Author Archives: ianl

Unearthed outside of the city of Sano in Tochigi-ken, this portrait photography series documents Japan as it engaged with modernization and commercial photography in the Meiji and Taishō Periods. This post marks the Tokyo opening of the Meeting Modernity Exhibition.Details: … Continue reading →

Cooper Black Swash Italic, now available on MyFonts. — 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 —

Pedestal time… . Sometimes we need to call out the folks practicing around us that do lame shit. Problem #1: Punctuation and grammar. Why doesn’t “the establishment” take graphic design seriously? Because graphic designers have no sense of the mechanics … Continue reading →

Eberhardt Press is a sweet little publisher and job printer based in Portland, Oregon. I feel selfish giving this one out, as they do the raddest, cheapest offset printing in the Pacific Northwest. Check their Printing section for proof… — … Continue reading →

Scion Presents:Installation 5: Self-PortraitPhiladelphia T & P Fine Art1143 South 9th St.Philadelphia, PA 19147 Featuring Self Portraits by:AJ Fosik, Alex Hornest, Andrew Schoultz, Angela Boatwright, Asylm, Blek le Rat, Christina M. Felice, Codak, David Choe, Edwin Ushiro, elYem, Eriberto Oriol, … Continue reading →

Topsy is a new search engine for Twitter that beats the crap out of the regular old Twitter search. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now … Continue reading →

The Originators are a nice hip-hop clothing label and storefront based in Los Angeles. — 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: … Continue reading →

Darrin Bendall: true master! Australia’s raddest import. — 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 —

I just started a new series of two-color posters called “Poster Initiative” that will be distributed for free around Tokyo. The first batch were dropped off at Nagi Shokudo last night and another went to Cafe Pause today. Poster Initiative … Continue reading →