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IDEA No.350 : Nakajo Masayoshi Delux

Published: 2011/12   Price: 2,829 jp yen
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Nakajo Masayoshi Deluxe

Speculating worlds through daily life: Yuma Harada and the movement of design in Kansai area

Approaches to What?

Design for Freedom-Freedom in Design
Graphic Design in Poland 1981-2011

20th Century Editorial Odyssey Vol . 4
an-an as an experimental magazine

by Yuichi Akata and Barbora

Information and Review


Typeface design by Kinichi Imada
Japanese & Chinese Characters

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IDEA No.349 : An Illustrated Guide to Design of Yukimasa Matsuda

Published: 2011/10   Price: 2,829 jp yen
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An Illustrated Guide to Design of Yukimasa Matsuda

Joost Grootens: Points of Entry

20th Century Editorial Odyssey Vol . 3
The Visual Revolut ion of Shoji Ohtomo and Masaru Uchida

by Yuichi Akata and Barbora

Exhibition & Printed Matter
by Fumio Tachibana
Text : Michihiro Shimabuku

Typeface design by Kinichi Imada
Japanese & Chinese Characters

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IDEA No.348 : Design of Manga, Anime & Light Novel EXTRA

Published: 2011/8   Price: 2,970 jp yen
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Design of Manga, Anime & Light Novel EXTRA
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Interview with Shin Sobue

Deisgn DIscourse with Daisuke Nishijima

20th Century Editorial Odyssey: The Pioneer days of Comiket and Doujinshi
by Yuichi Akata and Barbora

Talk: Kohei Nawata × Hibiki Chikada

Appendixies: Historical Materials s on Manga & Design

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IDEA No.347 : The Garden of Bunpei Yorifuji

Published: 2011/6   Price: 2,970 jp yen
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The Garden of Bunpei Yorifuji

Bunpei Yorifuji is a Japanese graphic designer who is known for art direction of advertisement using his unique illustrations. He is also known as a book designer and an illustrator. Besides, he writes books which are designed and put illustrations by himself. He told his wide sphere of activity as "Gardening". This means that he thinks design is like the earth of his garden and he grows various trees there such as advertisement, book design, illustration and so on. The trees are influenced one another and he likes to find common points and to connect them. In this issue, we divide his works into 4 categories; advertisement, illustration, book design and books and exhibitions, and we introduce these differences and the core of his creation in common.

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Picture Book and Book Design of Mitsumasa Anno
20th Century Editorial Odyssey Vol.1 "Whole Earth Catalog"
by Yuichi Akata & Barbora
Digital typeface project based on Saga-bon
by Yasuhito Nagahara & Osamu Torinoumi
Behind the Graphics Vol.1 Koichi Sato "New Music Media"
Comparison Chart of Hiragana Characters for body text
by Shin Sobue

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IDEA No.346 : heiQuiti Harata: Yes, I see.

Published: 2011/4   Price: 3,300(本体3143+税) jp yen
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heiQuiti Harata: Yes, I see.
Ut graphica poesis

Harata HeiQuiti (Heikichi) is a Japanese graphic designer whose focus is in editorial design and whom is well-known for his poetic visuals. Harata was born in 1947, and graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with a major in Visual Design.


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IDEA No.345 : Kouga Hirano: Letters and Movements

Published: 2011/2   Price: 2,829 jp yen
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Kouga Hirano: Letters and Movements
Kouga Hirano is a Japanese graphic designer who is known for creating book designs using his unique handwritten letters. Since the 1960s, he has designed more than 6,000 books and worked consistentlyand closely with particular clients including: publishers like Shobunsha, theatre companies such as Kuro Tento (Black Tent) and musical groups like Suigyu-Gakudan (Buffalo Band). His works for individual clients are diverse, but form a uniform visual approach.
In this issue, we introduce his varied work including books, posters, flyers and brochures while focusing on his activities in cultural and underground contexts.

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Shueitai: Revival of the Classic Typeface
Street Typography in Japan
by Kentaro "ANI" Fujimoto
Fumio Tachibana "Design"
"The Designers Republic Come Home"
Special Interview with Ian Anderson
Kieler Woche: History of a Design Contest

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IDEA No.344 : Karel Martens: Practical Principles / Gento Matsumoto: Centrifugal Force of Media

Published: 2010/12   Price: 2,829 jp yen
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I: Karel Martens: Practical Principles
Interview with Karel Martens
by Emily King

II: Gento Matsumoto: Centrifugal Force of Media

Transparency as authenticity?: Ronald Clyne and his cover art for Folkways
Compiled by Warren Taylor and John Nixon
Text by Andrew E. Hurley

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IDEA No.343 : Nobuhiro Yamaguchi & Typography

Published: 2010/11   Price: 2,829 jp yen
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Nobuhiro Yamaguchi: Forms of Mutual Unity
Typographische Monatsblätter: The development of TM magazine with selected covers
Octavo: Story of typography journal
Books on typography from 34 reading lists
Critical Development of Sans Serifs: Replica, New Rail Alphabet, Neutral

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IDEA No. 342 : TADANORI YOKOO 196X Selected Works in the 1960s and 1970s

Published: 2010/09   Price: 2,829 jp yen
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Tadanori Yokoo 196X: selected works from the 1960s and 1970s
150 years of Jan Rajlich & Czech graphic art
Book Review: Ai Yamaguchi Art Works "First Light"

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IDEA No. 341 : Dialogues with Tatsuya Ariyama

Published: 2010/07   Price: 2,829 jp yen
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Dialogues with Tatsuya Ariyama
Design of Techno on Paper
Critical Mass

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