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Month: March 2009

  • TABlog News Digest

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    Tokyo Art Beat‘s blog has a look at Tokyo/Japan-related art news from the week of March 23-27. I hope they continue with these.

  • New Fez Trailer

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    I know it’s not really Japan-related, but my good friend Jason (aka 6955) was still in Tokyo when he started work on Fez — he moved last year to Montreal to join the rest of the Polytron crew — and so that’s how I justify posting the brilliant new trailer for the game. It will…

  • 101QUESTIONS at 101TOKYO

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    The 101TOKYO contemporary art fair is just around the corner (April 2-5), and they’ve just announced that a new project called the “101QUESTIONS Educational Program” will be part of the show. The program is comprised of six panel discussions that will be held over the four days of the event, with the idea of addressing…

  • Pen Tribe

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    Shantell adds to her “pen tribe,” with the latest batch photographed by another PauseTalker, Benjamin Parks. You can see all the photos in this Flickr photoset. In the photo, Sophie, yet another PauseTalker.

  • All About Typography

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    Yes, that’s exactly what you’ll learn if you take the ten-week intensive introductory seminar on typography at Temple University Japan this summer, taught by Ian Lynam. The session will take place May 19 to July 21 on Tuesday evenings (19:10-21:00). Ian describes what will be covered in the class over at META no TAME, and…

  • The End of an Era for CMP

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    Over at the Chin Music Press blog, Craig Mod announces that he’s leaving the company to concentrate on “online projects and startups.” Here’s wishing him the best of luck with his new endeavors!

  • Furin Wind Chimes

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    “Furin” was an installation by Toyo Ito and Takram Design Engineering that appeared last year at Okamura Design Space R. Designboom posts more details.

  • Tramnesia: Depot

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    Tramnesia’s terrific “Working” series of short video reports on independent businesses continues with yet another Tokyo-related company — previously Knee High Media and Postalco — this time the Depot Cycle & Recycle bike shop in Ichikawa. Depot Cycle & Recycle is a bicycle shop in Ichikawa, an eastern suburb of Tokyo a little more than…

  • Orderly Conduct

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    Photographer Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad has been taking photos in public spaces where everyone is doing something in common. He calls the project “Orderly Conduct,” and the photo above is part of the series he took in Tokyo.

  • Uniqlo Love

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    Year after year, I tend to have a love-hate relationship with Uniqlo. I won’t get into it, but right now I’m in a love period, having picked up quite a few things in the past week or so. First up is the latest “Designers Invitation Project” collaboration, this time with Opening Ceremony. I’m certainly glad…