As covered in a previous post Torii Mototada is a legendary Samurai in Japanese folklore, perhaps committing the most famous act of Seppuku - the Samurai form of honourable suicide. He chose to stay at Fushimi castle and allow his master Tokugawa Ieyasu time to prepare troops while an opposing warlord brought an army of 30,000 + against his 2,000 men and he fought till the end, as this is the way of the Samurai which he believed in.Tokugawa's act of bravery drastically changed the course of Japanese history as Tokugawa Ieyasu was the shogun and...
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Monday, 25 February 2013
Badass indeed. this is a bit of background I've found on a Samurai warrior called Torii Mototada who served under his master called Ieyasu. Ieyasu's castle was going to be invaded by a force of soldiers far outnumbering Mototada's. Instead Mototada chose to serve his master while facing almost certain death. He allowed Ieyasu to flee and faced the thousands of soldiers with a few hundred of his own. Imagine the movie 300, but real. Mototada is definitely...
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
I plan on having black drawing ink and a japanese nib and brush included as part of the package as a huge part of Martial Arts, Zen Buddhism and the Bushido culture is to live a life of peace and serenity, through visual expression to contrast with the times they have to partake in violence. One of the ways they did this was through beautiful calligraphy and a symbol of Japanese design so I want to also push this through my product.Looking around...
I want to go down the road of making some kind of protective packaging for the overall range of products I'm going to work on, exactly what is still unclear but through engaging with research I'm sure I'll get closer and closer to it being a logical decision.Making a boxset is also interesting for me as I want to explore laser-cut and make a more 'permanent' kind of graphic design rather than paper and print, so this is exciting.Some existing examples...
I've ordered The Art Of Peace by Morihei Ushiba, it's a philosophy book on Bushido and Martial Arts philisophy by a legendary Aikido practitioner who lived his life by the ideals of Bushido, such an interesting guy! Sounds like some kind of movie, but it's all real.I hope to read this in order to gain a better understanding of Bushido and philosophy, as this product range will most likely be aimed towards enthusiasts and practitioners, I don't want...
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Here are really interesting Bushido quotes which reflect "The Way Of The Warrior" in martial arts and particularly Samurai culture. I don't want to just focus on honourable and glorious deaths and violence, Bushido was much more to life than just combat, here are ones I've picked outMy favourite quotes are in bold///"The way of the Samurai is in desperateness. Ten men or more cannot kill such a man." - Tsunetomo Yamamoto - Hagakure"It is not the Way of the Warrior [i.e., bushido] to be shamed and avoid death even under circumstances that are...
My notes:Used to print books before movable typeMoku hanga technique differs in that it uses water-based inksWater-based inks provide great transparency and vivid coloursBooks in woodblock printing were most likely monochrome one colour prints, sometimes art prints were 2-3.Drawing was drawn on paper, usually "washi", Japanese paper, and then glued onto wood, usually cherry and cut around accordingly.Very similar to letterpress, except the methods very temporary and manual. The press is obviously wood and not brass/metal.Sumizuri-e - the name to...
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