Month: December 2008
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Scott Popular vs. Famitsu
Very nice: my friend Scott Popular — Street Fighter player extraordinaire — is featured in a recent issue of Famitsu, Japan’s weekly gaming bible. The interview turned into a 3-page article, with Scott and crew talking about being foreign gamers in Japanland.
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On Design for December 2008
This month’s edition of my “On Design” column was in yesterday’s The Japan Times, and can be read online here. I cover the Yamaha Plus Minus Zero Electro-Hybrid Bicycle, Teamlab‘s Memodesk, Nendo‘s Socket-Deer, Naoto Fukasawa’s Trapezoid watch, and Holz’s Tategu. Also, I forget to post about last month’s column, which can be read here. For…
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Tim and the Sexy German
Our friend Tim, holding what I’m guessing is his sexy little German. Photo by Jono.
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The History of Asics in Paper
Great short that tells the story of Asics/Onitsuka Tiger, using origami models. It won quite a few prizes as well. Via Motionographer.
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Saint’s Row 2 CM in Japan
This is how they’re selling Saint’s Row 2 in Japan — I think it’s great. Also, I’d like to give some huge thumbs up on that game. It may not have the sheen of Grand Theft Auto IV, but I might have actually had more fun with SR2. It’s an absolute blast. Via Mark Cooke.