Idea No. 412 January 2026 Special Issue | Tomoyuki Arima

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Feature

• January 2026 special oversized issue of Idea, Japan’s leading graphic design magazine

• Comprehensive feature on Tomoyuki Arima of the Japan Design Center

• Explores design emerging from relationships between people, technology, and culture

• Covers web, books, branding, animation, games, exhibitions, and digital tools

• A forward-looking perspective on design practice toward the 2030s

Description

This special issue of Idea (No. 412) is dedicated to Tomoyuki Arima, head of the Arima Design Laboratory at the Japan Design Center, and offers a comprehensive overview of his career and philosophy.

Rather than following a conventional path of formal design education, Arima developed his practice through encounters with games, the internet, manga and anime culture, music, and collaborative communities. His work spans web, publishing, packaging, branding, animation, games, and exhibitions—always shaped by relationships between people and technology.

The feature presents Arima’s approach to design not as a fixed profession, but as a flexible, project-based practice defined by motivation, collaboration, and context. Design is not limited by predetermined boundaries; instead, it expands through human interaction.

By revisiting Arima’s work, this issue reexamines the relationship between technology and design, while reaffirming design as a fundamentally human endeavor. It offers valuable insight and guidance for designers navigating the rapidly evolving landscape toward the 2030s.

Details

• Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha

• Publication date: December 10, 2025

• Language: Japanese

• Format: Magazine

• Pages: 192

• Dimensions: 29.7 × 22.5 × 1.2 cm

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