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Photos from Winter Trip to Tokyo 2

Karin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:33:53 +0000

Shopping Alley in Shinjuku

Daruma Dolls

End of Year Sales Campaign

Just walking

Isetan Window Displays

Karin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:03:45 +0000

Christmas day is almost here and I am excited to go home to Tokyo. I really want to see the Isetan Department Store window display in person before it gets changed after Dec. 25. After being in a class about Exhibit Design, I’ve become especially interested in window displays. The Isetan windows currently show scenes from a Christmas story, illustrated by Finnish illustrator Klaus Haapaniemi. There is even a website that goes along with the store windows, but this is only viewable until Dec. 25th as well. Please hurry to take a look. It takes viewers through various scenes of the enchanting story.

Manners Nov/Dec

Karin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:23:42 +0000

Here is another update on the funny Tokyo Metro Manner posters from their website. The make-up one is from November, and the drunkenness poster went up today. As the holiday season rolls around, let’s hope for good public behavior.

Manner Poster

Karin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:55:24 +0000

Today I’m sharing the October Manners poster from the Tokyo Metro Series. Though I cannot see it in person, the website keeps me up to date. This time we see someone eating cup noodles and splashing all over people in the train. This is a good reminder for studio-ettiquette too. Please be conscious of food when around lots of paper products and prints!

Internship

Karin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:37:08 +0000

This week I finished my internship with threewhite. It’s hard to imagine that the summer is over and that school is starting again- time went by so fast! I learned a lot over the last three months- from Japanese typography and editorial design balance, to the many kinds of business language used, to cultural events, and about Tokyo in general too. I’m really lucky to have had this experience. I will miss the morning walks to the office down stylish Aoyama-dori, the yummy lunches and working on all kinds of projects. It’s really interesting to see a project progress from the sketching/ idea formation stage, all the way to the printing stage! The notebook I made at RISD to use for notes is almost completely full. Thank you everyone for a memorable summer!

Tamagawa Hanabi

Karin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:04:23 +0000

Last weekend I had the chance to go see the Tamagawa Hanabi with new friends from threewhite and people I met at other gatherings from the summer. The fireworks were very close by and really lit up the sky. It was lovely to be able to spend the last of summer days staying up late, enjoying the show, eating good foods, and talking- lots of fun!