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Month: October 2007

  • UTGP 08

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    If you haven’t already, you still have time to cast your vote (until October 24) for your favorite t-shirt design at the UT Grand Prix 08.

  • Sick Days

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    I’ve just been through one of the worse weekends ever. A trip to Osaka mixed with a nasty cold — my first cold of the year though — means that I’m behind on my mail correspondence, promised posts, etc. I’m getting better, but still not back to normal, so it’s going to take time to…

  • PingMag: Japanese Packaging Design #4

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    Bianca Beuttel continues her series on Japanese packaging design over at PingMag, this time covering Good Design Award winners for functionality and eco concerns.

  • Tokyo Camouflage

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    A reader sent me a link to this article, and I’m having trouble believing THE NEW YORK TIMES would publish something like this. Camouflage vending machine costumes? Come on, this is fodder for tabloids or even THE ONION.

  • PingMag: 100%

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    PingMag interviews designer Hironao Tsuboi, of the 100% unit.

  • Designboom Mart Preview

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    Designboom has started previewing their Designboom Mart, presented again this year as part of 100% Design Tokyo (October 31 to November 5). First up, Kouichi Okamoto and his Umbrella Pot.

  • Happy 5th Birthday CMP!

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    Today marks the 5th anniversary of Chin Music Press! Congrats to all those involved, and here’s hoping for many, many more birthdays. How to celebrate? Why not purchase one (or more) of their books!

  • Radio Kabe 3

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    Alin Huma has jumped aboard the podcast wagon, and things are looking good with a third episode of his Radio Kabe series now out. I haven’t listened to this new one yet — I’m downloading it right now — but episode 2 was great.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    This week’s Tokyo post for MoCo Loco covers Keiji Ashizawa‘s prototype Gravity Light, Jo Nagasaka‘s Kurage light, Yuta Watanabe‘s ceramic remote control, and the upcoming “Deroll” exhibition.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Soba Kichi Billboard Live Tokyo The ‘Monocle’ Quality of Life Index Timberland Shibuya You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).