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Month: March 2008

  • Meguro Office by Nendo

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    Dezeen covers an office interior near Meguro river that was designed by Nendo. Could be a dangerous space during wild office parties! Update: This is actually Nendo’s new office space.

  • Polypunk 28

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    A new month means a new Polypunk (28), ready for download now.

  • Tokyo/London 06-07

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    Flyer for Yuki Nakano‘s upcoming show at Cafe Pause (March 24 to April 6). Love this private dialogue between her and her companion Lindsay, at this week’s PauseTalk.

  • PingMag: Toy Cameras

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    PingMag interviews Hideki Omori of POWERSHOVEL, maker of Lomo/Holga-like toy cameras.

  • The Police and the Yakuza

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    Me and Max were roaming the streets of Kubukicho yesterday, and Max took this great shot of two police officers patrolling in front of a giant ad for SEGA’s new RYU GA GOTOKU KENZAN! game, the third release in their YAKUZA series.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Tokujin Yoshioka‘s Bouquet Chair, Kyouei’s MOBILE LIGHT, and the WALLMUG PORTER food container.

  • Appleseed TV Series

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    Last night I started watching the sequel to 2004’s beautiful cell-shaded CG film APPLESEED, 2007’s EX MACHINA, and I’m loving it. They’ve managed to one-up the original film by creating a look that’s more detailed, yet still uses cell-shading (can’t say yet if the story will match the original though). I’m also rather happy to…

  • More Than Fez

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    Jason DeGroot is doing more than just working on the game FEZ — but go here to see him perform a song from the game at January’s “FAMIMODE” event — he’s also contributing a remix to a NO MORE HEROES soundtrack, which goes on sale March 14. NO MORE HEROES is a recent Wii game…

  • Juliana 10

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    As you should be able to tell from the flashing image above, Tokyo Fun Party‘s “Juliana” is back this Sunday (March 9) with its 10th edition. You’ll find all the details here as well. Update (16/11/19): The image is no longer available.

  • Parallel Strokes

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    My good friend Tokyo-based graphic designer Ian Lynam — he of my fancy shmancy new series of M31 logos — has just released his first book, PARALLEL STROKES. It’s a collection of interviews with “twenty-plus contemporary typeface designers, graffiti writers, and lettering artists around the world.” Here’s more on what to expect: The book is…