Author Archives: ianl

Pecha Kucha Night Presentations

I have the dubious honor of being the very first Pecha Kucha Night presenter to have a presentation presented online at PKN’s new Presentations section of their website, designed by UltraSuperNew. You can listen to me sputter, babble, and throw … Continue reading

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Liminal: An Examination of Graffiti in Tokyo

I recently self-published a 32 page zine that covers the scope of Tokyo street graffiti to coincide with a lecture I did recently for the Artalking series of contemporary art gatherings in Tokyo. The zine features an illustrated essay in … Continue reading

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Yokoyama Yuichi new book: Baby Boom!

Yokoyama Yuichi’s latest book, Baby Boom, is out now. 160 pages of two- and three-color overprinted marker drawing madness. The book is primarily wordless (katakana onomatopoeia sound effects included, however) and an excellent introduction to the work of Japan’s leading … Continue reading

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Come Skate With Us

Lesque drop a new video from their Summer Tour and a new line. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new oregon arts & … Continue reading

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Housin’ Thangs!

House has dropped two new series: posters and serigraphs.  I want…. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new oregon arts & letters: www.neworegon.org … Continue reading

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Scion Installation Auction

  Scion Installation 5: Self Portrait – Final Show & Online Art Auction Trailer from Scion ART on Vimeo. All of the work in Scion’s latest Installation tour is available for public auction here. All artwork sale proceeds go to … Continue reading

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Temple U. Japan: Typography 101

It’s that time again: I’ll be teaching Typography 101 at Temple University Japan in the upcoming semester. About the course:An in-depth look at typography (designing with fonts) for both beginners and experienced practitioners. This class is a working examination of … Continue reading

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Scion Installation 5 LA

Scion Space Presents:Installation 5 | Scion Art Tour: Self Portrait September 12th – September 30th, 2009 Featuring 44 Self-Portraits by: AJ Fosik, Alex Hornest, Andrew Schoultz, Angela Boatwright, Asylm,Blek le Rat, Christina M. Felice, Codak, David Choe, Edwin Ushiro, elYem, … Continue reading

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The Creepiness: Staffmaker

You can now pay to use this web application to create your own representative company avatar/online personality to talk to folks in Japanese while visiting your website. Bizarro- especially the Actionscript head wobble and weird facial distortion when they talk. … Continue reading

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BudSock

BudSock is a nifty new anti-tangle device for mobile devices’ cord systems. I worked with company founder Jeffrey Wescott to develop the product’s identity and packaging, as well as beef up their web presence as of late. It’s a nifty … Continue reading

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