My name is Namie

Buy Buttons and Support Japan

namie.taniguchi — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:04:29 +0000

In the wake of the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific, I had the urge to do something to support the victims as well as donate through the American Red Cross. I became part of a nonprofit organization called HOPE.

HOPE Japan was founded a week after the disaster by a few of us New York-based Japanese designers who desperately wanted to help our country. We are a non-profit group that supports earthquake, tsunami and radiation disaster victims in Japan. Each artist (including me) designed a button and donated it to HOPE. All proceeds to HOPE from the sales of these buttons will go to the Japan Society for victims in Japan.

Please support the victims in Japan through HOPE. It is not too late. The victims need long term support and it doesn’t matter how much you give.

If your favorite buttons are sold out, please wait a few days. HOPE is constantly ordering more buttons for those who want to support HOPE.

Please visit “HOPE” or “Hope Japan’s Blog”.

Instagram makes my shots look pretty

namie — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:27:46 +0000

Instagram is a cool iPhone app. It’s a fun & quirky way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures. Snap a photo, then choose a filter to transform the look and feel of the shot into a memory to keep around forever.

Japanese Movie “Teke Teke” is available on iTunes

namie — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:13:38 +0000

Japan Flix, a new online distributor of cutting-edge, never-before-seen Japanese films in the United States, is now launching with several movies available for buying and renting on iTunes.

Watch the trailer of “Teke Teke” from here

Belated New Year’s Greeting Cards 2011

namie — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 02:12:20 +0000

I designed more than 4 different versions of e-Holiday Cards for 2011. These are the samples of my work.

New Project “Japan Flix” Pre-Launch Announcement

namie — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:43:18 +0000

My new project “Japan Flix” is coming soon in autumn 2010

Japan Flix is a new online distributor of never-before-seen Japanese films in the United States. Offering a variety of genres including horror, drama, comedy, romance, and exploitation, Japan Flix represents a world of exciting and unique cinematic offerings previously unseen by audiences outside of Japan.

CSS: Sexy List Design Download

namie — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:12:07 +0000

Feel free to download Sexy List CSS Design.

Sneak peeks of my next work

namie — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:24:12 +0000

I need to know how to make an effective Poster

namie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:47:44 +0000

Children’s Drawing Style Holiday Cards – Free download

namie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:55:45 +0000

Holiday season is around the corner.
I think it’s about the time to give you nice freebies to enhance your design or save up your time to create holiday cards.

Feel free to download it.

My Photography “Da” Project back in 2003

namie — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:03:13 +0000

It is always nice to have a little surprise when you are digging into your closet and find something very precious.

I had a chance to look into my ancient ipod the other day, and I found my old project called “Da” , I was working on back in college.
It’s really fun to be an art student.

Future of Web Design in NY

namie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:43:30 +0000

One of my favorite Web conference will be in New York soon.
I really want to go, but the ticket for the conference pass is a bit pricey.
It’s $295 for a 1 day conference pass.
I don’t know if I can afford it.

But they’ve got some awesome speakers lined up!

My favorite chocolate design

namie — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:45:42 +0000

I found a nice chocolate store in New York, called Mariebelle.

Look at this pretty design on each chocolate.

The gift box is also very nicely designed.

I am sure this is one of my favorite chocolate.

New look to my website

namie — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:43:57 +0000

Finally I got to replace my site to this new look.
Last time I redesigned my site was a year ago. It took while to replace it, though.
Once it was up, it looked already not new too me. It was so outdated.

Here, I finally did it!
This time, I designed as simple as possible with a bit of care of Typography.
I know that it needs to work for more little details, I will get to it gradually.

Free Japanese Texture download

namie — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:41:10 +0000

More texture for you to download.
Great for your wallpaper

Free Vector Graphics download – Doodles and Sketches

namie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:49:19 +0000

A great doodle-drawing package for you to use.
It’s a vector file so it is easy to work with.