Beyond Kawaii
Author: Angelika Koch
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 364396286X
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Beyond Kawaii
Author: Brigitte Steger
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Published: 2020-05-29
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 3643912862
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKawaii. The love of all things cute has become the dominant image of Japanese girls and women. Real Japanese women are, however, more complex. Some celebrate their uterus, others experiment with fashion and cross- dressing or embrace their chubbiness, many struggle with motherhood. And some may even return as vengeful ghosts. This third collection of studies by young scholars from the University of Cambridge looks beyond the kawaii image and explores the diversity and complexity of being a Japanese woman in the new millennium.
Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat
Author: Yasmin B. Kafai
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrings together new media theorists, game designers, educators, psychologists and industry professionals, including some of the contributors to the earlier volume, to look at how gender intersects with the broader contexts of digital games today.
Manga Girl Seeks Herbivore Boy
Author: Brigitte Steger
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 3643903197
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJapan's gender roles are in turmoil. Traditional life courses for men and women are still presented as role models, but there is an increasing range of gender choices for those uncomfortable with convention. This collection of studies from the University of Cambridge provides fascinating insights into the diversity of gendered images, identities, and life-styles in contemporary Japan - from manga girls to herbivore boys, from absent fathers to transgender people. (Series: Japanese Studies / Japanologie - Vol. 3)
Kawaii!
Author: Manami Okazaki
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2013-04-17
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 3791347276
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShowcasing Japan's astonishingly varied culture of cute, this volume takes the reader on a dazzling and adorable visual journey through all things kawaii. Although some trace the phenomenon of kawaii as far back as Japan's Taisho era, it emerged most visibly in the 1970s when schoolgirls began writing in big, bubbly letters complete with tiny hearts and stars. From cute handwriting came manga, Hello Kitty, and Harajuku, and the kawaii aesthetic now affects every aspect of Japanese life. As colorful as its subject matter, this book contains numerous interviews with illustrators, artists, fashion designers, and scholars. It traces the roots of the movement from sociological and anthropological perspectives and looks at kawaii's darker side as it morphs into gothic and gloomy iterations. Best of all, it includes hundreds of colorful photographs that capture kawaii's ubiquity: on the streets and inside homes, on lunchboxes and airplanes, in haute couture and street fashion, in cafés, museums, and hotels.
2000 and Beyond
Author: Valerio Terraroli
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume concludes this publishing project by analyzing the fascinating and controversial phenomena of contemporary art. It maintains the structure that characterizes the four previous publications, namely a gallery of images, essays by major contemporary critics and the clever juxtaposition of the most diverse objects and topics.
Graphic Japan
Author: Natalie Avella
Publisher: Rotovision
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9782880467715
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the kitsch cuteness of Hello Kitty to the cult of manga and anime, Japanese design has long paved the way for the West to follow. Graphic Japan goes beyond this well-known territory to reveal the myriad styles of design produced in Japan today, from packaging to posters, and typography to new media. Contemporary Japanese graphic design is a unique collision of traditional cultural influences and a focused thrust toward modernization on global terms, and the book reflects this marriage of tradition and hypermodernity. Essays on today's innovators are beautifully printed in a simple, elegant manner that is typical of traditional Japanese work, and are combined with bold and colorful visual material which reflects the brash, global commerciality of much new material. This book is an inspirational "must" for designers in the West.
Sew Kawaii!
Author: Choly Knight
Publisher: Design Originals
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781565235687
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCapture the essence of Kawaii (cuteness!) with these 22 fun and simple sewing projects. All that is needed is a sewing machine, some inexpensive fabric, and a few basic sewing tools.
Before and After Superflat
Author: Adrian Favell
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789881506412
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a history of the Japanese art world from 1990 up to the tsunami of March 2011, and its struggle to find a voice amidst Japan's economic decline and China's economic ascent. It looks at how the pop-culture fantasies of Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara and the other artists of the Superflat movement came to dominate the art of Japan today. It also delves into what lies behind their imagery of a childish and decadent society unable to face reality.
Mini Kawaii Doodle Cuties
Author: Pic Candle
Publisher: Race Point Publishing
Published: 2019-11-05
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 1631066919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrepare for the cutest world tour ever with this miniature, portable, and even cuter version of Kawaii Doodle Cuties! YouTube celebrity artist Pic Candle shows you how to draw kawaii characters from every stop on the map! The Japanese word kawaii translates to “cute,” and this how-to book is chock-full of super-adorable images from your favorite spots around the globe. With doodles of food, nature, animals, architecture, fashion, and more, you will learn to draw cute artwork from countries all over the world! Learn how to draw a darling Eiffel Tower, macaron, and beret from France. Or master how to draw precious natural wonders like Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and enchanting architecture like India’s Taj Mahal. Or sketch fashion fun like a K-pop skirt from South Korea and charming transportation like a tuk tuk from Vietnam. Mini Kawaii Doodle Cutiesfeatures over 100 lovable, huggable characters and includes simple step-by-step illustrations and instructions, search-and-find puzzle patterns that you can color, and inspiration pages. Thanks to this adorable crash course in doodling all things kawaii, you’ll soon be enhancing your notebooks, stationery, artwork, and everything with unbelievably adorable illustrations!
