My Japanese Color Names Cheat Sheet was a hit and thus I decided that it’s time to make a new infographic—this time on human anatomy. As you can see, here as well, the way the Japanese perceive and name different concepts may differ from the way we do in English. For example, both the leg [...]
Colors always fascinated me and as designer I couldn’t find any excuse not to do a little bit of research into Japanese colour nomenclature. Colors are an essential part of Japanese culture whether you look at the traditional paintings reflecting colorful sceneries like flourishing sakuras and Japanese maples, participate in a matsuri, look at the [...]
