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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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STYLE BEASTS: THE REAL FASHION SHOW IS ON THE STREETS!

The New York Times has an excellent photo essay on how the streets of Milan come alive with style beasts … More

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CINEMATIC WAVES: WE MADE A SURF FILM!

So we made a little surf film. Though the word “film” here is used broadly. “Somewhere” is a short surf … More

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PRINTED MATTER: THE TINY TOKYO BOOKSTORE STUFFED WITH AMAZING COLLECTION OF ART-PHOTO BOOKS!

It’s the little bookstore crammed with enough books to fill a shop twice its size. It’s the Shelf bookshop in … 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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EXHAUSTIVE: AWESOME 12-MILE, HI-DEF FIVE-AND-A-HALF HOUR REAL-TIME VIDEO WALKING TOUR OF PARIS!

. . . . . This video of a real-time walking tour of Paris is awesome. The video covers a … More

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IN MOTION: OREGON TOURISM CAMPAIGN LOOKS LIKE A JAPANESE ANIME FILM!

. . . . . Travel Oregon‘s newest campaign promoting tourism to the state includes an animated commercial that’s a … More

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BEACH GRIT: THE CINEMATIC ART, MUSIC, SURFING AND LAUGHS OF “FREE SCRUBBER”!

. . . Regular readers of Global Graphica will know that among our many passions is surfing. (Or is it … More

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CURATORS GONE WILD: A SELECT LIST OF WONDERFULLY OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL MUSEUMS!

From professionally curated museums devoted to specific sub-genres of art to suburban homes-turned-museums devoted to the usually discarded ephemera of … 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

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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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ARCHITORTURE: GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY, WHERE TOURISTS AND NERDS BEAUTIFULLY COLLIDE!

One of Los Angeles’s great landmarks is the Griffith Observatory, an architectural gem that mixes art-deco and Mayan aesthetics. It’s … More

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HIGH-FLYIN’: 800 VIEWS OF AIRPORTS

We — and possibly you, too — are a big fan of large coffee-table art books by the likes of … More

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POLITICAL FASHION: “OBA MAO” T-SHIRT IN CHINA

The graphic on this t-shirt is a cute mashup of one of modern China’s greatest political leaders Mao Zedong (sometimes … More

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CONFESSED: WE WENT SURFING!

… And it looked like this. 

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Fukadaso Cafe & Guriru Gallery Space … Kiyosumi, 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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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 Tokyo … Awesome Ads in the Tokyo Subway, Vol. 2

The second of two examples of recent ad placements in the Tokyo Metro. This one is part of a Tokyo … More

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In Tokyo … Awesome Ads in the Tokyo Subway, Vol. 1

This recent indoor billboard ad (pictured below) in Tokyo subway stations is part of an integrated marketing campaign promoting the … More

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On the Scene … TV Reporter and Crowd in Milan, Italy

We’ve been in Milan, Italy, for a few days where we made time to join the crowd of thousands at … More

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800 Views of Airports

We love this book of photographs by the renowned Swiss artist duo of Peter Fischli and David Weiss. “800 Views … More

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Design … Man + Woman Symbols at Ij Kantine Amsterdam

The international symbols for man and woman often used on signage for restrooms at airports, museums, restaurants and public places, … More

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Puma Stencil Street Art in Amsterdam …

We love this large stencil street art image of a black puma in Amsterdam Centrum, along Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal street with … More

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The 13 Essential Travel Contents in Our Pockets

Pictured below are the contents of my coat and jeans pockets spread out on a table following my arrival in … More

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From Amsterdam with Love

We just arrived in Amsterdam, and now, after settling into our hotel and freshening up from the flight from NYC, … More

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Urban Life … By the Williamsburg Bridge NYC

The esplanade along the East River in downtown New York City is not on the tourist map, and it’s less … More

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The Wall of Death Car Show

The Diamond Maruti Car Circus in Delhi, India is a so-called “wall of death” wherein a team of men drive … More

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The Classic NYC Taxi Passenger Swap …

Taxi pulls up. Passenger gets out. Passenger leaves the door open for new passenger who swoops in. The series of … More

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The Beautiful Zadelhoff Cafe at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

We love this space. The broad and tall windows, the bright natural light and high-ceiling airiness and the art makes … More

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Back in Amsterdam

We’re back in Amsterdam for a few days to visit friends and to check some contemporary art and design for … More

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Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBa) Building at Night

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

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Humboldt Box

The Humboldt Box on Museum Island in Berlin’s Mitte. The building is an “interim” exhibition structure on the site of … More

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Graffiti Art in Costa Rica Surf Town

Global Graphica is on a surfing trip in Costa Rica this week, so the posts may be fewer and farther … More

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