littleforeigner

A good article by Lisa Katayama for Wired on creator of the infamous 2channel and partner in the hugely popular Niconicodouga video site which allows users to write comments on top uploaded videos. Nicely illustrated with videos showing examples of the stuff mentioned in the article.

You could - and I probably will - spend hours playing with this free online font generator. Like all the most malicious time sinks, it’s easy to convince yourself that you are doing something productive.

Following their attempt to get to the bottom of “What’s with all the concrete facades?” in part two in their Ask An Architect Neojaponisme goes part way in answering the question “Where’s the insulation?”

We’ve just moved into an old Japanese house made of wood, dirt and straw and know full well that mikan oragnges in our genkan will be more likley to get frozen solid than go off in the winter, but I’m looking forward to putting the old “Japanese houses are traditionally constructed to make the summer more comfortable bearable” chestnut to the test this August.