May 20, 2013

Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 2013

From movie to CG and hand-drawn animation, there are a hundred motion graphic talents in this book. This mega-hit series of 2013 version is now on release. Includes 50mins creators' movie sample in the attaced DVD-ROM."The schools to learn motion picture" is featured In the beginning of the book such as Tama Art University, Musashino Art University,Tokyo University of the Arts, and IAMAS introducing each unique and flexible curriculums.
Author: Kurando Furuya,Yusuke Shouno, Natsumi Fujita
Price: 3,800 yen+tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-868-9)
Format: 184×257 mm /256 pages, Softcover with Jacket
Language: English-Japanese Bilingual / 23rd April 2013
Contain 1 DVD-ROM











FEATURE: SCHOOLS TO STUDY MOTION GRAPHICS

| 001 | Tama Art University
| 002 | Musashino Art University
| 003 | Kyoto Seika University
| 004 | Tokyo University of the Arts
| 005 | IAMAS

ARCHIVES OF WORK AND PROFILES
001 Shingo Abe/002 AC-bu/003 Hayato Ando/004 ANSWR/005 Fuyu Arai/006 Eri Asahi/007 Takuya Demura/008 EUPHRATES/009 Fantasista Utamaro/010 flapper3/011 Reina Hamane/012 HARDLOVE/013 Yuji Hariu/014 Daisuke Hashimoto/015 Shin Hashimoto/016 Satoru Higa/017 Hiroaki Higashi/018 Ryo Hirano/019 Shiho Hirayama/020 Nobuaki Hongo/021 HORSTON/022 Takuya Hosogane/023 Kazuma Ikeda/024 Ukyo Inaba/025 Taku Inoue/026 Genki Ito/027 Daisuke Izumi/028 Tomoyoshi Joko/029 Kensaku Kakimoto/030 Kamikazedouga/031 Ryu Kato/032 Masashi Kawamura/033 Kezzardrix/034 Natsuki Kida/035 Yasuhiro Kobari/036 KOO-KI/037 Satoshi Kuroda/038 kwgt/039 Teppei Maki/040 Daito Manabe/041 maxilla inc./042 Akiyoshi Mishima/043 Naokazu Mitsuishi/044 Mirai Mizue/045 Yoriko Mizushiri/046 Aya Momose/047 Tatsuo Murai/048 Masatsugu Nagasoe/049 Steve Nakamura/050 Sayaka Nakane/051 Ayaka Nakata/052 NAKED inc./053 Isao Nishigori/054 nukyu/055 Shota Oga/056 Takashi Ohashi/057 Ryu Okubo/058 ONIONSKIN/059 Keita Onishi/060 onnacodomo/061 Seishi Ono/062 Sou Ootsuki/063 Tomoko Oshima/064 POWER GRAPHOXX inc./065 rapparu/066 RRRRRRRROLL/067 Wataru Saito/068 Shota Sakamoto/069 Kazuaki Seki/070 Kosai Sekine/071 Daihei Shibata/072 Takumi Shiga/073 Daisuke Shimada/074 Takaharu Shimizu/075 Yasuhiko Shimizu/076 Keiko Shiraishi/077 Yukihiro Shoda/078 Sota Sugahara/079 Akiko Takamatsu/080 Jun Tamukai/081 Katsuki Tanaka/082 Yusuke Tanaka/083 TANGE FILMS/084 Tetsuya Tatamitani/085 teamLab/086 Takafumi Tsuchiya(TAKCOM)/087 Koichiro Tsujikawa/088 TYMOTE/089 Atsushi Wada/090 Manami Wakai/091 WOW/092 Ryoji Yamada/093 Yuya Yamaguchi/094 Shishi Yamazaki/095 Show Yanagisawa/096 yang02/097 Yuko Yasunaga/098 YKBX/099  YOSHIMARUSHIN/100 YUKAI

CREATORS’ WORK PROFILES








Mar 19, 2013

Deco Room with Plants

 The author Satoshi Kawamoto, a popular garden stylist who owns several shops in trendy areas in Tokyo intoroduces how to display plants as an interior categorised by room type using his own house. Including indoor plants, dry & preserved flowers, succulent plants, artificial flowers and driftwood, he proposes many ways of styling for the people who do not have much space, are not confident enough to grow plants, and such will be able to easily change the atmosphere of the interior by simply placing it. Also includes occasional decorations such as parties and shop displays. Doubtlessly a useful book for not only his fans but also someone interested in bringing plants in his interior.

