Month: August 2007
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This Week in Magazines
In this month’s issue of TITLE (92), it’s “Go! Go! Title Railway,” with a VIA Railway train — that’s Canada’s national railway — on the cover. They go over a few national railways inside, as well as some famous trains, routes, and, well, pretty much everything that relates to train travel. I really liked the…
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Damki Magazine
DAMKI is a free bilingual (English/Japanese) zine produced by Osaka-based Dana Zimmerling, and can be found in various countries. The So+Ba Gallery is having a launch party for the second issue tomorrow night (September 1), from 19:00.
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Bespoke Tokyo in Time
Charles Spreckley and Nicole Fall’s Bespoke Tokyo concierge service gets coverage in this week’s issue of TIME (no, I didn’t write it). You can read it online here. Update: Read more about what a Bespoke Tokyo tour is like in this piece, from THE OBSERVER.
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The Streets of Light
Tim Rudder has posted a few new great-looking night shots of the city.
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PingMag: Gaffer Tape Typography
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PingMag has a great look (the direct link doesn’t seem to work, so just go to the front page) at the use of gaffer tape on construction projects, creating rather attractive lettering. They interview Hikaru Yamashita of TrioFour, who made that video I linked to a while back about the tape-made signs in Shinjuku. You…
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Hello, Please!
If there’s a reason Japanese snack package design tends to be so popular with tourists, it’s probably because of the cute and colorful characters that are often prominently featured all over. This country’s love for cute mascots extends to pretty much everything that surrounds you, and that includes all manner of signs and instructions. Don’t…