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Month: May 2009

  • IKKI Online Magazine

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    Some very good news indeed: Viz is launching a new online magazine named after — and inspired by — IKKI, a Japanese comic monthly aimed at the older crowd. The site is currently in beta form, and will officially launch after this summer’s San Diego Comicon. All manga will be free to read online, and…

  • Yuichi Higashionna Wins Berengo Prize

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    101TOKYO has announced the winner of its Berengo Prize — the fair’s “best of show” — and that artist is Yuichi Higashionna, who “crafts chaotic chandeliers and installations out of everyday objects such as fluorescent lights and hand mirrors.” The prize gives Higashionna a residency at the Berengo Studio in Venice. Here’s an interview with…

  • QuadCamera vs. Apple

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    I think you all know how much of a fan I am of Takayuki Fukatsu‘s poto apps for the iPhone, and unfortunately it seems like he’s encountering some issues with Apple’s approval process. The issue is with the QuadCamera app, which Apple keeps rejecting with no reason given — the app is not new, but…

  • The Walk

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    Great little short by James Okubo, descriptively called “My Walk to Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo.” From his description: Made in 2.5 days for a presentation. Bodycam rig was made in a day. Shot in a day. Edited on the way to the meeting in the subway.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Schemata Architecture Office‘s Kurage lamp (above), Shigeru Ban‘s Carbon Fiber Chair, Yuki Futa’s Isu chair, and Naoki Terada‘s Write In Measure.

  • In Search of the Lost Taste

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    Ian Lynam has art directed and designed a new vegan cookbook by Joshua Ploeg called In Search of the Lost Taste, which he describes as “half-recipes/half-adventure/sci-fi/fantasy novella with cover illustration by comic maestro Aaron Renier and interior illustrations by the mighty overlord Nate Beaty.” Ian has a bunch of copies available for 1,200 yen postpaid…

  • Design Festa Vol. 29

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    Couldn’t make it to this past weekend’s Design Festa (Vol. 29)? Tokyomade‘s Masao posts a Flickr photoset.

  • Live House Movie

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    Tokyo-based journalist — and former PingMag colleague — Kevin Mcgue is working on a feature-length documentary about Japan’s live house scene called, appropriately enough, Live House. The project is set to come out this fall, and it was recently awarded a Japan Foundation grant.

  • Peashoot

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    John “Yongfook” Cockle’s latest web app, Peashoot, has now launched to the public. Looks rather nice — it’s a system to keep track of online social media compaigns.

  • PauseTalk Grows

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    Yes, PauseTalk has indeed been growing, as seen with the attendance at the March and May editions, and so after having a talk with Cafe Pause‘s manager last night, we’ve decided that for the next edition (Vol. 32 on June 1, from 20:00) the cafe will be exclusively used for PauseTalk. This should mean seating…