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Idea 272, 1999-1

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Special Feature: Visual Impacts and Social Tensions Planning and Arrangement: IDEA Editorial Staff, Special Thanks: Ruki Matsumoto Collection, Batsu Art Gallery
The Nazi propaganda activities and its social background Hideyuki Yamamoto
Impact is created from elements such as graphism, ideas, the times, and mentalities Makoto Saito
Futuristic impact is hidden in ordinary life Noriyuki Tanaka
An Alternative Situation in an Age of Spanking Unconsciousness Hiroyuki Aihara
The 5th International Biennal of Poster in Mexico Text: German Montalvo
Johnson & Wolverton –The design firm starting the main stream with street taste
groovisions –The Alchemy of Design That Revives Past Images
Why Not? –A Special Book Review “Why Not?” covers Why Not Associates’ trace of a decade and shows the site of the 1990s’ creative scene
News & Information, Exhibitions and Book Reviews, Addresses of Contributors

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Idea 272, 1999-1. Cover design by Masayoshi Nakajo & John Heartfield
Idea 272, 1999-1. Cover design by Masayoshi Nakajo & John Heartfield
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