2009年11月27日金曜日

バイト・タイポ・3Dソフト / Part-Time, 3D Software, Typography


疲れたーーーー。今週はとても忙しい…。派遣バイトで色んなものをオジサン達とデパートの催し物会場に運び込み、卒制の文章を書く為に本を読み、夜は居酒屋でドリンクを作ったり、掃除をしたりしております。そんな中いくつかデザイン仕事の締め切りが迫ってきて、でもナガロックで売る為の作品も作りたくて、卒制もかなり出遅れてて「わぁー!」ってなってるのに、のんきにコーヒーを飲みながらブログを書いております。(笑)ヤバイヤバイ。今日は寝れません…。お金がないって大変…!

I've been busy as bee... too tired. At this moment I have a lot of part-time jobs, including small design projects for companies, temp agency job, and also working at Izakaya, as a bartender. And I'm also making some design goods for Naga-Rock, which is a rock festival that my friend, Ayako will be hold on next Sunday. But main thing I have to do is a final thesis project for my uni...hmm, I'm quite behind for that project... I know maybe it's not time for writing blog, haha. But now, I'm drinking coffee, and kinda relaxing. lol. I know I can't sleep tonight..

I already told some of my friend, that I'm working as a bartender at Maid Izakaya.. Haha, I know it's funny situation. All girls are wearing maid costume, and I'm wearing, tie and vest, with leather shoes. Even though I'm working behind the bar, there are no counter seats (because the Maids have to serve the customers), so I'm just like a drink making person. But still I feel good
making drinks behind the bar and get some money. Some of their cocktails are silly,for example, one called "Nyan-Nyan Paradice"... that's so cheesy name isn't it?

I realized my part-time job experience is very distinctive. Started with action hero show actor, and changed to clown performer, and worked at Pachinko parlor, and started work at Shooters, sports bar owned by American guy, also worked as a graphic designer at the parent company of Shooters, and I also did model for drawing at art institute, and now I'm a bartender at Maid Izakaya... I think most of them are strange...haha



話は変わって、ちょいとオタクなデザインの話。上とここの画像は現在実験中のソフトCinema 4Dから。卒制には直接使えないけど、3Dで作った映像を画像で書き出してく過程はかなり面白いビジュアルが作れそう!でもこのソフトは難しすぎて、やっと手に入れたものの、まだまだ未知数…

By the way, from here is a design section. Very top and above this text images are created with 3D software, Cinema 4D. I'm quite interested in creating sequence image visual from moving 3D object. Maybe I won't use it for any project, but I like how they looks. (But Cinema 4D is so tough to control!)


そしてこっちも現在進行中のオリジナルフォントプロジェクト「Spine」。やっと新しいソフトを手に入れ、パソコンで打ちこめるようになったよ!けど数字や記号がまだ無いのと、ボールド書体を作る事も決めたから、できればこれも2作品目として卒制に出品しようと思います!

And this is a original font project "Spine". Finally I found new software and now I'm possible to type them using my computer. which is really fun! I haven't made any numbers and bolder faces, so I will work on it and I'll upload the file someday. If I can, I'll exhibit this one for my final exhibition as well as another main info-graphic movie.

2009年11月24日火曜日

ナガロック / Naga-Rock: Nagakute Rock Festival




さてさて、我らが県芸の高木あやこさんが主催している、「ナガロック」こと長久手ロックフェスティバルの開催が近づいてきましたよー!これは彼女の卒制でもあり、長久手という小さな町でもフジロックのような素敵な野外音楽フェスをやってやろうという試み。素敵ですね!

開催は今週末の日曜日、詳細は以下。



日時:10:30開場/11:00ライブ開演
   〜17:30終演予定

会場:愛地球博記念公園 多目的広場

出演バンド:ジェット達
      カルアミルク
      トゥラリカ
      ジョセフ・アルカ・ポルカ
      yok
      葉っぱの裏側シスターズ
      SiMon
      服部将典と天然酵母
      シラオカ
      KARESI

なんだか癖のある面白いバンドばかりらしいので、気になる人は是非万博会場へ。入場無料だそうです。オレはいつものようにZineやバッヂなんかに加えて、今回は色んなバルーンアートを作って売るつもりだよ。他の友達も、手作り雑貨など出品予定です。友達Emilyも、バンド「Karesi」のゲストとして歌いにくる予定だよ。多分とっても暖かな、手作り感溢れるフェスになると思います!…ねぇ高木さん!?

