Japanese design
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- the_user0
what makes it unique to a foreigner? I don't think a damn thing other than some people find kanji exotic.
What makes it unique is the cultural and socialogical paradigms that drive visual and aural presentations in japan. Once you're able to see Japanese design from within the Japanese cultural perspective, that's when things really get interesting. Far too complex a concept for this little text box though.
just an opinion.
- xovi0
here are some japanese work,
i find japanese designs very clean, simple, detail, and made with passion to perfection almost.http://purepulse.co.kr/ (korean)
- xovi0
i like this one, its so clean ^^
- xovi0
- zeroblade0
Zen and elegance
Visual fragrance
Omniscient
Sense.
- Peter0
Thank you all,
and
I give up.
Perhaps I wasn't to clear on this, even though I wrote it a bunch of times over and over again. Probably it's my lack of English ability, being a non-native speaker and all:
All I wanted was an answer to "What makes Japanese design unique seen in the point of view from a person outside Japan? (you)"Not examples, not books on where "I could learn". Jesus christ. As posted in the first thread, I tried to make sure I was starting on soemthing for a thing I'm doing at work.
the_user typed:
"I don't think a damn thing other than some people find kanji exotic"...which was exactl one of the answers I was looking for.
Answers like "It's the little extra sparkle of service towards the reciever" or whateverelsereasonitmighthavebee... that I was looking for.Anyways, the job is wrapped up now. Asked some foreigners on the streets here instead.
But thanks to those who contributed with something here.
Moderator, it's safe to delete this thread now.
- muidlatif0
some of Japanese influence I like is from www.redrabit.com :P
- Sanctuary0
This sums up Japanese design for me:
I think most people get confused by real "Japanese Design" abd the highly styalised neo-japanese style thats emerged.
- Sanctuary0
BAAAANNNNNNNZZZZZAAAAAAIIII!!!
OMG I laugh so hard when he does that bit...
- brandelec0
mista sparkerlaa!!
- Skylark0
I dont know what japanese design is for me...I guess nothing...the biggest diffrent...its japanese, and where I am is either united states of asholes or swedshit :)
- Peter0
Bump
Also, Sanctuary,
"I think most people get confused by real "Japanese Design" abd the highly styalised neo-japanese style thats emerged. "
Isn't actually the page you submitted "highly styalised neo-japanese style" (as you wrote)?
Then can I ask what is your take on "real Japanese Design"?
- steak&liquor0
Japanese internet design is crap.
Japanese advertising is either surface blah or cute.
Japan is a stupid filter. Take anything lame from another country populartize it there and bam you have something cool and kitchy.
- steak&liquor0
Oh yeah also -
Those pencil holders that pop shit out like a swiss army knife are fucking dope.
- Blofeldt0
I don't know a vast amount about the wood cut stuff.
There's two good chapters about Asian (including Japanese) design in P Meggs the History of Graphic Design. Search for Ukiyo-e in Google. You'll find loads of stuff. It was a style called vision of the floating earth or something.
- PikoPiko0
???????????
- PikoPiko0
Begaku
- PikoPiko0
dokusoteki
http://www.everydayicons.jp/
- k770
a) Japanese design is stark and quiet design. It's elusive and tricky.
b) Design in Toronto, does the job, it's tough and rough, and Japanese design is more beautiful.
(thinking more about industrial design than graphics, hope that helps some..)