Tag Archives: Design

Fun Link Friday: Map Design by Yoshida Hatsusaburo

Posted on March 7, 2014 by LM

Spoon & Tamago has a feature on the cartographer Yoshida Hatsusaburo (1884-1955) and his gorgeous, detailed maps. I love the Taisho- and early Showa-era design work on these, and how much they look like real towns instead of a contemporary … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged cartography, Design, fun link, fun link friday, maps, Showa, Taisho, Yoshida Hatsusaburo | 4 Comments

Fun Link Friday: Noramoji

Posted on December 13, 2013 by LM

Today’s funk link is Noramoji, a new design project to preserve store-front fonts in Japan. Johnny writes on Spoon & Tamago‘s coverage of the project, These Japanese fonts won’t be found in textbooks or typography journals. You have to go … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged culture, Design, font, fun link, fun link friday, Japan, Japanese, japanese fonts, Noramoji, spoon & tamago, typography, writing | Leave a comment

Job Opening: Bilingual Project Assistant, Niseko Alpine Developments [NISADE] [Sapporo]

Posted on August 11, 2013 by LM

Via JETWit.com. Position: Bilingual Project Assistant Posted by: Niseko Alpine Developments [NISADE] Location: Sapporo Start Date: N/A Posted Aug. 5, 2013 Overview: Niseko Alpine Developments [NISADE] is the largest fully integrated property specialist delivering design, construction and hotel operations for luxury accommodation in Niseko. … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged Bilingual Project Assistant, construction, Design, Hokkaido, hospitality, hotel, Japan, Japanese, job opening, NISADE, Niseko, Niseko Alpine Developments, Sapporo, translation, travel | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: 20 Years of Docomo Cell Phone Design

Posted on January 11, 2013 by LM

NTT Docomo, one of Japan’s big-three cell-phone providers, recently showcased all the models of its cell phones dating back to 1987 at Tokyo Design Week 2012. DesignBoom’s coverage of the event, “Evolution of the Mobile Phone by Docomo,” includes photos of … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged cell phone, Design, fun link friday, Japanese, NTT Docomo, techonology, telephone, Tokyo Design Week | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: Designer Nori

Posted on December 28, 2012 by LM

After the destruction the earthquake and tsunami caused in Tohoku in March 2011, Miyagi-based seaweed shop owner Umino Hiroyuki got creative, asking Tokyo advertising agency I&S BDDO to help him create an online campaign to rebuild their business. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged Design, food, fun link, fun link friday, I&S BDDO, nori, seaweed, sushi, Umino Seaweed Shop | Leave a comment

Blog Review: Spoon & Tamago

Posted on November 21, 2012 by LM

As someone who works for an art magazine, I try to keep abreast of the latest in Japanese design. One website that I am particularly fond of is Spoon & Tamago. Created by husband-wife team Johnny (Tamago) and Tomomi (Spoon), this … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, culture, useful links | Tagged architecture, art, blog, contemporary art, Design, fine art, graphic design, Japan, Johnny Strategy, photography, produc design, Spoon and Tamago, Tomomi | 1 Comment

Fun Link Friday: Apple Stencils

Posted on November 2, 2012 by LM

It’s autumn in Japan, which means the apple crop is in! The large size of Japanese apples is famous among those who have lived here, but how many of you have seen a designer apple? About four years ago, there … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged Apple, Design, Design Taxi, designer fruit, fruit, fun link friday, Jane Alden Stevens, Japan, Macintosh, Nobon, stenci, sunburn, Takayama, tantoo, University of Cincinnati | Leave a comment

Fun Link(s) Friday: Halloween Bento Roundup 2012

Posted on October 26, 2012 by LM

Add a bit of spooky fun to your lunch this October with some of these Halloween-themed bentos from around the web! Neatorama has two collections of Halloween bento this year: “Delightful Halloween Bento Boxes” and “More Halloween Bento Boxes.” Wendy … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged 2012, bento, Design, food, fun link friday, halloween, holidays, Japanese food | 4 Comments

Fun Link Friday: Sapore dei Mobili

Posted on July 20, 2012 by LM

“Baby castella” (ベビー・カステラ), the globular egg cakes cooked in molds at Japanese festivals, were originally brought to Japan from Portugal. Japanese designer Ryosuke Fukusada and Portuguese designer Rui Pereira have collaborated on a design project called Sapore dei Mobili that … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged art, baby castella, consumer culture, Design, food, fun link friday, furniture, fusion, Rui Pereira, Ryosuke Fukusada, Sapore dei Mobili | Leave a comment

Call for Papers: The Design Journal 16:4 (‘Dezain no genjo: Design in contemporary Japan’)

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Paula

Deadline: 1 August 2012 Few nations have seen the public image of their design and manufacturing sector change so quickly and drastically as Japan since 2000. Postwar Japan’s manufacturing-intensive economy and promotion of private consumption fostered the development of design … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, graduate school | Tagged aesthetics, call for papers, contemporary design, contemporary Japan, Design, Japan, manufacturing | Leave a comment