Issue #394 of Idea Magazine is devoted to different aspects of design education around the world. The volume includes case studies, articles, and interviews. The volume covers programs in Japan, Germany, China, Thailand, and India, as well as innovative projects that create open avenues to design education—through television, online learning, and print.

Additional sections examine Millennial design, ornamental fonts, current design exhibitions. An interview with Maxim Cormier of ori.studio is also included.

IDEA is a quarterly magazine on graphic design and typography published in Japan.