Laughing Origami By Joseph Wu

February 15th, 2010

Stumbled upon these laughing, frog-like origami creatures by Joseph Wu:

Joseph Wu's Origami Warai

Joseph Wu's Origami Warai

A professional origami artist who hails from Vancouver, Wu calls these amazingly expressive, adorable, little figures Warai, which means “laughter” in Japanese.

Here are a few of my favorites:

A Red Warai Waving Happily

A Red Warai Waving Happily

A Green Warai With Open Arms

A Green Warai With Open Arms

A Very Happy Blue Warai

A Very Happy Blue Warai

More Of These Happy Fellows

More Of These Happy Fellows

Awesome!

To see more of these cute little creatures on Flickr (as well as some of his newer creations and experiments), click here.

Visit Joseph Wu’s official site to see more of his amazing work.


Totoro Plush

January 14th, 2010

Alright, I admit it: I bought this Totoro plush for myself the other day…

Chu Totoro Front

He’s even got a little bag of acorns slung over his shoulder…

Chu Totoro Side

Too cute.

If you haven’t already guessed, I’m a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki’s work; My Neighbor Totoro happens to be my all-time favorite, with Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind and Spirited Away rounding out my top three Miyazaki films.


8-Bit Showdowns By Scott Campbell

December 4th, 2009

Check out these super cool prints from artist Scott Campbell’s series of “Great Showdowns” featuring retro videogame characters:

Scott Campbell Great Showdowns

Scott Campbell Great Showdowns 2

Awesome!


I Am 8-Bit Duck Hunt Trophy

December 3rd, 2009

Stumbled upon these pics of a Duck Hunt trophy by artist Eric Tan from last year’s “i am 8-bit” art exhibition:

Duck Hunt Trophy

What a great idea!  Love the High Score as well…


Okami Sequel Coming To The Nintendo DS

September 18th, 2009

Finally!  

A sequel to the award-winning, critically acclaimed PS2 adventure title Okami is on the way to the Nintendo DS! 

So far, the sequel, Okamiden: Chiisaki Taiyo, or Okami Chronicles: Tiny Sun, looks great. 

Here’s the official trailer; see for yourself:

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