tomtor | Fleuron - Journal of Typography and Design

My friend Sanithna IMed me this interactive panoramic illustration today… it is mind blowingly beautiful.

You can zoom in and out (shift & control on my Mac, respectively), and click and drag all over the place. Up, down, in a circle… whatever you do, you feel like you’re in this beautiful, lush, springlike scene. As I Tweeted earlier, I hope my dreams look like this tonight.

Three girls were hired by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be the official pop culture ambassadors & travel the world promoting Japanese pop culture.

Where did I go wrong in life?

[via Trends in Japan]

Fascinating account on the care Japanese design takes on one’s surroundings. From my friend Ed’s recent visit to Fukuoka.

Ha! Anyone surprised about this? ^_^ [via Gizmodo]