idea No. 410 (July 2025 issue)

Feature: Shaping Fear —  Visualizing Terror and Unease in Book Design

Terror, anxiety, discomfort, the sense of exclusion—
How has the visceral feeling of fear, which shakes us beyond reason, been given form?

This issue explores how emotions are evoked through visual expressions found in the covers and layouts of novels, picture books, manga, and magazines.

Includes interviews with Koichi Sakano (welle design), Junji Ito, Chilla’s Art, and fracoco, as well as a special essay by literary critic Masao Higashi.

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