As a person who has been visiting Japan since the 90's I think Tokyo was NOWHERE near minimalistic like the west thinks. I was completely drawn into the glitzy, sparkly, loud, happening, vibrant & energetic space that is like Ginza at night, Pachinko parlors, game centers & early 90's anime like Ranma, Dragonball z & Sailormoon. I guess that what makes modern Japan attractive
It does feel like Japan has a split personality when it comes to design. Personally I experienced a lot of minimalism in school (I even had a professor who wrote a book on Japanese graphic design) so that’s what I usually think of first. And now with the Internet, and Japan’s info-rich, and sometimes chaotic looking design (to us westerners), it feels like that side is all that’s discussed.
This video reminded me of my roommate in Japan who is Japanese. Our rooms were the same exact size but even with the most simple things his room looked unique and twice as much more spacious. He is a designer himself , so there's that.
3:13 I'm dying at the censor blur disappearing after the inappropriate figurine was knocked off the toilet 😂 I think the comparison of the Japan vs US Marie Kondo thumbnails really sums up the whole video! Very interesting.
I love this! I'm slowly building my design portfolio and I wanted to focus on the aspects of Japanese design. Right now, when they say "Japanese-style", it's always narrowed down to minimalism but after intensively researching, I can say that Japanese architecture is actually so much more diverse than it is perceived.
It really is and there's so much to explore other than just minimalism! I haven't been looking at Japanese architecture yet, but it should be interesting to research!
I lived in Japan for a few years in the early 1970s and my experience was that Japanese design (store layouts, magazines) was anything but minimalist. I would call it "exquisitely organised overload". Quite good when you got used to it, I thought. Today, walk into any Bic Camera and check out the way products are shelved. A lot of stuff in a small space.
that espresso experience is exactly what happened to me the first time i ordered one. got a tiny paper cup with an even tiny amount of liquid. had to pretend that i liked it.
Wow, so interesting! I love Japanese design and anime and manga but I'd never really looked at it in this way before. I think the peaceful, serene idea of Japan and the intense kawaii idea are both really appealing to a lot of westerners. For me these days it's the traditional crafts too.
This is such an interesting insight. The minimalistic signature of Japan is just an outward facing marketing strategy whilst real Japanese design for Japanese is more maximalist. It's something ive seen but never noticed until now! Awesome video!
Aww man, I was so ready to watch the whole two year backlog of videos covering this niche topic in depth. Well, at least we got one that got me hooked into learning more about this topic myself!
Interesting video - Very well put-together. I especially liked the Marie Kondo thumbnail comparisons. I am covered in traditional style Japanese tattoos, which are full of colour and wild imagery. I love this bright and energetic look, but only when I wear plain and simple shirts or t-shirts with it, to contrast. Perhaps an important aspect to investigate in both the minimalist and maximalist Japanese styles is the relationship between the two?
Love it! Can you cover gaming designs like Nintendo and Pokemon specifically, from the Japanese perspective vs Western? I've noticed so many things over the years from the consumer perspective but a video about all of it would be awesome
hell yea i'm craving for more content on japanese design, its so few and far between but its such a endless source of fascination.. And this was a great video! Just found this channel but i already love it >:O
Minimalism is a declining trend, cluttercore is the new deal. Minimalist houses, furniture, lifestyle cost too much and not practical at all and look very sterile. People started to spend more time at home during Covid and realized that living in a clinical and soulless environment is pretty bad. There was a UA-cam video about cluttercore which I recommend watching.
This was such a God send! I can si relate to the whole Internet searches only talking about minimalism, especially like you so rightly pointed is not the case. I was searching for kawaii information and your video was so helpful overall❤❤❤
i just found this now, but this is an insanely informative video and i love your personal touch you added onto it. you've earned a subscriber and thank you.
