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Back homeStripped of interface, BlackVostok is a WordPress theme we designed where content is king. The image is the message, the text is solely context. People have been using it to tell their stories, show off their work. Now they can also do so in Japanese.
BlackVostok WordPress theme in Japanese
Both the website and the theme have been translated by Daniel Gutiérrez Alías and his team at Shaking Asia. Thank you sir.
We found a great letter thanks to @martuishere on the subject. We abide religiously by number 3 and thus feel the need to post it here:
Unlike advertising agencies, we are not in the business of selling. We love our work and we love showing off the diversity of work we’ve done (please ask to see our portfolio!) but that’s because every project is crafted with thought and research, and with respect for our clients. We put all our resources into every client that engages us because we don’t need to save our best ideas to sell ourselves to potential new clients.
You’re in a foreign country. You’re stripped of means of communication. You need to survive. What do you do? You rely on the only true universal language: pictograms.
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Concepts any John Doe needs to convey: date, time, water, food, lodging.
Concepts the US Army needs to convey: means of identification, ambush, booby traps, hideouts, weapons, destruction, pullover, surrender + date, time, water, food, lodging.
It exemplifies analytic and synthetic thinking at its best, no?
This guide was made by Kwikpoint. A visual translator company that works with designers, linguists and diplomats to replace “pounds-or kilos-of language dictionaries and phrase books” with images. Javier Cañada bought this sample in 2004, at the height of the Iraq War.
During the last months we have been working with Verkami to articulate and conceptualize what they wanted to become one of the best crowdfunding platforms out there. We designed it and are happy to announce it is now open to receive projects from all over the world.
The great thing about sites like Verkami is that while connecting creators and audiences, they take down the middleman, empower artists and turn into wonderful spaces where to spot truly smart and creative initiatives.
A detail from the creator’s admin page (project is still up and running):
and when the project has finally reached it’s original funding goal:
For those interested in the development, Linking Paths added the programming muscle.
Take a sec, check it out. No excuses to bum around: start a project or become a patron and make great projects come true!
It’s a pity certain things don’t last forever. We’re happy to announce though, our Vostok sleeves are all sold out 
We believe the best way to express our views on design is to let our clients speak for themselves:
We’d like to thank our clients and Riot Cinema for this video.
Seafood, mostly prawns, crayfish and spidercrab, to celebrate a little bit.
Some japanese gyozas, yakitori and makis from an average japanese restaurant.
Gabriela and I will be at Ficod this thursday, you may see us around checking on what’s going on in the Spanish digital content scene or partnering with our friends from Filmin who will host a talk on their product which has the best catalog of indie movies you can find available for Spain.
Are you attending it? Any very good recommendation on who to watch there?
