Bucharest <-> Tokyo Airplane tickets: checked
2 weeks accommodation near Sensoji Temple: checked
Mood of Zen until July take-off: checked
Harajuku (hara•joo•koo) n. 1. A style and attitude of Japanese girls from Harajuku, Tokyo. n. 2. Anything goes: outrageous, layered, and eye-catching.
Harajuku Lovers Fragrance: n. 1. A fatal attraction to cuteness.
Shohei Otomo is a Japanese artist with a really impressive style. The Japanese traditional characters meet some modern elements making his work stand out!
More awesomeness from Shohei Otomo here
Animators for Astro Boy drew inspiration from 19th-century woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai, whose landscapes eliminated visual clutter in favor of a stripped-down image. Enjoy:
Must…go…to…Japan…asap!
Iain Tate atrage atentia asupra contributiei japonezilor in comunicarea online si pune in cuvinte acel je-ne-sais-quoi al proiectelor realizate de niponi.
Japanese agencies are doing some outstanding work right now. And here’s why I think that is:
1. The work is polite
2. The work isn’t driven by TV advertising
3. The work draws from a culture of games, comics and technology
4. Advanced mobile and blogging cultures
5. Distribution
6. Craft
7. Some of it is a bit strange
8. Japaneseness
9. They’re having fun with it
Explicatiile pentru fiecare punct le gasiti in postul original alaturi de cateva exemple geniale de proiecte realizate in Japonia. Unul dintre preferatele mele este Gassaku for Intel, al carui case study il puteti citi integral aici.
