Being the media ignoramus that I am, I thought Hayao Miyazaki (of Studio Ghibli) has made some great animated films (such as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and Princess Monokoke) which were well respected in the right circles. So I was a little surprised by the OMG reactions from every friend (Japanese or not) to which I mentioned that I [...]

This is an interesting topic (at least to us in the office ) – how does “The Artists Web” translate into Japanese? Does it work? Well there are two potential points that may me ‘lost in translation’. Firstly is the ‘s’. In Japanese (and Chinese for that matter too), there is no pluralisation – i.e. one dog, two dog, three [...]

In this edition: Finding Art Courses – Our recommendations for locating your perfect school • May 1st Launch of New TAW Site • The Artists Web in Tokyo – Design Festa.