31. Srpen 2006
Barcelona!
I've been to office of GREATWORKS in Barcelona.
It's a great wall.
He put on a ship.
I put on Japanese too.
22. Srpen 2006
Inspired by Japanese
ONAKA is a carton of yoghurt.
ONAKA means stomach, but the kanji written by brush style means mildness.
GEISHA is a chocolate.
Japanese people feel taht they are strange a little bit.
Brush style typeface makes us feel like Japan.
21. Srpen 2006
Thinking about Sweden (Japanese only)
英語だと「好き」と「可愛い」しか言えないので、日本語で。
スウェーデンに暮らして20日ほどたって、思ったことを忘れないうちに。
アーティストの友人が、スウェーデンに訪れたときの印象を
「デザイナーズシティだけど、アートが足りない」ってあっさり言ってた。
なるほど、彼は言葉少ないけれどいつも的確だ。
何を買っても25%の税金がつくけれど、政府が国民の生活を保証している。
そのコントールがよく行き届いてるのか、
みんな自分の生活に満足していて、気持ちにゆとりがある。
だから他人にも優しい。
イライラしてたり、落ち込んでる人がすごく少ないように見える。
ストックホルムほどの都会で、ホームレスや物乞いをほとんど見かけない。
アートって、往々にして負のパワーによって生まれたりするでしょう。
そんな負のパワーは生まれにくいんだろうなぁ。
例えば、グラフティをほとんどみかけない。
交通標識の写真をアップしたけれど、なんて上品な落書きかしらって思った。
グラフティに詳しい友人が言ってた。
その辺に捨ててあるスプレー缶を拾って、深夜に絵を描くのが基本って。
それって、人種差別や所得格差など、なんらかの不満が原動力で
それが表現に至ってるってことだと思う。
確かにアートは足りないけど、健全な生活に満足していて、
それを大切にしている気持ちの豊かな人たちがいるからこそ、
生活に身近なグッドデザインが生まれ、維持されているのだろう。
The public phone
The color is shocking pink.
18. Srpen 2006
The post
This is the post.
Blue one and yellow one are always together.
This is the sign of post office.
I wonder if it's because royalism, not only post office
but also many kinds of signs were designed with crown motif.
About colours, Blue and yellow is Sweden national flag's colour.
17. Srpen 2006
Japanese beer!
It's easy to eat SUSI in Stockholm.
(Salmon is very good.)
There are many Japanese restaurants.
But I didn't know that I can drink Japanese beer in Stockholm!
The package of milk
There are the carton of milk.
Arla is popular brand of milk products in Sweden.
http://www.arla.se/
They have many kinds of products.
This design is very cute and pop.
There are very diffrent from Japanese milk.
http://www.meijioishiigyunyu.com/
The car of public
Almost TAXI are VOLVO.
I'm not a big fan of car.
But I could undestund to ride very well.
13. Srpen 2006
The sound of signal
The sound of signal is very analog, not electrical in Stockholm.
If you should wait, tick-tack, tick-tack....
If you can go, tick-tick-tick...
When the signal is red, Everyone can go If it's possible, though.
I think this sound is very cute.
If in Tokyo, I can't hear analog sound.
Because the road is overflowed by interesting noise "Bi-c bic bic, Bic camera!"
The sign of road
If you want to graffiti on the public, you needs a humor in Stockholm.
(The crown means Stockholm city's sign.)
The sign has graffiti a little bit.
8. Srpen 2006
Ska vi fika?
We had some sweets and tea or coffe at 3 p.m.
Because of someone's birthday or somethingelse... I forgot.
"fika" is a Swedish word I learned.
We can't translate "fika" into English or other language.
Maybe... Shall we have a coffe? hum... not explain very well.
"fika" is a very good Swedish word I think.
It describes Swedish style, Swedish person's character...
It's mild, calm and comfortable.
people after "fika".
7. Srpen 2006
Monday morning
In evry monday morning, We have a meeting with eating breakfast.
This is a creative room. He is seeing Japanese snacks which I gave.
Jimmy's collection.
2. Srpen 2006
Though not swedish
An airport in Copenhagen.
This sign looks like HARAJUKU APARTMENT.