Special Feature: Kazunari Hattori 100 pages / An Interview with Kazunari Hattori / What is professionalism? an interview with Michael Rock / A Debate [2nd phase] a project by Anna Gerber and Anja Lutz / design mannerism Vol. 5 “Charta Tabula” Text by Hiroshi Takayama / On Hand Lettering Vol.2 Part.1 “From a writing brush, a pen, to a mouse” Koga Hirano, Naomichi Kawahata and Hiroshi Komiyama / Water Towers photo by Fumio Shiizuka / News + Information / Shinro Ohtake Original Serial Poster [2nd impact] Part 19Side A(inside): Zen-Kei IV, Side B(outside): Nature and Bonsai

Special Feature: Kazunari Hattori 100 pages
Idea issue 317 visually features one of the important figures in the contemporary Japanese graphic design, with extraordinaly representation of his works in quite large volume, 100 pages.

What is professionalism?
An interview with Michael Rock
The working style of a designer is currently undergoing incessant changes, in response to developments of media environment or liquidation of business content and work conditions. How can each designer find his own subject to shape the outlines of the professional field known as design within such situation? We interviewed Michael Rock in order to question anew the meaning of being a “professional” for a designer.

A Debate [2nd phase]
a project by Anna Gerber and Anja Lutz

design mannerism vol. 5
“Charta Tabula” Text by Hiroshi Takayama, Design by Koichi Sakano

On Hand Lettering vol.2
Part.1 “From a writing brush, a pen, to a mouse” Koga Hirano, Naomichi Kawahata and Hiroshi Komiyama, Design by Hirokazu Mukai

Shinro Ohtake Original Serial Poster
[2nd impact] Part 19Side A(inside): Zen-Kei IV