5by50 Urban Safari

April 14, 2011

We worked with Five By Fifty and Unilever to create a fun little tour booklet and interactive map that guides Unilever staff to the latest and coolest new businesses that have opened in greater Tokyo as of late.

TFJ Book Report

April 14, 2011

My inaugural post for Bangback is a book report examining Tobias Frere-Jones’ 2009 monograph.

Idea #343

April 14, 2011

I edited the essay by Japanese graphic design legend Tadanori Yokoo in Idea Magazine #343.

Idea #345

April 14, 2011

I edited the interview with Ian Anderson of The Designers Republic for Idea Magazine #345.

EJ: Monography

April 14, 2011

I wrote an essay for this small-run Italian zine about the similarities of Experiemntal Jetset and R. Kelly. As it was only mad ein an edition of 20, the text will reappear elsewhere shortly.

Slanted #13

April 14, 2011

Three pieces of writing in issue 13 of Slanted Magazine, the first in a two-issue series devoted to Grotesk typefaces.

Within, I interviewed designer Eiko Nagase of AQ and designer/painter Yosuke Yamaguchi, as well as contributing an essay about Japanese punctuation for my ongoing series of essays about Japanese typography.

Idea #346

April 14, 2011

Ut Graphica Poesis, an essay I co-wrote and edited with Muroga Kiyonori about the lifework of Japanese graphic designer Hequiti Harata, introduces Idea Magazine #346.

04.14.2011

April 14, 2011

Ut Graphica Poesis, an essay I co-wrote and edited with Muroga Kiyonori about the lifework of Japanese graphic designer Hequiti Harata, kicks off the brand spankin’ new Idea Magazine #346.

Inspire Japan

April 14, 2011

Micro-site for Inspire Japan, a global Pecha Kucha fundraising event to assist with rebuilding efforts in Sendai. Built on a Django framework put together by Brett Stilwell, the site utilizes @font-face and our font Clobber Grotesk DemiBold to get the inspirational message out cleanly and with maximum impact.

04.14.2011

April 14, 2011

Just finished up a lovely little micro-site for INSPIRE JAPAN, a global Pecha Kucha fundraising event to assist with rebuilding efforts in Sendai. Built on a Django framework put together by Brett Stilwell.

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