Toner and image forming method

An image forming method, comprising:

• charging an electrophotographic photoconductor;
• exposing the charged electrophotographic photoconductor to form a latent electrostatic image thereon;
• developing the latent electrostatic image with a toner to form a toner image on the electrophotographic photoconductor;
• primary transferring the toner image formed on the electrophotographic photoconductor to an intermediate transfer member;
• secondary transferring the toner image, which has been transferred to the intermediate transfer member, to a recording medium;
• fixing the toner image, which has been transferred to the recording medium, on the recording medium;
• and
• cleaning the toner remained on a surface of the electrophotographic photoconductor after the primary transferring,
• wherein the toner contains:
• a colorant;
• a releasing agent;
• and
• a binder resin,
• wherein the binder resin contains a crystalline polyester resin, and a non-crystalline polyester resin containing a urethane bond, or a urea bond, or both thereof, where the non-crystalline polyester resin containing a urethane bond, or a urea bond, or both thereof contains a first non-crystalline polyester resin containing a urethane bond, or a urea bond, or both thereof, and a second non-crystalline polyester resin containing a urethane bond, or a urea bond, or both thereof,
• wherein monomers constituting the first non-crystalline polyester resin contain an isocyanate monomer for forming the urethane bond, or the urea bond, or the both thereof, in an amount of 0.5 mol % or greater relative to a total amount of the monomers,
• wherein monomers constituting the second non-crystalline polyester resin contain an isocyanate monomer for forming the urethane bond, or the urea bond, or the both thereof, in an amount of 0.5 mol % or greater relative to a total amount of the monomers,
• wherein the first non-crystalline polyester resin has glass transition temperature of −60° C. or higher but lower than 10° C., and
• wherein the second non-crystalline polyester resin has glass transition temperature of 30° C. or higher but lower than 70° C.