Wow how long did this video take to make?? It’s so complex and so good!! I’m a designer and really interested in storytelling around design thinking and how it manifests in culture. Would love to see more from you
great video, i think Kondo isnt as popular in latam and some people have reached the masses dhowing ux in japan tend to be quite cluttered vs the western counterparts, but i would like to understand more on how they pack information
What a cool video, I love it!! could you share the title songs of your music? it´s so lovely to listen instead of design at my job. Greetings from Germany!!
If you ever go on a japanese website, minimalist is far from the first word you think of. However japanese can navigate that mess for most part without bother
Great video but I can't understand why at 0.39 minutes in you think they excel at looking good. I lived there for 12 years and their advertising is hideous. I think unless you have your particular bias then most designers would detest the noise in the advertising you showed.
Thank you for your comment! What I meant was that they excel at making a lot of content look presentable, by using different design motifs to point important things out, aesthetically pleasing colour palettes, organised layouts, beautiful photographs etc. While definitely not all things are designed well, I do have an appreciation their thoughts and processes behind it. I like their colour choices and I like how I can spend some time looking at different parts of the ads/magazine covers. I think what is considered as noise can differ between cultures and different ways of reading. Like what may be a clean, minimalistic website in the western context may seem to lack information and empty for East Asians, and force them to spend time clicking around. Still researching and learning more about these cultural differences though!
I'm not a designer but I think japanese design are so messed. To my eyes it looks like they fill every white space available in the media. That's just my opinion.
"which is something Japan EXCELS at" proceeds to show a bunch of NOT organized stuff. Girl wtf. You are asian right? Asian design and western design, concerning Web, is very different. That definetely isn't minimalism.
What comes to mind when you think about Japanese design? Do you think of minimalism? Share with us some of your favourite Japanese designs!!
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Like watching ur video, clear presentation, informative
How come u are able to capture that interesting scene in 日常 which I totally forgot it’s existence
I think of things being orderly, neat, practical, but also friendly, e.g. with appliances playing a pleasant melody when turned on.
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As a person who has been visiting Japan since the 90's I think Tokyo was NOWHERE near minimalistic like the west thinks. I was completely drawn into the glitzy, sparkly, loud, happening, vibrant & energetic space that is like Ginza at night, Pachinko parlors, game centers & early 90's anime like Ranma, Dragonball z & Sailormoon. I guess that what makes modern Japan attractive
Absolutely! I love the fact that it feels overwhelming!
It does feel like Japan has a split personality when it comes to design. Personally I experienced a lot of minimalism in school (I even had a professor who wrote a book on Japanese graphic design) so that’s what I usually think of first. And now with the Internet, and Japan’s info-rich, and sometimes chaotic looking design (to us westerners), it feels like that side is all that’s discussed.
This video reminded me of my roommate in Japan who is Japanese. Our rooms were the same exact size but even with the most simple things his room looked unique and twice as much more spacious.
He is a designer himself , so there's that.
3:13 I'm dying at the censor blur disappearing after the inappropriate figurine was knocked off the toilet 😂
I think the comparison of the Japan vs US Marie Kondo thumbnails really sums up the whole video! Very interesting.
This idea really intrigued me. Its something ive brushed against often but never quite put into words. I hope you pick the series back up!!
I love this! I'm slowly building my design portfolio and I wanted to focus on the aspects of Japanese design. Right now, when they say "Japanese-style", it's always narrowed down to minimalism but after intensively researching, I can say that Japanese architecture is actually so much more diverse than it is perceived.
It really is and there's so much to explore other than just minimalism! I haven't been looking at Japanese architecture yet, but it should be interesting to research!
I lived in Japan for a few years in the early 1970s and my experience was that Japanese design (store layouts, magazines) was anything but minimalist. I would call it "exquisitely organised overload". Quite good when you got used to it, I thought. Today, walk into any Bic Camera and check out the way products are shelved. A lot of stuff in a small space.
after i watched this video i realized something, simplicity of muji products and cluttered ads have something in common, a direct message.
that google search for Japanese Design was so relatable. I always liked how they design their graphics but can't find that right reference.
that espresso experience is exactly what happened to me the first time i ordered one. got a tiny paper cup with an even tiny amount of liquid. had to pretend that i liked it.
