Tag Archives: tokyo
Warehouse Exhibition Yokohama
Why not?
Pendulum Sound Machine
Cornelia invited me to the opening of Kouchi Okamoto’s exhibition at Pola Museum Annex in Ginza. Kouchi performed a live sound installation piece with his Pendulum Sound Machine and we got to see the Music Table, an intricate web of … Continue reading
〒166 Tokyo
Some photos of my neighborhood.
Go Smoking
It looks like a comedy t-shirt design but it is a bona fide public information graphic from Tokyo NRT.
Love Matsuri
Dance, lanterns, drums and more meat and beer than anyone can handle. Last night we hitched a ride to the matsuri in the awesome vehicle pictured above. I think the driver liked my jinbei.
Toilet Graphics
I don’t think I have ever seen a cute public toilet before. Apparently it was nice inside too.
Cute Toast
In many stores in Tokyo you find cute hand drawn signs and tags, even in the big chains like Matsumoto Kiyoshi where I found this. It seems like there is normally at least one staff member talented enough. The cute … Continue reading
Tokyo Election Graphics
As with most things in Tokyo, variety seems to be key when it comes to voting. I am keen on the bold, super-heavy typography on these political campaigning posters.
Hanami
After a week in the UK, I got back on the aeroplane to Tokyo. Aside from the daily earthquakes/aftershocks (including the particularly violent M7.4 the night I got back) I was also greeted by cherry blossom. And no hanami session … Continue reading
Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Since the 8.7 earthquake on Friday 11th March 2011, I have been living in Tokyo. Here are some images, materials and thoughts collected in that time. Despite the funny photo, we were actually scared shitless. When the earthquake struck Tokyo … Continue reading