Patent ID: 7645553

Claim:
An image forming method, which comprises: forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of a latent image supporting member; developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the latent image supporting member with a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image or an electrostatic latent image developer containing the toner and a carrier to form a toner image; transferring the toner image formed on the surface of the latent image supporting member onto a surface of a transfer receiving material; and fixing the toner image transferred onto the transfer receiving material under pressure, wherein the toner comprises a resin, the resin comprising a block copolymer that consists of a crystalline polyester block and a non-crystalline polyester block, and the crystalline polyester has a crystal melting point of from 50 to 120° C.; wherein a maximum pressure applied when the image is fixed is 1 MPa or greater but not greater than 10 MPa, and the resin exhibits a plastic behavior under the pressure; and wherein the block copolymer has a melting point of from 50 to 100° C.