from 1999 to 2003, long before the term "blog" became our era's most-prattled syllable, kame news entertained millions (who knows?) of excited online visitors with the manifold wondrous adventures of kame in and out of this world. for greater ease of accessibility, they are now gathered under this roof, er, heading to continue edifying the so-inclined gentle reader.

later

august 05
"hiki-hiki": designers hiking in marin

 

 

"das leben besteht aus vielen kleinen münzen -
wer sie aufzuheben weiss, hat ein vermögen"

- seen on a street in berlin

"if you wish to have beautiful eyes,
you should gaze upon beautiful things"

- samurai champloo

"i was wondering
where to continue
until i realized
i was already there"

- myself at fushimi inari taisha, kyoto

1999

october
'wired' mag info section; japan article for 'druk' mag benelux; visionplus7 lecture announced

november
visionplus7 tokyo conference report + japan impressions

december
2 prizes at morisawa awards; 'wired' mag infoporn 2.0 + kawaii photos

2000

january
morisawa award ceremony + japan tour

february
joining office with mr. acorn

march
on the road to la, nyc, japan

april
special japan report with yanki gals

may
kame in 'axis' mag japan + 'druk' mag benelux; shuriken findings

june
vernacular public design research

july
kame's articles are online

august
sabi-sabi in yakushima, japan

september
japan in summer, germany in winter; morisawa mag's award special

october
kame german tour report

november
typebox founded; atypi leipzig report

december
kame holiday card; spiral21 design collaborative founded

2001

january
typebox in german 'page' mag; sadsadfun's 1st live show; nyc impressions

february
kame in 'illustrator wow' book; sadsadfun live show soon

march
w. weingart in sf; sadsadfun's 2nd live show; typebox in 'form' mag soon

april
cherry blossoms in japan; report in 'ff tribe' mag

may
typebox in german 'form' mag; yo 40 b-day

june
sadsadfun's 3rd live show

july
design for 'deadflowers' film

august
typebox catalog out!

september
atypi copenhagen report; pix from paris, orange, berlin

october
kame in french 'etapes' magazine; shuriken findings; typebox in 'page' mag; kame icons in 'ff interoffice' pi-font

november
typebox preview; designer pictionary

december
4 kame fonts selected into 'bukva:raz!'; japan report in 'ff tribe' mag

a r c h i v e

2002

january
kame twice in 'page' mag; impressions from nyc

february
happy valentine; shuriken findings

march
'jouhou-dezain' book out in tokyo; 'page' mag on 'bukva:raz!' and type catalogs

april
typebox in 'metropolis' + 'page' mags; kame designs kanji tattoo

may
kame german tour report

june
typecon toronto + atypi rome announced

july
typecon toronto: first kanji lecture + conference report

august
typebox in 'how' mag; kanji lecture at atypi rome soon

september
special illustrated report: atypi rome

october
kame's icons in p.i.e. book; 4 fonts in 'language culture type' book; shuriken findings

november
'kern baby kern' type event in sf + 'indie fonts' book release

december
shuriken boy & beck in 'pulse' mag

2003

january
"bukva:raz!" opening at uno hq nyc; interview

february
kame interviewed by 'page' mag germany; shuriken find; featured in newstoday.com

march
morisawa award ceremony, tokyo

april
more impressions from japan

may
type workshop at esad, strasbourg, france;
impressions from paris

june
shuriken boy turns 10, with new findings