Are you looking for a “state of the art monograph which presents a unique introduction to thinking about cuteness and its incorporation into modern, especially computer-based, products and services” ? If so, you could consult Cuteness Engineering : Designing Adorable Products and Services (Springer International Publishing, Hardback £61.99 or e-Book £48.99). Here is an example chapter […]
Tag: manga
The adventures of Uterus Man
“Uterus Man” is an animated manga, created by LuYang. Reviewer Rowan Hooper (of New Scientist magazine) says: “Uterus Man rides a pelvic chariot, flies using blood powers, eats placenta.” Here is the video: [vimeo]82164043[/vimeo] BONUS (related): A more traditional — some might say unmanly or nonmanly — look at the uterus: BONUS (possibly related, possibly not): […]
A manga-maker for Dr. Nakamats?
Ig Nobel Prize winner Dr. Nakamats writes, on his blog: I’m looking for the most innovative Manga cartoonist in the world to make my own life story by manga. This is from The Committee of Sir Making Dr. NakaMats Manga. On April 18, 2013, Dr. NakaMats announced to make his own Manga, cartoon, about his […]
New Book: “Geniuses Without Glory”
The manga about me and the Ig Nobel Prizes has just been published in book form. The publisher, Shueisha, chose to call it Geniuses Without Glory. (That’s the English translation of the title—the book itself is written in Japanese.) The manga is expanded from the version published as a two-parter (1, 2) in Young Jump […]
Young Jump Ig Nobel manga (pt 2)
Part 2 of Young Jump‘s manga about the history of the Ig Nobel Prizes was published today. Part 1 was published last week. Here, below, are a few pages from it. (The magazine’s cover is reproduced here, at right.) Part 2 features the cheering resolution of the cliffhanger set up in Part 1, in which […]
Young Jump Ig Nobel manga (pt 1)
The manga magazine Young Jump has written a two-part series about the history of the Ig Nobel Prizes. Here, below, are a few (non-sequential) pages from part 1, which was published on August 26. (The magazine’s cover is reproduced here, at right.) Part 1 features the founding of the Igs and of the magazine Annals […]