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HAPPY CAMPER: BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE’S NEW CAFE IN JAPAN IS “ACCIDENTALLY WES ANDERSON” PERFECT! THINK WE’RE IN LOVE!

Like something out of a Wes Anderson film, this Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Nagoya, Japan, is a too-perfect, polished, … More

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IN YOUR FACE : TOKYO ELECTION BILLBOARDS COLOR EVERY CORNER OF CITY WITH PORTRAITS OF POLS!

It’s election campaign season again in Tokyo. If you’re on the ground in Japan’s capital, you can’t help but know … More

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JET LAG CONFIDENTIAL: BACK IN TOKYO! BUT FIRST, COFFEE!

We’re back in Tokyo and it feels so good. Except for the mad jet lag, which feels very much not … More

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DEUS EX MACHINA: THIS TOKYO VENDING MACHINE SOLVES OUR THIRD-WAVE COFFEE LUST!

A cluster of vending machines stands on a Roppongi street corner next to a small public parking lot a few … More

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“KONNICHIWA!” : BACK IN TOKYO AND IT FEELS LIKE HOME!

We got to Tokyo early in the morning just after sunrise. It was a bright, hot morning with the humidity … More

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UP IN THE AIR : BACK TO TOKYO!

Yup! We’re heading back to Tokyo. After getting all our COVID booster vaccinations and updated health documents and customs and … More

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ARCHITECTURAL DEATH: THE DEMOLITION OF ICONIC TOKYO BUILDING!

The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Tokyo is an unmissable architectural oddity and gem in the heart of the Japanese … More

aesthetics, architectural design, architecture, asia, design, japan, metabolism movement, metabolist, nakagin, nakagin capsule tower, post-modernism, tokyo

BUILT FOR SPEED : JAPAN’S NEW “BULLET TRAIN” DESIGN REVEALED!

Japan Railways (JR) recently unveiled the design for its newest shinkansen, a.k.a., “Bullet Train.” It’s called the “Kamome,” which translates … More

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CHILLIN’! : PHOTOS OF LIFE IN REMOTE SIBERIAN HINTERLAND ARE STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL!

Photogapher Alexey Vasilyev’s images of the Sakha (a.k.a., Yakutia) area of Siberia are a fascinating look at the locales, people … More

alexy vasilyev, asia, photographer, sakha, siberia, travel, yukatia

BOOK COVERS CHALLENGE VOL. 04

It’s our fourth installment of the 7-Day Book Covers Challenge. The book cover design we’re posting is for the book … More

asia, autobiography, book, book cover design, Books, Culture, drawing, fiction, graphic design, illustration, lit, literature, malaysia, man of malaysia, pop culture, print

IN TOKYO: SIGN ON BUILDING LEAVES LITTLE DOUBT AS TO CONTENTS WITHIN

As you approach Little Darling Coffee Roasters for the first time, you’re not sure you’re in the right place. It’s … More

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HOTNESS: BUILDING-ON-BUILDING ACTION

High-rise condo building reflected in windows of a modern glass-and-steel skyscraper in Akasaka, Tokyo.

akasaka, architectural design, architecture, asia, design, japan, tokyo

“Man of Malaysia” Book Cover Design

Many years ago, when I was in my late teens and early twenties, I was travelling two or three times … More

asia, book, bookcover design, graphic design, lit, malaysia, man of malaysia, print, printed matter, singapore, tan kok seng

“Here We Are” Street Art at Ships … Harajuku, Tokyo

Amid the labyrinthine back streets that comprise Ura-Harajuku are many examples of commissioned semi-legal street art in little niches of … More

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Abstract Street Art on Roller Shutter … Naka-Meguro, Tokyo

The Naka-Meguro neighborhood of Tokyo has a distinct feel. It occupies one side of a steeply sloped hill and the … More

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Graffiti Art Next to Vacant Lot … Shibuya, Tokyo

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Street Art at Sneaker Emporium “California Street” … Daikanyama, Tokyo

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Japanese Election Campaign Posters on a Wall … Naka-Meguro, Tokyo

The optics and media of Japanese political election campaigns are fascinating for their restraint and orderliness. Campaign posters for the various … More

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Abstract Street Art and Graffiti Tags … Ura-Harajuku, Tokyo

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“New Candle” Live Video and Projection Installation by Nam June Paik … Watari Museum, Tokyo

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LED Animation at 21_21 Design Sight … Akasaka, Tokyo

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Graffiti Tags in Dense Urban Space … Daikanyama, Tokyo

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Cool Architectural Design of Maison Kitsune Shop … Daikanyama, Tokyo

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Fukadaso Cafe & Guriru Gallery Space … Kiyosumi, Tokyo

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Video Art Installation and Window at Watari Museum … Shibuya, Tokyo

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See Ya Later, Tokyo …

It’s always great fun being back in Tokyo. It’s really a home away from home for us, and we love … More

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On the Scene … At the Lattest Espresso Bar in Tokyo

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Cool House in Tokyo’s Naka-Meguro Neighborhood

architectural design, architecture, asia, cool spaces, japan, naka-meguro, tokyo

Banksy-esque Spiderman Stencil Street Art … Shibuya, Tokyo

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On the Scene … At the Beautifully Minimalist Nezu Cafe in Aoyama, Tokyo

The cafe in the garden of the Nezu Museum in Aoyama, in Tokyo, is a striking example of minimalist architectural … More

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Global Graphica in Tokyo …

We’re in Tokyo this week and as those of you who follow us on Twitter and Instagram  may have already … More

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In Bali … “Transformasi 2013”

“Transformasi 2013” is a contemporary artwork by Balinese Indonesian artist I Gusti Made Prawira Yudha. The artwork is currently part … More

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In Tokyo … “Re Your Food” Anti-Nukes Street Art

Since the the 2011 reactor-meltdown disaster at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, we’ve seen a lot of anti-nuke … More

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Japanese Street Art Logo … Tokyo

This graphic on a wall in Shibuya, in Tokyo, looks and feels like a piece of street art and could … More

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Coffee Break at Tsutaya x Starbucks at Daikanyama T-Site

A couple of blocks away from Global Graphica’s temporary Tokyo HQ is Daikanyama T-Site, a beautifully manicured and smart new … More

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The Super Awesome “Dog Garden” at Daikanyama T-Site

architectural design, architecture, asia, city life, daikanyama, daikanyama t-site, dog, dog park, dogs, japan, landscape architecture, park, shibuya, t-site, tokyo, travel

Osaka, Japan: Highway Underpass Mural No. 1

The right side of a massive mural on the support structure under the expressway west of Shinsaibashi in central Osaka. … More

asia, contemporary art, japan, japanese graffiti art, japanese street art, kansai, mural, osaka, osaka graffiti art, osaka street art, travel
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