Author: Satoshi Kawamoto
Price: 1,800 yen+tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-865-8)
Format: 184×240㎜ /112 pages, Softcover with Jacket
Language: Japanese  / 25th March 2013 


The Author:
Satoshi Kawamoto / Green Fingers_Garden Stylist 
Became independent and founded Green Fingers in 2002.  Working as a garden stylist to advocate his own way of styling, making use of natural beauty and charm of aging greens originally have. With the rise of four own shops, he is active as a stylist for magazine, workshop and shop decoration. In recent years he pioneers to open the field of relation between human and greens and  tries to express artistically in his solo exhibitions.
Green Fingers HP   
CONTENTS 1
Home Plants Styling
 Door
 Shoes Room
 Living
 Kitchen
 Dining Room
 Yard
 Bedroom
 Bathroom
 Toilet

COLUMN 1 Home Renovation
CONTENTS 2
Plants & Interior Coordinate

 Stepladder Coordinate 1
 Stepladder Coordinate 2
 Corner Coordinate 1
 Corner Coordinate 2
 Corner Coordinate 3
 Corner Coordinate 4
 Wall Coordinate 1〜8
 Bathroom Coordinate 1〜2

COLUMN 2 Fatigue Uniform
CONTENTS 3
Party Plants Styling

 Entrance Decoration
 Door
 Holiday Party
 Evening Party
 Dinner Party
 Wine & Cheese Party

COLUMN 3 Sensitivity is Polished
CONTENTS 4
Reception Plants Styling

 OPTRICO
 DogMan-ia
 THE M.B

COLUMN 4 Art Work
Green Fingers Profile



Feb 27, 2013

happy knitting !
world knit recipe with the English pattern





“I want to knit various kinds of items”,“I cannot find the pattern I want to try”,“I am not satisfied with the Japanese design”,“I like overseas knit but do not understand the English pattern”,“I openly want to introduce my knit design”. If you fit in one of those described above, then this book is the one. Do you know that every day various new kinds of knit design is produced and they are introduced and shared through internet worldwide? This book intorduces popular knit designs and patterns among overseas knitting community aiming the Japanese knitters to be able to use the English pattern (= the world common pattern) boldly in a fun manner. How to make use of the world biggest knittig social net service "Ravelry" and how to understand the English knitting pattern are also included. This book helps to broaden your world of knitting that is such an innovative and creative craft.
 
Author: Tokuko Ochiai 
Price: 1,200 yen+tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-847-4)
Format: 190×256㎜ /96 pages, Softcover with Jacket
Language: Japanese  / 26th February 2013 

HP  http://kemukujyara.p2.bindsite.jp/
amirisu  http://www.amirisu.com

 
Contents:

preface
the English pattern knitted by Japanese knitters

what is the English pattern? 
1 find a pattern to knit
collection
Ravelry / Brooklyn Tweed / Knitty / Quince & Co. / twist collective / amirisu

2 find a vavorite designer
Kate Davies
Stephen West
Kyoko Nakayoshi
Ysolda Teague
Kitman Figueroa
Gudrun Johnston  

More Info
3 items to knit
interchangeable knitting needlesneedle gaugestitch markerblocking wiressocks blockeryarn swift/sock yarnshawl yarnshetland yarnhand dyed yarn/pattern booksmagazine & app

