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  • Cacdo

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    Well this seems like a pretty big deal for Nendo. As Spoon & Tamago reports, it has teamed up with Dentsu to form a new business design agency called Cacdo (to be run by Nendo). I’ve been following Oki Sato and Nendo for pretty much the whole time I was covering design in Japan, from…

  • Medecins Sans Frontieres Office Signage

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    Beautiful signage created by art director Arata Takemoto for the offices of Medecins Sans Frontieres — there’s more to see here.

  • Replaying Japan 2017: 5th International Japan Game Studies Conference

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    I should have shared this much soon, as the deadline for submitting abstractsĀ is just around the corner on February 1, but it’s not too late. Replaying Japan 2017: 5th International Japan Game Studies ConferenceĀ looks like quite theĀ intriguing gathering, taking place August 21-23 at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester. There were certainly some…

  • Kojima Productions, in Shinagawa

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    Kojima Productions now has its very own slick home in the Shinagawa partĀ of Tokyo, and itĀ recently shared a gallery of photosĀ that show off the new digs (which I came across through this Kotaku post). IGN has posted a 5-minute video featuring interviews with Kojima and key staff talking about the studio, and how it all…

  • Beams Beyond Tokyo

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    Not only does the new Beams Beyond Tokyo book from Rizzoli look fantastic — a celebration of the brand’s collaborations through the years — I’m also happy to see that my buddy W. David Marx is one of the contributors. These Rizzoli coffee table books tend to be incredibly well made (oh, you know, like…

  • Nicely Responsive

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    It’s been a running joke for a decade that websites in Japan are, well, shit. It’s pretty great to see that things are improving, takingĀ this siteĀ for example, which showcases aĀ beautiful use of typography in a smartly responsive package. Found via this tweet.

  • Visit Tokyo

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    I don’t know where this image is from — I found it via this tweet — but I like it. Update: It’s from this “Pixie Says Series” by Zivan Rosic (thanks, Shaun).

  • Hotel Dusk & Last Window Posters

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    As I just wrote in my Debaser agenda, I’m playing the Last Window, sequel to Hotel Dusk, and the person who got me the copy is UK-based designer Dan Clarke, who also created these two wonderful posters in honor of the games.