Publisher/誠文堂新光社

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Issue 311 of "Idea," Japan's leading graphic design magazine, titled "The Cosmography of Sound," was published in July 2005. This comprehensive special issue explores the intersection of music, graphic design, and contemporary art from multiple perspectives, centering on the question, "How can sound be visualized?" The opening section features the prestigious ECM label founded by Manfred Eicher, examining the relationship between its serene cover designs, utilizing photography, typography, and negative space, and its music. Furthermore, it showcases record jackets designed by Kohei Sugiura as "forms of sound," tracing his unique design philosophy that has transformed sound into visuals. Other features include a 16-page special project by Ryoji Ikeda that traverses sound, data, and video, over 70 album covers by electronic music master Karlheinz Stockhausen, and CD designs by Hidetoshi Mito. A serialized column by Kyoichi Tsuzuki is also included, along with a double-sided original poster by Shinro Ohtake as a bound-in insert. This book is a valuable resource not only for music fans, but also for anyone who wants to gain an overview of record covers, typography, and experimental graphic design.