Wednesday, September 8, 2010

THESIS CLASS 1

So my initial thesis presentation and abstract didn't go very well. I apparently distilled my ideas too far and my Japanese Tattoo Encyclopedia proposal was rejected. It was too narrow.

Keith suggested I do more research and think of alternative directions. He suggested a few keywords i should concentrate on that would allow for broader discourse of knowledge:

The Last Shogun
Sustainable Tokyo
Edo period of Japan
Anthropology
Sociology
Ethnography
Pattern
Symbolism
Criminality
Spirituality

During the class critique i remember a peer stating he was fascinated by the storytelling aspect of tattoos. His thesis involved examining people with mental trauma and disorders and interviewing them. He used motion graphics to make visual simulations of what people said during their interviews and would use typography and graphic design to merge 3 videos together.

The use of ethnography could be useful to understanding why people get tattoos, how they feel about their own tattoos, how they feel the public reacts to their tattoos.
(Further idealization required)

So now i have no idea what my thesis direction will be.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Font History

TYPE5 FONTS

JENSON STD
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/jenson/

GILL SANS STD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill_Sans

EUROSTYLE STD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurostile


FRAKTUR
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraktur_(script)

**news gothic
bookman old style
optima
perpetua

MY FONTS

Hiroshige STD
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/hiroshige/

Legacy STD
http://www.paratype.com/fstore/default.asp?fcode=834&letter=L

Bodoni STD
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/bodoni-1/

FUTURA STD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futura_(typeface)

Works Cited

Works Cited

Japanese Buddhism

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Schumacher, M. A-Z Photo Dictionary: Japanese Buddhist Statuary: Gods, Goddesses, Shinto Kami, Creatures & Demons. Copyright 1995. 07 September 2010.
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Japanese Symbolism

Ryerson, C. Popular Japanese Tattoo Meanings, Symbolism and Designs. Ezine 2010.
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Irezumi Web Site. Copyright 2004. 07 September 2010.

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Japanese Tattoo

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Irezumi

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Water Margin

Okazaki, M. 108 Heroes of the Suikoden. Japan Times 2010. 07 September 2010.


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http://books.google.com.au/books?id=49brOdOKlD0C

Yakuza

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A Brief History of Tattoos. Design Bloom 2009. 22 November 2009.
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Andes, L. Growing Up Punk: Meaning and Commintment Careers in a Contemporary Youth Subculture. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998.

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Baker, Houston A. Black Studies: Rap and the Academy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993.

Cross, David. No Regrets: The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2008.

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Mifflin, Margot. Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo. New York City: Juno Books, 1997.

Minguet, Eva. Tattoo Delirium. New York: Collins design and Monsa Publications, 2009.

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Waterhouse, Jo. Art by Tattooists Beyond Flash. London: Lawrence King Publishing Ltd, 2009.

Japanese Tattoo Symbolism




* Mythological beasts and monsters: Dragons, Kirin, Baku, Foo Dogs, Hō-ō (鳳凰, Phoenixes)
* Animals: Birds, Koi (Carp), Tigers, Snakes
* Flowers: Peonies, Cherry Blossoms, Lotuses, Chrysanthemums
* Other plants: Bamboo, Maple leaves
* Characters from traditional folklore and literature, such as the Suikoden
* Images of the "Floating World" inspired by ukiyo-e prints: geisha, samurai
* Buddhas and Buddhist deities such as Fudō Myō-ō and Kannon
* Shinto kami (deities) such as tengu
* Backgrounds: clouds, waves, wind bars.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irezumi

Japanese Tattoo Terms



* Irezumi (入れ墨, 入墨, 文身 (also pronounced bunshin), 剳青, 黥 or 刺青): tattoo (noun or verb)
* Horimono (彫り物, 彫物, literally carving, engraving): tattoo. This is another word for traditional Japanese tattoos.
* Horishi (彫り師, 彫物師): a tattoo artist.
* Bokukei, bokkei (墨刑): punishment by tattooing.
* Tebori (手彫り, literally to carve by hand): describes the technique of tattooing by hand.
* Hanebori (羽彫り, literally to carve with a feather): a hand-tattooing technique employing a feathering motion.
* Tsuki-bori (突き彫り): a hand-tattooing technique employing a thrusting motion.
* Kakushibori (隠し彫り, literally hidden carving): tattooing near the armpits, the inside of the thighs and other "hidden" body areas. Also refers to the tattooing of hidden words, for example among the petals of flowers.
* Kebori (毛彫り): the tattooing of fine lines or of hair on tattooed figures.
* Sujibori (筋彫り): outlining, the outline of a tattoo.
* Shakki: the sound needles make when they puncture the skin.
* Irebokuro (入れ黒子): from ire or ireru, which means to insert, and bokuro or hokuro, a beauty spot
* Yobori: "Yo" (European) tattooing. The Japanese-English slang term for tattooing done with the machine.
* Sumi (墨): The ink used to tattoo, traditionally mixed by the apprentice
* Hikae: Chest panel tattoo
* Nagasode (長袖): Arm tattoo, to the wrist
* Shichibu (七分): Tattoo 7/10ths of the sleeve to the forearm
* Gobu (五分): Tattoo 5/10ths of the sleeve to above the elbow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irezumi