, 1964

Cover, 1967

Cover, 1967

Logo for Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), 1967

Logo for the Center for Advanced Research in Design (CARD), 1967

Logo for the Center for Advanced Research in Design, 1967

From the Aspects of New York series, 1968

From the Aspects of New York City series, 1968

From the Aspects of New York City series, 1968

From the Aspects of New York City series, 1968

Logo for Omniplan Architects (Alternative Symbol, 1970

Logo for Omniplan Architects, 1970

Logo for the Champion International Corporation, 1970

 New York Model Cities, 1970

Capability Brochure (and Architectural Signage Program) 1971-72

1976

Logo for the National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian Institution), 1976

1976

1976

Office / Institution Division, Sales Planning Workshops, 
National Sales Meeting, 1979

2001