写真は、今日大学に行った時にできてた大きな垂れ幕とみんなの記念ショット。今日はめずらしく学校に10時くらいまで残って作業してたんだけど、なんだか楽しかった。みんな卒制じわりじわりと進んでる感じで、オレの卒制への焦りはどんどん大きくなっていくのでした…!!

[ナガロックHP] [Blog]



"Naga-Rock Festival" is coming this weekend! Which is organized by my cool classmate, Ayako Takagi. It's actually her final project, and she decided to hold an music, "Rock" event at this small town colled Nagakute. It will be warm and fun atmosphere, so you better come to Nagakute, this Sunday, 29th, November.

It's start from 11am, gate opens 10:30, and finished at 5:30pm, hopefully there are no rain. Location is as same as EXPO, if you had been, if you haven't it called "Banpaku Kinen Koen" means "after EXPO park". It's a Linimo station, and you can catch Linimo from Fujigaoka Subway Station. There are about 10 bands and some gests, and some people sold art goods, actually including me, so you should visit, if you don't have any plan yet! I will sell some zines and postcards, and create some balloon animals to make it more "festival" atmosphere.

That image above is the flag that Ayako just finished to create. so we took photos. My university friends are really focused on their final thesis projects, so now I'm getting worry about mine.. hmm...


[Naga-Rock HP] [Blog]

2009年11月20日金曜日

[映画]ペーパーハート / Paper Heart



今日ネットで色々調べもの中に見つけた映画「Paper Heart」なんだか雰囲気がとてもいい感じで、自然で、今とても見たいと思った1本。

サンダンス映画祭でも賞取ってるみたいだし、気になる。

この映画を見つけた、雑貨やプロダクトデザインのブログ「design is mine」もかわいくていい感じ。

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最近は卒業制作に、小さなデザイン仕事に、バイトに、行き詰まっております。忙しいのは好きだし、うまく行くと全部響き合っていい仕事ができるんだけどなぁ。

今は全体的に悪影響を与え合っている…。ヤバイー!

今日は進みが悪いので講評はやめて家で作業中。デザイン科のみんな、また相談のっておくれ。

そうそう、アトリエでのとどの打ち上げはほっこりしてて楽しかったよ。

でもカメラ持ってたのに写真取り忘れたなぁ。ポリ料理も、かなり久しぶりに食う寿司もうまかった。

ちょっと気持ちを切り替えて頑張らなきゃだ。今いるのはこんな諺かも。

「Never put off tomorrow what you can do today.」
(今日できることを絶対に明日に延ばさないこと)



I found this movie called "Paper Heart", today, while I was researching my job project online. I just thought I should watch it. I like that warm and natural atmosphere. Somehow I think it's right movie for me at this moment. Seems like it's the winna of this year's Sandance film Festival. I found this movie via "design is mine" blog, it is about cute design goods, and product design, I recommend this blog as well.

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Recently I've ben busy doing a lot of different things at the same time, including part-time job, my final thesis projects, and small real design projects. I like my life keeping busy, but they are not working right now. I don't know why... hmm.

By the way after party of our
Oden shop from our University Festival, was awesome. Thanks for Pori, his food was awesome, as usual, and we also ordered Pizza and Sushi. They were fantastic as well.

I think this quote is something I need "Never put off tomorrow what you can do today". woo, I should back to work!

2009年11月17日火曜日

ゑびす祭りレポート / Ebisu Art Festival Report





この週末は、慣れないバイトから始まり、めぐちゃん家でダンスチーム「HIKAPS」の打ち上げ鍋、そのまま徹夜明けでエビス祭りで作品を売り、東京から帰省してたShooters仲間エリコちゃんとカフェにも行った、慌ただしくもかなり素敵な週末でした!

徹夜続きでめーっちゃ疲れて、今日は見事に英語のテストに遅刻しましたが(笑)それでも色々楽しかった〜!

写真は「ゑびす祭り」から。今回はサドル、Jimi、Kirstyと一緒にやったんだけど、めちゃリラックス、というかテキトー?な雰囲気で、みんなやっぱ考え方がクリエイティブで、でもってやんちゃで楽しかったな。Saddleの作品はおもしろいしオシャレで、いつもながらとても素敵!(写真に写ってるのは大体サドル作)個人的には特に鳥シリーズがツボでした。めちゃいい味!そして1つくれてありがとう!

