Check out this partial showcase of Japan's history of political dissent in poster form.
Pink Tentacle has posted an excellent collection of Japanese political posters from the last five decades of the 20th century. Here are a few of my favorites.
Poster for exhibit in support of Vietnamese women and children (Makoto Wada, 1968)
Anti-pollution poster (Kenji Ito, 1973)
Hiroshima Appeals (Yusaku Kamekura, 1983)
Goodbye whale (Mamoru Suzuki, 1994)
See more here.
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Paul — Jul 15, 2011
Four Design Links is a review of the design- and ethics-related stories we've been reading online this week.
1. Display Myths Shattered
Everything you thought you knew about monitor specs and controls is wrong. Seriously.
2. Watch out for Cramming
This week, I learned about Cramming, which sounds a lot like the Opt-out schemes we've covered in the past. The scam depends on people not paying attention to false charges hidden in their phone bill. Except with cramming, you don't even have agree to anything! Read on...
3. The Lie of the Game Preview
Ars makes a valid point: When have you ever read a negative preview for a game? Never. Everything developers show journalists is tightly controlled. Of course it looks good!
4. Web Design Trends: 2010
Smashing Magazine published its annual list of the year's trends in web design. It's worth a look to see what's new (and what's tired).
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Nick — May 20, 2010