That transition at 3:26 is smooth. Felt like the camera dropped due to the earthquake buttt.. not
I'm sorry, that scene transition from the falling camera during the earthquake at 3:26 was **chefs kiss**
Wow, so interesting! I love Japanese design and anime and manga but I'd never really looked at it in this way before. I think the peaceful, serene idea of Japan and the intense kawaii idea are both really appealing to a lot of westerners. For me these days it's the traditional crafts too.
Amazing, this video blew my mind, as a Brazilian, i can feel the drastically cultural difference between us westerns from the Japan approach
Visiting a Donki is probably the visually noisiest experience any human can ever have.
This is such an interesting insight. The minimalistic signature of Japan is just an outward facing marketing strategy whilst real Japanese design for Japanese is more maximalist. It's something ive seen but never noticed until now! Awesome video!
Did you ever make the video on Maximalism? was looking forward to it.
Aww man, I was so ready to watch the whole two year backlog of videos covering this niche topic in depth. Well, at least we got one that got me hooked into learning more about this topic myself!
your video just getting views, it reached to me somehow, I liked it, are you still continuing the series ? would love to watch.
Looking forward to your upcoming videos! Keep the quality! Best wishes!
thank you so much!!! trying my best to improve my videos further!
That was an awesome video! Very excited for this series :)
Yay, thank you!!
Amazing video, can't wait to see the rest
3 years later… where is the series?
Such a creative exploration!
Thank you so much!!
Interesting video - Very well put-together. I especially liked the Marie Kondo thumbnail comparisons.
I am covered in traditional style Japanese tattoos, which are full of colour and wild imagery. I love this bright and energetic look, but only when I wear plain and simple shirts or t-shirts with it, to contrast.
Perhaps an important aspect to investigate in both the minimalist and maximalist Japanese styles is the relationship between the two?
Love it! Can you cover gaming designs like Nintendo and Pokemon specifically, from the Japanese perspective vs Western? I've noticed so many things over the years from the consumer perspective but a video about all of it would be awesome
hell yea i'm craving for more content on japanese design, its so few and far between but its such a endless source of fascination.. And this was a great video! Just found this channel but i already love it >:O
Thank you so much!! We'll try to upload more as we learn more about Japanese design!
This was amazing and I can't wait to see more,
Minimalism is a declining trend, cluttercore is the new deal. Minimalist houses, furniture, lifestyle cost too much and not practical at all and look very sterile. People started to spend more time at home during Covid and realized that living in a clinical and soulless environment is pretty bad. There was a UA-cam video about cluttercore which I recommend watching.
Extremely nuanced and well-researched video. Thank you!!
This was such a God send! I can si relate to the whole Internet searches only talking about minimalism, especially like you so rightly pointed is not the case. I was searching for kawaii information and your video was so helpful overall❤❤❤
i love how she put グーグル翻訳 on the thumbnail
HAHAH OOPs 🤫🤫🤫 keen eyes
When you look at Japanese magazines idk how you can consider japanese design minimalistic, it's so fucking chaotic and full of text I hate it
You can read in Japanese
you did a Great Job on this video, thanks for bringing up this perspective.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I love the Michaelsoft Binbows cameo
This video was amazing!! I’d love to see continued content from you about this!
i just found this now, but this is an insanely informative video and i love your personal touch you added onto it. you've earned a subscriber and thank you.
ahhh this comment is so thoughtful! thank you so much! hope you enjoy our other videos as well!
I was born for minimalist designs
Low space, high functionality is their philosophy
woow! can't wait for the next!
About that YT channel that projects better taste for the foreigners - I do respect that.
subscribed. awaiting for next episodes
Design by subtraction beats minimalism
No further episodes????
Would be great to ear more about this subject!
You’re so right! Japanese design is so rich.
