2008 archives

Nudity in Context II

19 Jun 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Yakushima
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And continuing on the thread of nudity in Japanese society – the now outdated practice of pixelating pubic hair in pornographic videos. More information on …
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Mobile Phone Airline e-Ticketing

19 Jun 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Yakushima
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The scanner at the JAL ticket gate, Yakushima airport for reading the QR bar code of the e-ticketon the mobile phone display.
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Lunch / Read

19 Jun 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Yakushima
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It’s fairly typical for neighbourhood restaurants to supply a range of weekly manga for customers – most office workers eat out for lunch.
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Brand Warmth

18 Jun 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Yakushima
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Ah, the brands we know and love – the comforting yellow glow of an Iwatani Primus cannister – pleasantly reassuring given the backdrop of nature …
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Home Textures

18 Jun 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Yakushima
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The inherent character of spaces. The extent to which the notion of inside and outside becomes mute. Photos from a traditional Yakushima house with sliding …
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Into the Less Mild

18 Jun 2008
In: Today's Office, Yakushima
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It’s raining hard by the time I manage to find the start of the trail, tantalisingly located next to the local onsen. Two old dears, …
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Youthful Abstractions

18 Jun 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Yakushima
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Kids paintings are the supermarket’s keep-the-kid’s-occupied/mum-happy medium of choice – from the A-Coop in Onoaida. Somewhat surprising? The volume of facial hair sported in many …
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Puri Kura’d

18 Jun 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Yakushima
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The conceptual distance between an activity (photography) and the use of content and materials created through that activity. Like doodling on the cover of a …
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Nudity in Context I

18 Jun 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Yakushima
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I’ve got an hour before the next transport trundles by, so it’s off to the local onsen – where the pool just so happens to …
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Blood is for Suckers

17 Jun 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Yakushima
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Manage to pick up a number of new friends on the trail, or to be perfectly accurate – negotiating a storm swollen river whilst trying …
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