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Month: December 2003

  • GGG Books

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    As mentioned in one of my Takashi Kono posts, I picked up a book in the GGG design series at the show. This is a series of very attractive and affordable books (only 1200 yen) that I spotted a while back at Junkudo. They’re small in size with a hard cover, reminding me a bit…

  • Kono on Video Screens

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    Most of Takashi Kono’s works were on walls or under a glass case for books and smaller images, but there were also these 3 video screens constantly showing works that hadn’t made it in the show, as well as some pictures of the designer himself.

  • Takashi Kono at GGG

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    I made it to Ginza again today to finally catch the Takashi Kono exhibit at the Ginza Graphic Gallery. I can’t say enough good things about what I saw. Although I’m especially fond of the work he did in the sixties, I was very impressed with the kinds of designs he was producing in the…

  • Suehiro Maruo

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    Check out the grotesque yet somehow mesmerizing artwork of Suehiro Maruo. You can find more artwork here, as well as sample pages from a comic he’s done (which I would love to have a copy of). His style is very reminiscent of Junji Ito’s work I find. Link via Boing Boing.

  • T.A.T.U. Paragate

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    The end of the world is upon us. Seems that we’ll be seeing the release of a Japanese animated film next fall called t.A.T.u. Paragate. Even more inexplicable is the fact that COWBOY BEBOP’s Shinichiro Watanabe will be directing part of it. Link via AICN.

  • Digital Ukiyo-e Exhibit

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    I had a chance to check out the aiD’en digital Ukiyo-e exhibit (previously mentioned here) with Paul last night. I have to say that I was disapointed with most of the works, but really liked the prints you see here (by the same artist who did the image that accompanies the previous post). Although nice,…

  • 1000

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    This is entry number 1000 of the main blog (not counting entries on the Tokyo Boy moblog). Not bad, as the first message was posted September 4, 2002. Here’s to 1000 more, and beyond…

  • Origami

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    Amazing displays of origami. Link via Boing Boing.