Monthly Archives: December 2007
This Week in Magazines
The latest issue of PLANTED (6) focuses on love and romance, with a articles on scents and arrangements. The seed insert is a pansy. DESIGN NOTE (16) covers “Fashion & Graphic Design,” with a look at art directors working with … Continue reading
Kokiriki Bushi
Teppei Maki’s video for Omodaka’s “Kokiriko Bushi” track. Via Motionographer.
Kotori
“Kotori,” a motion graphic piece originally intended for Tokyo Mode Gakuen by Yves Geleyen. Via Motionographer.
Kateigaho International Vol. 18
A few reasons why you might want to pick up the latest issue of KATEIGAHO INTERNATIONAL (Vol. 18): media artist Alexander Gelman talking with a sword maker, a piece on anime that includes profiles of Studio 4C, Satoshi Kon, and … Continue reading
Himitsu to TV in 2008
I’d never heard of Reiko Shimizu’s philosophical sci-fi manga series HIMITSU – TOP SECRET (or any of her other works, like MOON CHILD and KAGUYA HIME), but the news that it’s being turned into an anime series for the spring … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Isamus
Core77 writes-up the works of interior designers Isamu Kenmochi and Isamu Noguchi, the fathers of “Japanese Modern,” and point us to the “Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi” show, currently running at the Noguchi Museum in New York.
This Week in Magazines
CASA BRUTUS (94) takes us on a tour of “Hot Places to Visit 07/08,” with destination ideas both in and out of Japan. I always enjoy these, but wish they would put out some guides, like the WALLPAPER ones, that … Continue reading