The Japanese sensation called, デコトラ (dekotora, short for decoration truck)

has been around since the late 1960s.



Originally present only in northern Japan, the art of truck decorations

went mainstream with the release of the 1975 Toei (the company that produces

the awesome Kamen Rider series) movie, とらっくやろう (Torakku Yarô, Trucker)

and it’s subsequent sequels.





A lot of technology, engineering, and time goes into designing and setting up

the very elaborate light display that I can see. There must be a costly fix for

the truckers after hitting a small bump.



Here are some more dekotora photos. The images do speak for themselves.
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Armed with their Fresh Push Play iPhone App, Hifana took to the streets

of a once again bustling and vibrant Tokyo to sample the city sounds,

followed by an electrifying live set at night performed with only iPhone

and iPad. Check the video directed by W+K Tokyo Lab.

Alessi, a kitchen utensil company from Italy has transformed the gallery space

into a mahjong room earlier during the Beijing Design Week.  The space was

filled with 12 tables, eight of which displayed the tray prototypes. Each table

had four drawers opened to reveal LCD panels displaying detailed information

about the products and the show itself. It is interesting to see how the company

interpreted the Chinese tradition in a modern way.





Source: Whitespace

Devilrobots creates the following headphone design with his iconic To-Fu

man for CIX Designs Volume 3. CIX Designs is a connection between artist

and charity. Every artist involved in the projects is connected to Donation.

Part of the CIX Designs profit will be donated and the donations are to support

better education, environment, poverty and more.



Source: Devilrobots.INC

Japanese company REAL-f makes three-dimensional replicas of human faces.



The mask is a perfect costume for any Halloween party, but it would not

give any effect if you wear it yourself.



Source: Toxel

If you are a fan of Instant noodle, perhaps you know this year is the 40th anniversary

of Nissin Foods. Apart from opening a new Instant noodle museum, Nissis

together with Japan’s Vstone robotics developed this sick Cup Noodle Robotimer

which could transform into real robot. Thanks Johann for sharing.



Not sure if you’ll be able to get the Cup Noodle Robotimer outside of Japan

any time soon. Apparently, these are being sold under some sort of a lottery
system and only with proof of noodle purchase.



Source: technabob

Upcoming event Obey Radio will be on the 8th of this month showcasing

the multi-talented, Roam Intl, from Obey Records who not only is a musician

but a sound engineer, co-founder of creative collective, FromElsewhere,

and takes care of Obey Clothing’s international marketing projects as well.



Apart from Roam Intl, there will be also Funk Bast*rd, Izaak Stern, Kiat

and Kevin Lester. A collection of mini Obey print works will be exhibited

for two weeks.

Date: 8/11/2011

Venue: The Pigeonhole Cafe & Bar

Location: 52/53 Duxton Road, Singapore

Entry: Free or pay whatever you want

Three Japanese artists Betones, Zenone and Grand Cobra jammed
together at Who’S Who Gallery with varied artworks.





There are more…
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Just came back from Seoul, Korea last night, had a really good and relaxing time
there. Due to several people have told me there are nothing much to do / see in Korea,
I went down without expectation. But this trip really surprised me and proved that
those people give me a wrong idea.

The following ice / cold noodle is something that I have never tried before.
Under this damn hot weather, unlike the humidity of HK, having a bowl of
cold noodle in Korea with real ice inside does refresh us a lot!



I thought Hong Kong has pretty smart system in many things, however,
after going Seoul, I feel that we are a bit far from the real smart technology!
The Smart Parking did show me how convenient it could be to park a car and how
to park a car in a limited space. I saw it only on TV, but live, it’s the first time.
I believe this system also exists in other countries like Japan and Russia.
If you want to know how it works, you may check here.

You can also find this public phone booth with web camera plus google
map on street. I’m sure there are lots of people want this in Hong Kong.



Apart from the smart technology, you can easily find very interesting
decoration over buildings, shops, restaurants and bars everywhere. It gives
me the feeling as if I was in Japan.





Instead of going to those “must visit hot spots” like Seoul Tower or
Dongdaemoon (Great East Gate), my homie girl Numi brought me to
several really chill places. Honestly, after the visit of Forbidden City in Beijing
last month, I am kinda no longer interested in any palace from other places.

It was just like “OMG, how could they make it and how much time they
did need to build something like that!” Well anyway, we went to the below
location and it was a bit weird for me to see the following scene actually.



People put their legs or feet into an artificial river or its water comes
from a little fountain in the middle of the city, it looks quite strange to me.
But, people enjoyed very much there and you can feel the very peaceful
and joyful atmosphere. The water is quite frozen, and again, you would want
to jump into it under this hot weather! So, bring your snacks and drinks to sit
there is a good option too. It’s nearly to the Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Last but not the least, this park is famous! You should definitely check it
if you love street culture. People play different music there, they just simply ignore
everyone and enjoy themselves there! Ha! It is a very good meeting place for
B-boys, rappers, music lovers, and of course, you see many tags and bombing around.



Weekend is especially crowded and you can see that it is likely people
hold their own party at the park and move the clubs to outside.

Will post more about this trip next, if you want to see some graff
and tattoo shop in Korea, keep an eye on us : )

Sorry it’s a late post! I guess some of you have heard about Graffiti Analysis

or have watched the brilliant video tagging in motion with amazing effect

from vimeo. The latest version Graffiti Analysis 3.0 is attached with fresh effect

like the graphics can be reacted to the sound & surroundings plus a 3D feature.

Now you can have an live experience with this innovative visual tool.

Tomorrow night, Drawvolution bring you the Graffiti Analysis Session

in Kuala Lumpur. If you are currently there, and wanna digitalize your tag,

or experience the excitement and fun of this digital visual project, go there!
Thanks Momo for organizing the event and trying to bring some fun to the local,
as well as spending long time on answering my questions! The event will start
at 9pm at Palate Palette, 21 Jalan Mesui. Have fun everyone!



Oo..one thing i have to remind you, check the page Graffiti Analysis.

As you can see it is an open source project. Motion data is recorded,

analyzed and archived as Graffiti Markup Language (.gml) files.

The project aims to build the world’s largest collection of graffiti motion

and bring together two seemingly disparate communities that share

an interest hacking systems, whether found in code or in the city.

If you are considering to use the app. and upload your tag data,

the file would be saved in an open online database, 000000book.com.

That means it could be an open source for the people you don’t want to

meet who are looking for you..! So, risk your own, of course you can try,

just think about what you should write before you upload, and the GPS

from iPhone. I believe you can make a good flow also in other letters : )