Ikko Tanaka (January 13, 1930 - January 10, 2002) was a well-known Japanese graphic designer. The characteristic of his designs is a blending of deeply rooted Japanese traditions with western modernism to produce contemporary visual expression.
Tanaka graduated from the Kyoto City College of Fine Art in 1950. He was employed as a textile designer with the Kanegafuchi Spinning Co., Kyoto (1950-52), and then worked for the Sankei Shinbun Press, Tokyo, as a graphic designer (1952-7).
In 1960 he co-founded the Nippon Design Centre in Tokyo with Yusaku Kamekura, and from 1961 to 1965 he lectured at the Kuwazawa Institute of Design, Tokyo. In 1963 he established his own studio - the Tanaka Design Atelier - in Tokyo, changing the name to Ikko Tanaka Design Studio in 1976.