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6 days ago

Y+L Invites #3 Introduction to Sound Studies

Join us for a night with Australian pianist, composer, and sound designer, Marty Hicks. We’re back with edition #3 of Y+L Invites! For those uninitiated, it’s our new informal, ‘non-network-y networking’ and learning nights, where we invite one of our talented friends from our circle of creatives to create an…

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Y+L Invites #3 Introduction to Sound Studies
Y+L Invites #3 Introduction to Sound Studies

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Jan 23

Wrap up: Y+L Invites #2 Painting with Code

Y+L Invites #2 with Floz — Thank you! Another fruitful night of Y+L Invites with Floz; a huge thanks to everyone who came along! We want to thank Sonny and the JAU crew for opening up the wonderful venue for this event; we could not have achieved the cozy learning…

Digital Art

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Wrap up: Y+L Invites #2 Painting with Code
Wrap up: Y+L Invites #2 Painting with Code
Digital Art

4 min read


Jan 10

The value of exploring the unknown with design studio Bakken & Bæck

We chat with Amelie D, head of contextual research, and Iris C, writer, researcher, and partner at Bakken & Bæck about how agencies and studios can respond to big questions within the emerging tech landscape. We at Y+L often work with a wide variety of clients in different industries and…

Digital Studio

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The value of exploring the unknown with design studio Bakken & Bæck
The value of exploring the unknown with design studio Bakken & Bæck
Digital Studio

12 min read


Nov 4, 2022

Wrap up: Y+L Invites

Y+L Invites #1 with Vaughan from Mia Mia— Thank you! Here we are, the first edition of Y+L Invites with Mia Mia’s inspiring humble superstar Vaughan is a wrap! A big thanks to everyone who came along, we could barely fit all of you in there but we made it…

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Wrap up: Y+L Invites
Wrap up: Y+L Invites

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Oct 3, 2022

Japan’s current management styles: A bubble-era artifact?

How the nation manages its workforce and a look at what it could mean for the future. The year is 1990, Wilson Phillips “Hold On” has topped the charts, German reunification is in full swing, and the Japanese economy is at an all time high. It’s a period in which…

Business Japan

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Japan’s current management styles: A bubble-era artifact?
Japan’s current management styles: A bubble-era artifact?
Business Japan

7 min read


Sep 2, 2022

Uniting Japan and Australia through design: A chat with JAU founder Sonny Mai

We talk with Sonny Mai, founder of JAU Japan’s first Australian design select shop, about starting a business in Japan, good design, and ethical business philosophies. Sonny Mai is the type of person to make things happen while making the whole exercise of doing so look so effortless. He’s driven…

Business Japan

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Uniting Japan and Australia through design: A chat with JAU founder Sonny Mai
Uniting Japan and Australia through design: A chat with JAU founder Sonny Mai
Business Japan

11 min read


Jun 29, 2022

A look behind the lens: A chat with videographer & studio founder Nicola Ng

We talk with Nicola Ng, Senior Videographer and Production Manager at Tatler Magazine Singapore, and Co-Founder of Simple Studios One of the best parts of working in a collaborative and creative industry like ours is the opportunity to meet, befriend, and draw inspiration from fellow creatives across various disciplines, and…

Videography

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A look behind the lens: A chat with videographer & studio founder Nicola Ng
A look behind the lens: A chat with videographer & studio founder Nicola Ng
Videography

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May 20, 2022

A look at Japan’s startup scene: Its global position, biggest challenges and hidden weapons

Who’s driving investment, traditionalism vs. tech innovation, and risky business in a risk-averse nation. At their core, startups are born to service underutilized and underdeveloped market conditions to innovate, create, or disrupt stagnant industries. For Japan, it’s no different. …

Startup

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A look at Japan’s startup scene: Its global position, biggest challenges and hidden weapons
A look at Japan’s startup scene: Its global position, biggest challenges and hidden weapons
Startup

7 min read


Apr 14, 2022

What it’s like to run a print magazine in 2022, & why Japan is a storytelling wonderland

We chat with Rachel Davies, editor and co-founder of Kyoto based indie print magazine STORIED, to learn more about the ins and outs of keeping print alive in 2022. Print is like magic; it makes us realise the almost supernatural power of words. It’s crazy, right? For an agency run…

Magazine

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What it’s like to run a print magazine in 2022, & why Japan is a storytelling wonderland
What it’s like to run a print magazine in 2022, & why Japan is a storytelling wonderland
Magazine

10 min read


Mar 23, 2022

The Rise of the ‘Fitfluencer’ with London-based Activation Studio Osaka Labs

What’s a fitfluencer, what’s gorpcore, and how does it all fit into the modern media discourse? It’s clear that in 2022, ‘sports clothes’ are no longer that ragged old t-shirt you dig out of the laundry pile when dragging yourself to the gym, and outdoor wear is no longer all…

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The Rise of the ‘Fitfluencer’ with London-based Activation Studio Osaka Labs
The Rise of the ‘Fitfluencer’ with London-based Activation Studio Osaka Labs

10 min read

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