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Stunning, Minimalist Science Art from LIFE Magazine in the 1960s

By Robbie Gonzalez Published October 25, 2012, 10:40 am ET

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Feast your eyes on the artistic musings of graphic designer Kazumasa Nagai. Featured below: “The Mind,” “Growth,” and “The Cell,” three posters in a series of science-themed prints featured in LIFE Magazine’s Science Library during the 1960s. See more of Nagai’s work here.

[LIFE via It’s Okay to be Smart]

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