でもってJimiは面白すぎだな…。ダンボールをこんなに完璧に着こなせるのは彼しかいない…。笑



Last weekend was quite busy for me, started from new Izakaya part-time job, and after that we had after event party of dacce team, "Hikaps" and then, I awake overnight and went to Ebisu Art Festival! My ex-co-worker Eriko was in Nagoya, so I went to Sora Cafe with her as well. Everything was so good. Schedule was packed, and couldn't sleep, but it was awesome weekend!

Because of those, I was late for my early English class. haha, well, not so big deal. Pics above is from that Ebisu Art Festival. This time I joined Saddle, Kristy & Jimi, it was so fun, even though we couldn't sell so much! haha Especially Saddle's a lot of works were impressive, and so fashionable. I loved bird budge series, (and thanks for giving me one, free!)

And Jimi was too funny! I think he is the best dresser of the cardboard box! lol

2009年11月14日土曜日

銀塩写真 / Film Photography








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前回現像したフィルムの中から、いくつかお気に入りです。

ロケーションは地元の商店街、常滑での展示、あと東京など、さまざま。

なんとなく持ち歩いて、気が向いた時に撮ってたフィルム写真。

なんでか理由はうまく説明出来ないけど、やっぱりフィルムで撮ると温かくて、

「記録」より「記憶」に近い画像が残る。

お父さんの中古で、別に特別ではないカメラ「Nikon-EM」と、

いつも付けてる中古の接写レンズが、大事な所で裏切らないオレの愛機。



Some of my favorite film photographs from last developed film roll. Location including local shopping district, my friend's exhibition in Tokoname, and Tokyo traveling. I just carried my camera with me and took photos when I felt something different.

I can't explain well, but when I take photo with film camera, I can take photo of "memory" not just "record". I mean, I think it's a lot more emotional, compared to digital ones.

My gear is "Nikon EM" which isn't really special camera, it's from my dad. And I like my macro lens, which I use all the time, even though when I take a great distance photo. He does great job especially when it's really important.

2009年11月12日木曜日

Emilyの誕生日 / Emily's B-day Party






先日はマブダチEmilyが誕生日だったので、Emily友達みんなで堀川をクルージング(?)に行っちゃいました!納屋橋あたりを出発して、なんと名古屋港までを往復してくれる、この小さなBARの船旅はとっても気持ちよかった〜〜。料理なしにしたから船のレンタル料も1人2000円まで抑えれて、このお金のないおいらにも助かる素敵な夜だったよ。

やっぱ船っていい。いつか自分のが欲しいです。

堀川とかあんなに汚くて臭そうだけど、夜だと真っ黒だからとてもロマンチックだった。見えない事は良い事ですね。たまに夜なんて無くなって、一日中太陽が出てれば良いのに。とか思ってたけど、そうしたらこんなロマンチックな堀川とか、世の中のロマンチックな出来事がきっと減っちゃうよね、見えすぎて。色んな小ジワとか。

地球に夜があって良かった。いつも回ってくれてありがとう。(謎)

あと、海から見る名古屋港の観覧車もとっても奇麗でした。お金があって彼女がいれば、特別な時に連れてきてワインでも飲みたいなぁ。なんて思っちゃった。いつになる事か…(笑)

Joeが川に財布を落としてしまったのが痛かったけど、その後の飲み会も色々話せて、温かい会だった。Emily読んでるかね?誕生日おめでとう&これからもヨロシク。Cheers!



My best friend, Emily had B-day last week, so we went to small cruising, downing Horikawa river. That was awesome and I was feeling so good. It's a Bar boat, isn't that really awesome?? ;) Pricing is good as well, it's just 2,000yen for each person, so really helpful for me, as a broken graphic designer, haha. I hope I can have my own boat someday.... Well I know it's a tough dream though.

This river, called Horikawa is actually quite dirty, but, because of it was at night, it looks completely dark, and beautiful, I mean it was romantic. Sometimes "you don't know" is a good thing. I had been thinking that if there is no night time, I can be active long time, so I wanted that way. But Now I realized if there is no night time, that means the world would be less romantic. Because we can see too much, like small wrinkles, maybe? haha that's a silly topic.

Viewing the Ferris wheels from the ocean was so beautiful. If I have girlfriend and a lot of money, i wanna have some wine there, maybe for the special day. haha, Joe dropped his wallet, on the bottom of the river was one sad thing on that day, but, over all, it was fantastic and heartwarming day. Hey Emily, again, Happy-Birthday! & be my friend forever, dude!