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Blipvert
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Date:
Thu, 05 Dec 1996 12:34:20 -0600
Subject:
Re: (idm) Designers Republic cover art
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takatomi.s@pg.com wrote:
quoted 13 lines blipvert@snider.net wrote:> > blipvert@snider.net wrote: > > >Blech is the only example that I have seen. What are some other > >examples? > > The only other one I've seen is the Wipeout XL/2097 "Soundtrack" > CD. > > I like the DR covers because of the Japanese words they throw in > there as part of the artwork. Most of them is stuff like "Warp" and > "Designers Republic" in Japanese, but some are quite random, like > the word on the edge of the Wipeout CD spine.
This is great but it seems to be something that they have aprpriated from Japanese design. I often see Japanese magazines that use the english language in the same way. The use depends more on the aesthetic appearence of a word and the meaning of a word rather than whether or not it means anythiong within the context of theme.