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What is fear exactly? Is it the sum of related emotions— dread, anxiety, disgust, surprise, or even the irrational and outrageous—which can shake us to our very core? This issue’s feature provides an exploration of how fear is visualized and expressed through the media we know as books, or more precisely, their designs and covers.
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The latest issue of Idea is focused on pixel art from Lucas Pope, Toge Productions, Mojiken Studio, Pixpil, WONDERPOTION, Sabotage Studio, Sukeban Games,SOMI, Odencat, and room6! Comes with 2025 Idea calendar!
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This issue of Idea’s primary feature is a wide-ranging look at contemporary independent publishers in Japan.
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The latest issue of Idea is largely devoted to the work of the amazing Ikki Kobayashi, one of the leaders of contemporary Japanese graphic design.
Idea + Misc. + Publications
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We are pleased to offer annual subscriptions to IDEA, Japan’s leading graphic design magazine to the world!
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A special issue of Idea dedicated to visual representation… of the invisible.
Fonts + Idea + Publications
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Kimbo is a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator that adds 13 new tools in 2 tool groups to Illustrator’s tool palette. These tools permit the creation of artwork that would otherwise be difficult or time-consuming to create. Updated for CC2023/2024!
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In recent years artificial intelligence (AI) has become the topic of international conversation, and though there are more than a few who feel threatened by the existence of AI, this issue of IDEA focuses not on ‘Us vs. AI’ but on the potential of ‘Us & AI’ working together.
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A special issue of IDEA dedicated to the work of type designer Toshi Omagari. This fully bilingual E/J issue is a must for type designers and typographers—it will knock your socks off! Each issue ships with a beautiful specimen booklet for Omagari’s revival typeface family New Centaur!
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The latest issue of IDEA is dedicated to independent publishing practices in Japan and the Future of Distribution in Japan.
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The latest issue of IDEA is dedicated to graphic wayfinding in the contemporary moment.
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The 400th issue of IDEA! This landmark issue features an amazing retrospective of every single back issue and so much more… comes with the 2023 IDEA calendar!
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A stunning new issue of IDEA dedicated to design studios working in branding! A visual powerhouse of an issue!
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A special issue largely dedicated to the work of Tokyo superstar design team Semitransparent Design’s CEO Ryoji Tanaka.
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IDEA #397 is largely dedicated to global art book fairs and features reviews of contemporary art book fairs around the world, accompanied by essays, inserts, and a whole lot more!
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A special issue of IDEA dedicated to contemporary design that embraces new approaches to color. IDEA #396 includes two additional custom printed inserts, the IDEA 2022 Calendar, and also features an overview of the hottest young Japanese graphic designers.
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This issue of IDEA is completely devoted to games: an experimental visual review of the history of UI design in digital games, with game selection and editorial supervision by game developer and AI researcher Youichirou Miyake.
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The latest issue of IDEA is devoted to different aspects of design education globally.
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An amazing issue of international manga, design exhibitions and type design! Includes a beautifully designed additional booklet about indie publishing.
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The newest issue of IDEA is a reflection on contemporary and historic fashion and its intersections with graphic design.
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The defining 226-page hardcover book on the typography and philosophy of Swiss master typographer Emil Ruder, showcasing his work, influence, and legacy in the world of typography and beyond.
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Issue #389 of IDEA examines the f-word. That’s right: Feminism. (Plus some contemporary theory, history, rad portfolios, and Swiss design today.)
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IDEA’s guide to graphic design biennials old and new!
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Idea #385 explores notions of what it is to be a local with interviews and portfolios of work from designers in Tohoku and Kansai, as well as featuring a showcase of work and writing by Ian Lynam and a new booklet insert by Rudy Vanderlans.
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IDEA #383 is a guide to current design culture across Asia, notably in South Korea, China, Taiwan and Japan in both English and Japanese.
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IDEA #376 is dedicated to graphic designers and graphic design exhibitions yesterday, today and tomorrow.
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IDEA #372 is an excellent look at the work of Daijiro Ohara, one of Japan’s most popular and award-winning young designers. Ohara’s graphic work is helping to define contemporary Japanese design aesthetics.
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IDEA DOCUMENT is an extraordinary fully bilingual English and Japanese language collection of the absolute best writing on type design, type development, typographic history and typeface designers chosen from the past 20 years of IDEA magazine.
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Idea #369 is devoted to the feature “A History of Graphic Design in Japan: 1990-2014” – a visual chronology of the development of Japanese graphic design over the past decade and a half.
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Idea #366 is devoted to the feature “An Alternative History of Poetry in Japan 1945-1969” – an exceedingly thorough examination of the development of Japanese graphic design and typography filtered through the lens of books on poetry.
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Idea #362 focuses on designers active in the contemporary French graphic design scene.