Introduction to Sensu
November 4th, 2006Do you know there is the other kind of Japanese fans that are truely originated in Japan?
Sensu were invented based on uchiwa in the 8th century. It is as popular as uchiwa but used in more various occasions.
Power of Collage Expression
November 3rd, 2006
I did photo-tracing collages under the theme of approaching color and abstract emphasis. Since I am not an abstract person, I struggled a little bit to express myself in such a way. But the photos theirselves were reflection of reality, at least, and that helped me a lot. When you can’t describe what you have in your mind, I think this is a good way to do it.
After Effects does it.
October 25th, 2006
I created a movie clip in 2D foundation class. Since it was my first time to use After Effects and I had only three hours to complete, the movie clip did not come out the way I wanted it to be. It was, however, so much fun getting to know another computer application.
You can choose either iPod MP4 or Flash version.
Lampshade Movie Clip
- View the iPod MP4 After Effects Movie (640×480, 5.3MB)
- View the Flash After Effects Movie (720×480, 876Kb)
Introduction to Uchiwa
October 22nd, 2006Although this is such a technological, industrial world where many of you use air conditioners in summer, there was no such electronic equipment just several decades ago. In Japan, what they used to coll off themselves were Uchiwa, a type of Japanese fans.
Japanese fans are devided into two categories, and uchiwa are one of them. Let’s take a look and find out what uchiwa is.
Introduction to summer Kakejiku
October 21st, 2006Here are more Kakejiku that would cool you off in hot summer.