IDEA No.289 | IDEA Magazine - international graphic art and typography

Special Feature: THE STUDIO TOKYO JAPAN ; Design Works of Yukimasa Okumura and The studio Tokyo Japan, M/M (Paris): “the Bjork Files”, dextro(Ween), delaware(Tokyo), Serials: Kyoichi Tsuzuki -When Pig Design Vol.11 “Ado Mizumori Special”, Shinro Ohtake – special bound-in poster

THE STUDIO TOKYO JAPAN: The Studio Tokyo Japan and its founder Okumura Yukimasa is one of the leading designers who have led Japanese scene of design since 1980s. The studio have came along with developement of Japanese pop culture and subcultures and had deep impact on them as seen in the works for Yellow Magic Oechestra among others. This issue of IDEA completely features the essence of The Studio Tokyo Japan in more than 100 pages.

M/M, a french design unit, took charge of all the visual designs in Bjork’s new album “Vespertine”. Here, They presents the whole view reconstructtheir art work witch developed widely in the sleeve of an album or a single, a video clip, an art book, etc.

Delaware 2nd Exhibition Artoon at P.S.1/MOMA

This is the record of Delaware which participated in the exhibition “BUZZ CLUB-NEWS From JAPAN” by the Japanese artist held in the P.S.1 contemporary-art center in New York in summer of 2001.

http://www.delaware.gr.jp
Serials: Kyoichi Tsuzuki -When Pig Design Vol.11 “Ado Mizumori Special”

As the originator of live painting in Japan, Mizumori Ado is taken up anew now. Here, we introduce not only her familiar works, but her recent works and products featuring her popular character. And the interview which told Ado’s surprising half-raw is required reading, too.
Shinro Ohtake – special bound-in poster
Cover Design: Yukimasa Okumura
Born in Aichi, Japan, in 1947. He graduated from Kuwasawa Design Research Instutute in 1968. He joined in establishing Workshop Mu!! in 1970. He established The Studio Tokyo Japan, Inc in 1979. His direction works for the Yellow Magic Orchestra made him famous in Japanese 80s culture. He works mainly for books, magazine, albums, posters, films, stages, and commercials.