Patent ID: 6881528

Claim:
A method for forming an image, the method comprising the steps of: developing an electrostatic latent image on a latent image carrier surface with a developer including at least a toner to form a toner image, the latent image carrier including a surface layer which includes a cross-linked resin that is capable of transporting charge, and the toner including at least a coloring agent and a binder resin which includes a crystalline resin as a main component; transferring the toner image from the latent image carrier surface to an object recording medium surface to form a transferred image; and fixing the transferred toner image on the object recording medium surface; wherein the toner has a storage modulus G L (90) for an angular frequency of 1 rad/s at 90° C., a loss modulus G N (90) for an angular frequency of 1 rad/s at 90° C., a storage modulus G L (120) for an angular frequency of 1 rad/s at 120° C. and a loss modulus G N (120) for an angular frequency of 1 rad/s at 120° C. which are respectively not more than 1×10 5 Pa, the storage modulus G L (90) and the storage modulus G L (120) satisfying the following expression (1): log G L (90)−log G L (120)<2 Expression (1).