Month: February 2005
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Spoon
In the immortal words of The Tick: Spoon! Ad for the magazine as seen in TOKYO WALKER.
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Evolution Cafe
The media event “Evolution Cafe” sounds like a nice one, but I’m turned off by the fact that it’s all the way out in Yokohama. Artist and Designers specialized in the IT field will demonstrate their ideas. This year their works will be evaluated. Come and see the possibilities in the life styles in the…
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From NCM
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It’s good to have friends like Jesper, who send you nice packages like this one (basically a blow-up of one of my business cards). Inside I was treated to a couple of tees he made: “Helvetica Neue Is the New Helvetica” and “Aids Shall Never Kill Ape” (made for the BAPE condoms he sells at…
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2005 Calendar Project
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This is ridiculously cool. Maiko Kuzunishi of MK12 wants you to subscribe to her calendar project, where she will send you a postcard every month with a great design on the front (the image included in this post is from January), and dates on the back. I’m signed up and ready to go!
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Ruling Against Obscene Manga
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From Manga News Service: In a landmark ruling in the Japanese court system, the first judgment stemming from obscenity charges has come down against a manga. The key figure in the case is Motonori Kishi (54) who first started his publishing company Shobunkan in 1968. He was arrested pending the release of his manga Honey…
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MP3 Selections by Trevor
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Trevor runs the Music Related label, who released the excellent Shugo Tokumaru album NIGHT PIECE, and now he’s started linking to Japanese indie artists’ MP3s that he finds on his blog. Time to start downloading!