Author: Jean Snow

Last night I posted a new log at The OPi8 Forum. Pictures of the Great Wall from my trip last August.

Just got back from seeing the final program presented at the onedotzero_nippon festival, a reprise of the wow+flutter program. It is described as follows: “a shift from previous editions is felt here with more work with creators tacking narrative and documentary using the skills and techniques picked up through visual experimentation. Still true to its…

If you haven’t done so yet, do check out the online comic When I Am King from Demian.5. It’s really interesting how he uses the Web to tell his story in a non-traditional way. Do take the time to go through all the chapters, as things really evolve (in the way he uses the medium)…

Escaperail is a site that presents pictures of fire escapes. Really nice photography.

Just got back from the onedotzero_nippon festival. The program I was supposed to see, J-Star, was sold out, so we hung out around Ginza for a few hours until the next program, Wavelength, which featured music videos. I got to see the following: shynola: an eye for an eye / unkle julian gibbs + julian…

Tonight I’ll be checking out one of the programs at the onedotzero_nippon festival. The program I’ll be seeing is called “J-Star” and it features Japanese artists’ works in the digital moving image field. I’ll also try to check out some more programs on Sunday and Monday. I would also like to catch the documentary called…

The Stilling Project by Nei and Lena has some nice photography, presented in a simple yet attractive slide-show format.

DELVE is a nice online zine with a nice mix of photography and design. I like the way the magazine is presented, which makes it feel like a print zine.

From Japan Today: Campaign girl Vanilla Yamazaki, 24, takes part in a beef promotion by the Tokyo Meat Industry Co-Operative Association in Shinjuku to improve the industry’s image in the wake of the mad cow disease and mislabeling scandals. Free steak was given to pedestrians.

Even in Japan, almost everything on TV right now is something about the 9/11 remembrance. Earlier tonight there was a live show with Takeshi Kitano in New York as host. It was very strange seeing him being serious on Japanese TV, as we’re used to seeing him being a complete clown all the time. And…