Jean Snow [.net]

Month: August 2016

  • Halt and Catch Fire (Season 3)

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in ,

    Halt and Catch Fire is my favorite still airing series (all-time fave award goes to Twin Peaks), and I’ve been soooooo excited for the start of season 3. I’ve only watched the first episode, and although it starts off a bit slow, I so loved the Jobs-like presentation at the end. Can’t wait to see…

  • Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in ,

    I love Louis C.K. so damn much, no matter what he does, and some of the most enjoyable stand-up routines I’ve ever seen were in of his past specials. I just watched this – it’s now available on Netflix – and was surprised that I felt a bit disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, I still…

  • Nissin Chicken Ramen CM

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in ,

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an intense and epic commercial for instant ramen. Nissin bringing it to the next level.

  • Neo Tokyo 2020

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in , ,

    When it was announced that the Olympics were going to be held in Tokyo in 2020, it didn’t take long for references to Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira to pop up, considering that’s exactly what was predicted to happen in the series (published in the 80s). Here’s a beautiful graphic treatment by Javier González Delgado, inspired by…

  • Turbulence

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in , ,

    My friend Gueorgui Tcherednitchenko has just produced his first zine, Turbulence, that collects some of his black & white Tokyo photography. It’s a nice little print object, and I’m definitely a fan of what he’s been shooting over the past year or two (following him on Instagram) — in fact, the avatar of me you see…

  • Waltz

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in ,

    A shop that specializes in cassette tapes? Of course there’s one in Tokyo — uncover more about Waltz (located in Nakameguro) in this Spoon & Tamago post. Gotta love that wall of boomboxes to the side. I think the cassette I listened to the most — to the point of breaking it — was the…

  • SOLO (3 Years of Drawer)

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in ,

    My great friend Luis Mendo is 3 years a “drawer” — the terms he prefers to use to describe his work as an illustrator — and he’s marking the occasion with his very first solo exhibition next month at Sorama (September 3-11, 2016). Luis has of course been drawing all his life, but it was…

  • Pixel Art Park 3

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in , , ,

    Do you have a thing for pixel art? If so, then boy do I have the exhibition for you. “Pixel Art Park 3” looks to be a fantastic celebration of all things prettily pixelized, and it’s taking place at the always interesting 3331 Arts Chiyoda space (September 9, 2016). Fans of Lexaloffle‘s PICO-8 fantasy console should also…

  • That’s Entertainment!

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in , ,

    Ian Lynam is a Tokyo-based dude I love so much, and embarrassingly it’s just now that I’m catching up on the fantastic essay/exhibition he produced earlier this year called “That’s Entertainment!” Get some background through this TypeThursday interview, and then get online and read through the project’s main essay — and that’s also where you can download plenty…

  • Ryuto Miyake

    —

    by

    Jean Snow
    in ,

    I quite like the work of Ryuto Miyake, which I came across through this post on the It’s Nice That blog. He’s got a great sense of design as well, and I love the scrolling page of illustrations on his personal site (click on “Illustration” at the top).