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Month: April 2006

  • New Tales from Earthsea Trailer

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    The Studio Ghibli site is hosting a new longer trailer for their upcoming film, TALES FROM EARTHSEA (out in July).

  • Akemi Tezuka

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    Enjoy the bright and colorful illustrative work of Akemi Tezuka. Link via Drawn.

  • PingMag Does HDR

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    I’m fascinated by the new article on PingMag that covers the making of HDR (High Dynamic Range) images. I absolutely love the resulting shots. Update: A reader points out this Flickr group devoted to HDR photography in Japan.

  • Shift 113

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    This month’s issue of SHIFT (113) is up, featuring a cover interview with Norway’s design studio Yokoland. The cover concept is interesting — it’s getting updated daily, with the resulting images ending up as a poster collage. Also, they’ve opened the competition for inclusion in next year’s edition of the SHIFT calendar, with a deadline…

  • The Latest GAS

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    GAS has a few new things brewing. Their new GAS BOOK (23) features the works of Kuntzel+Deygas. It’s out now, but there still doesn’t seem to be any info on their site. I’ve already mentioned their new line of PSP cases, but I should point out that they will only be released April 20, but…

  • In Time

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    I’m very happy to say that my first piece for TIME magazine, “Capital Hill,” is in this week’s issue (April 17, 2006). It appears in the Asian and European editions of the magazine, in the “Global Adviser” section, and you can read it online here — it’s on Omotesando Hills. I’ve already filed a few…

  • PMKFA

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    PingMag offers up an interview with PMKFA, Tokyo-based Swedish designer Michael Thorsby.

  • Diesel Denim Art Exhibition

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    I know some people disapprove of big brands getting involved into the art scene, but my take is that whatever helps put nice shows out there — or in the case of video/motion graphics, nice DVD compilations or festivals — is fine by me. Shift Blog has info on a new exhibition, “Japan,” to be…