Update: Japanese Packaging Design on SNOW Magazine

Time for an update about my Japanese Packaging Design column on SNOW Magazine:

Discover the amazing bilingual Script on Ippodo Tea Packages or find out how "Every Wish Comes True with a Sachet of Bath Salts".

You can find all my SNOW Magazine columns here.

"Butterbrot und Bier" on takoyaki trays

On May 14th, as a part of the social networking event "Butterbrot und Bier" (buttered bread and beer) organized by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), I will have the opportunity to show my work "the way home from the station - tokyo 7/2005 - 03/2009" as well as form studies made from boat-shaped wooden takoyaki trays that will serve as centerpieces for the buffet tables.

Thanks to Sabine Yokoyama and Reiko Gamo.

Want to know what "Kansei" is?

For those capable of the German language, in the current issue of PAGE magazine (5.2010) I provide a look at the activities of the Kansei Information Laboratory of the University of Tsukuba. See the full article here or check the link list of the article.

Also covered is the "visual brainstorming" software alchemy by Karl D.D. Willis -- a master's graduate of the University of Tsukuba -- and Jacob Hina, which is a very inspirational tool and I highly recommend anybody who wants to boost creativity to give it a try.

And many thanks to Verena Dauerer, Prof. Toshimasa Yamanaka, Prof. Toshiaki Uchiyama and Karl D.D. Willis!