This channel is underappreciated
i loved this video with all my soul!! keep on going, this content is fire
Awaiting for new episode
Hey, really awesome video! Well searched and clearly presented! It's the kind of design content I'd love to see more of here on UA-cam.
Subscribed ;)
Thank you so much for subscribing! Thank you for your kind words : )
Baby Driver is my favourite movie so I love your timelapse video : ))
This is great! Pls do more of these videos about Japanese design. 👏🏼❤️
Yes!! Thank you, will do!
Wow how long did this video take to make?? It’s so complex and so good!! I’m a designer and really interested in storytelling around design thinking and how it manifests in culture. Would love to see more from you
Why does this channel doesn't have more videos 💔
great video, i think Kondo isnt as popular in latam and some people have reached the masses dhowing ux in japan tend to be quite cluttered vs the western counterparts, but i would like to understand more on how they pack information
I await your explanations, because these are very important topics. Thanks for creating this video!
I got hypnotized by the video.
So… where’s the series?
Such well made video. Subscribed!
Wonderful video
Subbed ❤❤
i need more of thiisssss
I love it! 😍please keep shearing
4:25-4:34 It got me
Came here from reddit. Subd. Eagerly waiting.
Thank you so much!!! Please anticipate it 🥰🥰🥰
Same
Thank you for this intro, do you have any book or inspiration sources for Japanese (maximalist) design?
So insightful!
amazing vid
That's good. Very good.
What a cool video, I love it!! could you share the title songs of your music? it´s so lovely to listen instead of design at my job. Greetings from Germany!!
Ace! Fab! Cool! Txs!
bloowwwing my mind
Holy shit, I needed this video so much ily
Great presentation, but doesn't really explains graphic design. It would be nice.
If you ever go on a japanese website, minimalist is far from the first word you think of. However japanese can navigate that mess for most part without bother
It's "don ki ho te" like don Quijote...lol 0:55
Don Quijote is known as “DonDonDonki” in regions where there’s already a local store called Don Quijote.
From which Anime is the Espresso scene after 5:00?
It's called nichijou!! ua-cam.com/video/DcQFBdLNvZU/v-deo.html&ab_channel=manadancer
@@dstoryco thankyou
thanks!
hong kong!???
Donnnononkii? Haha @0:55
Is this DonQuijote?
the name for it in HK is don don donki haha :^) 🐧
@@dstoryco haha this is definitely a fun fact for me 🤣
Don Quijote is known as “DonDonDonki” in regions where there’s already a local store called Don Quijote.
Thank you for the video! Warm hello from Russia (:
who is the name of the narrator?
Michaelsoft Binbows 😂😂😂😂😂
MUJI means smth else here in nepal 😂
Can you please make the videos that you promised in the video 🥹
What's the anime with the girl looking at phones?
kaguya-sama: love is war! highly recommended
@@dstoryco thank you!
Never ending story lmao
Great video but I can't understand why at 0.39 minutes in you think they excel at looking good. I lived there for 12 years and their advertising is hideous. I think unless you have your particular bias then most designers would detest the noise in the advertising you showed.
Thank you for your comment! What I meant was that they excel at making a lot of content look presentable, by using different design motifs to point important things out, aesthetically pleasing colour palettes, organised layouts, beautiful photographs etc. While definitely not all things are designed well, I do have an appreciation their thoughts and processes behind it. I like their colour choices and I like how I can spend some time looking at different parts of the ads/magazine covers.
I think what is considered as noise can differ between cultures and different ways of reading. Like what may be a clean, minimalistic website in the western context may seem to lack information and empty for East Asians, and force them to spend time clicking around. Still researching and learning more about these cultural differences though!
All I know is… … Japanese girls are super cute. ❤
I'm not a designer but I think japanese design are so messed. To my eyes it looks like they fill every white space available in the media. That's just my opinion.
lol muji in nepali
"which is something Japan EXCELS at" proceeds to show a bunch of NOT organized stuff.
Girl wtf. You are asian right? Asian design and western design, concerning Web, is very different. That definetely isn't minimalism.