4 about a knitter 
『amirisu』dialogue
questionnaire

free patterns  
5 Ravelry
Step 1 join Ravelry
Step 2 how to make use of "my notebook"
Step 3 find a pattern
Step 4 get a pattern
Step 5 effective use 

let's present your original pattern
6 the English pattern
how to readneedles size conversion chartabbreviations
pattern sample 1

pattern sample 2  
technique   
acknowledgement







Feb 5, 2013

Wim Crouwel
A Graphic Odyssey

Wim Crouwel's design is not in the past but in front of us all the time... 
He is one of the most representative graphic designer of the 20th century. This omnibus book shows all his career that commenced after the world warⅡ in Holland. Well known as his rigid grid system with no excption, the experimental typographies for computers, the disciplined art direcion for museums and the projects of Total Design founded by himself, the chronological overview of his work along over 60 years can be seen. A long interview by Tony Brook (President, Spin / Unit Editions) is also included. Rational as he calims that the information is as number one, innovative as always focused on the technology, this book reveals the background of how such a unique, expressive, experimental, yet artistic modern design was created.  

Author: Tony Brook, Adrian Shaughnessy 
Translator: Ichiro Saga
Price: 2,500 yen+tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-834-4)
Format: 190×240 /176 pages, Hardcover with Jacket
Language: English-Japanese Bilingual / 19th September 2012






Jan 30, 2013

GIF BOOK
a book about GIF animation

 "GIF" became the word selection of the year 2012 by Oxford English Dictionary. 25 years since born and 20 years since first posted in World Wide Web, GIF has been one of the long-lasting bit-mapped graphics file formats. Although the way to use it has been changing along the internet evolution, GIF is always developed a new expression as well as ensuring the popularity and the constant demand in the internet world that requires the speed and lightness of the communication. In this book, it introduces the wide GIF hisotry from internet culture to commercial GIF using representative samples of the era and including chronology, and shows the process of how top-creators make their GIF works. A good companion not only to know more deeply about GIF that is indispensable to web design, but also to create a variety of animation. 

The Author: Kurando Furuya, Kota Ishii
Price: 1,600 yen + tax (ISBN: 978-4-86100-863-4)
Format: 150 x 210 mm, 160 pages,
Full color, Softcover with Jacket,
Language: Japanese/ Release date: 24th January 2013






Contents:
[History]
History of GIF animation 1
Birth of GIF and its first trend」1987-2001
History of GIF animation 2
Re-evaluated GIF format」2000-

[How to]
How to make GIF animation /2D
「2D motion grpahic」by UKYO Inaba
Drawing GIF animation」by Rapparu
How to make GIF animation /2D advanced
Mail decoration」by Tokori Morita
「Web and GIF」by Cooked
Cut out a motion picture and GIF finalizationby Kazumasa Teshigawara
How to make GIF animation /3D
「3D GIF animation objectby Kota Oga
「3D loop GIF animationby TYMOTE Kota Iguchi
How to make GIF animationmovie
Cinematic GIF」by Takehiro Goto
Wiggle stereographyby Hiroshi Yoshinaga

[Column]
「GIF and you don't stop!」
「The GIF Connoisseur, that is you
Daily Portal Z International GIF Animation Award」 
「GIF as a new phenomenon」 
「GIF animation VJ and I」 
A limitation called file foramts creates a new visual expression
About "Nakau" website」 

[Case]
Levi's® × Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo」
cornelius special site
GIF animation VJ software made by students

kuchiroro website

GIF Chronology 1985-2012

Jan 28, 2013

cafe & natural
photo clipart

This collection of clipart is filled with "a cute motif in the cafe" and "something with natural taste". The attached DVD-ROM includes about 1,600 clipart in JPEG (with path), PNG (transparent background), and EPS formats to use such as point design, scrap photo, background texture and frame & line. Needless to say this book is suitable for designers but also suitable for handmade crafters and bloggers.
Price: 2,380 yen + tax (ISBN: 978-4-86100-838-2) 
Format: 150 x 195 mm, 176 pages, inc. DVD-ROM ×1
Language: Japanese- English Bilingual
Release date: 24th January 2013
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contents:
1_food
2_sweets
3_fruit
4_vegetable
5_drink
6_kitchen
7_goods
8_flower & plant
9_texture
10_ornament
11_image

