A personal project composed of words and visuals
2019 / MMXIX / 二 ◯ 一 九
In the blink of an eye.
NO / の
(English / Japanese)
I tend to make funny associations when I don't know a language very well then the language becomes purely visual. Alphabets and words become glyphs and iconography.
time
(English)
14:30
ass
(English)
Two S's make an ass
Eye
(English)
Self reflection
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Tokyo in Geometry
There usually hasn’t been more than 6 months between my trips to Tokyo. It’s been a year now. Missing midnight strolls and taking photos of Tokyo’s geometric architecture. なつかしい
弯月 / 半月 / 满月
(Mandarin, Chinese)
Mid autumn festival is coming! It starts on the day of the full moon, 15th of the 8th month in the Lunar Calendar.
あ — a
(Hiragana, Japanese)
Desperately trying to make learning Japanese fun.
う— u
(Hiragana, Japanese)
Some hiragana characters actually look like their English pronounciation, which gives it a visual aid for memory.
想 — 木 + 目 + 心
Think — wood + eye + heart
(Mandarin, Chinese)
"Just learnt something very beautiful... if you break down the Chinese character for think (想), it is to look at a tree with your heart"
face
(English)
Making faces on a rainy Tokyo afternoon
Eles lêem
They read
(Português)
Sometimes words speak to me visually
mole
(English)
Could also apply to a dot or a hole
2017
Year of the Cock