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Tokyo Signs – Products inspired by the streets of Tokyo

Benjamin Thomas — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 09:15:06 +0000

Tokyo Signs aims to capture Tokyo's visual street culture and create fresh graphics for products based on these inspirations.

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Tokyo Bosai – A Manual for Disaster Preparedness

Benjamin Thomas — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 09:43:22 +0000

Tokyo Bōsai is a disaster preparedness manual for Tokyo to help households get prepared for an earthquake directly hitting Tokyo.

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THE JAPANESE WEB | Design with Omotenashi

Thabo Mbuyisa — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 06:51:43 +0000

UX design lessons from Omotenashi, the Japanese culture of hospitality.

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№5 – Talking the Talk in Japanese Design: Print Design Vocabulary

Ash Leyshon — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 02:05:03 +0000

This month our resident translation and localization expert Ash continues her Vocab articles with an in-depth look at the language of print design.

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Food Creation: Senses And Curiosity

Mary Sullivan — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 05:45:11 +0000

Through Food Creation Ayako Suwa pushes culinary boundaries to create the experience of human emotions with food.

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Bean to Bar by Minimal Chocolate

Free — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 07:57:45 +0000

Bean to bar is a concept chocolate bar designed by the team at Minimal Chocolate.

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LEXUS Hoverboard – Back to the Future

Julien Wulff — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 02:30:46 +0000

Lexus developed a Hoverboard prototype and finally released videos on the technical background and of the board in use.

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Star Wars Ukiyo-e Project

Mary Sullivan — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 03:10:50 +0000

Alongside the coming of 'The Force Awakens' artists in Japan are reviving traditional japanese woodblock prints featuring the beloved Star Wars universe.

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THE JAPANESE WEB | Creative Information Architecture Design

Thabo Mbuyisa — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:10:06 +0000

This time we review the IA (information architecture) and general UX (user experience) of musician Kenji Endo's website, compared to ‘western’ standards.

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The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Logo Emblem Designed by Kenjiro “MR_Design” Sano

Benjamin Thomas — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 04:17:44 +0000

On 24th July 2015 the new 2020 Tokyo Olympic emblem was unveiled. In exactly 5 years on that day the games will open. The emblem was designed by Kenjiro Sano and represents a T for Tokyo, Tomorrow and Team.

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