Appendix_photo clipart recipe















Jan 24, 2013

Design Book of Paper & Photo Item


The graphic designer, Naoya Okazaki who makes miscellaneous handmade goods and booklets using the photographs taken by himself introduces 100 simple and stylish ideas to make a paper item in the theme of design×craft.
You can make so many things by just cutting, folding and stamping!
Such as goods you frequently use and want to place around you, or gift for someone, full of exciting idea source is in here to find.
The Author: Naoya Okazaki
The Photographer: Seiji Mizuno 
Price: 1,400 yen + tax (ISBN: 978-4-86100-862-7)
Format: 184 x 230 mm, 192 pages,
(4c+1c) Softcover with Jacket,
Language: Japanese/ Release date: 24th January 2013







Contents:
1 Souvenir
1.New Tohoku Souvenir Set
2.New Tokyo Souvenir Set
3.New Mt.Fuji Souvenir Set
4.Mt.Fuji Goods
5.Tobacco Package
6.Matchbox Package
7.Tokyo Sky Tree Letter Paper
8.Tokyo Tower Letter Paper
9.Three-storied Pagoda Letter Paper


2 Sationery 
10.Cutout Letter Set
11.Colorful Envelope
12.Design Triangle Envelope
13.Padding Envelope
14.Tear-out Postcard
15.Square Postcard
16.Wooden Postcard
17.Rolled-up Letter Paper 
18.Various Shaped Bookmark 
19.Photo Bookmark 
20.Clip-on Memo Pad
21.Colorful Memo Pad
22.Clip Case
23.Folder 
24.Clipboard Calendar
25.Illustrated Graph Notebook
26.Tear-out Accordion Notebook
27.Notebook
28.Zigzag Ruler
29.Colorful Triangle Ruler
30.Rolling Tape Holder
31.Square Tape Holder
32.Book Case 
33.Photo Book Cover
34.Book Cover with Ribbon
35.Noshi Paper
36.Wrapping Paper
37.Folding Paper Bag
38.Photo Paper Bag
39.Mt.Fuji Small Box
40.Various Small Box
41.Box Applique
42.Colorful Disc Case
43.No.5 Disc Case
44.Noshi Bukuro
45.Gift Envelope
46.Crayon Box and Holding Paper


3 Band on Everything・Stamp on Everything 
47.Band on Box 
48.Band on Pencil 
49.Band on Notebook
50.Band on Photograph
51.Band on T-shirt 
52.Stamp Tear-off Calendar 
53.Stamped Envelope 
54.Stamped Postcard 
55.Stamped Coaster 
56.Stamped Tote Bag

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4 Photograph 
57.Big Photo Book
58.Zigzag Photo Book
59.Small Photo Book
60.Polaroid-Look Photograph
61.Photographic Negative Box
62.Photographic Negative Case
63.Flip Album
64.Pull Out Album
65.Small Wooden Photo Panel
66.Square Photo Frame
67.Acrylic Photo Box
68.Retro 3D Card

5 Kitchen 
69.Paper Apron
70.Place Mat
71.Paper Plate
72.Coaster
73.Paper Cup Sleeve
74.Toothpick Case
75.Chopsticks Holder
76.Tea Bag Case
77.Globe Chocolate Box
78.Candy Bag
79.Cookie Bag
80.Small Japanese Confectionery Gift

Interior / Zakka 
81.Paper House
82.Mt.Fuji Mobile
83.Photo Mobile
84.Record Jacket
85.Pennant
86.Wood Magnet
87.Door Hanger
88.Alphabet Door Hanger
89.Mountain Shape Clock
90.Combination Table Clock
91.Paper Watch
92.Eyesight-Test Chart
93.Flip Comic Book
94.Paper Badge
95.Button Board
96.Donut Tag
97.Ribbon Tie
98.Bottle Label
99.Paper Slipper
100.Medicine Case

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