idea magazine
Release on April 10th
Special Feature: VIDEO GAME GRAPHIC
NAMCO BANDAI Games, CAPCOM, SEGA, World of Video Game Fonts, Adventure of Little Wing Pinball
20th Century Editorial Odyssey vol. 5 "Catch the New Wave"
by Yuichi Akata & Barbora
Emil Ruder: Fundamentals Vo.l. 2 The Line
Design by Helmut Schmid
Margins of Design vol. 2 Yui Takada
Interview & Design by Yuma Harada, Text by Tomomi Tada, Photo by Yoshiro Masuda (p213, 216-217, 220)
Review & Information
Appendix: Namco Illustration File
Issay Kitagawa: Communication Design
Design and Printing (p003-064) by Issay Kitagawa and GRAPH Cooperation by Kaoru Yamashita
Essay by Atsuki Kikuchi
Interview with Issay Kitagawa
Bruno Monguzzi: Vibrant Silence
Interview with Bruno Monguzzi
Cloud Studies: Six stations of scientific cloud photography
A project by Helmut Völter
Emil Ruder: Fundamentals wol.1 The Plane
Design by Helmut Schmid
Margins of Design vol.1 Fumikazu Ohara
Interview & Design by Yuma Harada Text by Tomomi Tada Photo by Yoshiro Masuda
Review & Information
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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