The Magazine
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class a — Two Become Pun: sifting Pundesal’s rise and kneading through the sticker trend
(Words by Sachi Go, Photos by Abby Magsanoc) Recognizing the Filipinos’ unrelenting attraction to freshly baked noms and a craving…
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class a — Old school’s in session: class ‘s top 5 Netflix picks
(Words by Rogin Losa; Photos c/o Netflix) “It’s like I was born in the wrong era!” we often catch ourselves…
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Review: Mikhail Red’s Birdshot is on target, featured at the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino
MANILA – The monkey-eating eagle is the national bird of the Philippines, a powerful symbol of the nation. Long declared…
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Deconstructing Creativity: R/GA Sydney’s ‘Through the Dark’ interactive music video
Hamish Stewart, Executive Creative Director of R/GA Sydney, reveals to adobo magazine the makings of the award winning ‘Through the…
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Multimedia mythology: Arnold Arre’s The Mythology Class set for live-action adaptation by TBA Studios
MANILA – in 1999, a four-issue graphic novel was released by writer/illustrator Arnold Arre. It was an unassuming collection. Published…
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Book Review: ‘One Plus One Equals Three: A Masterclass in Creative Thinking’ by Dave Trott
Review by Brandie Tan, executive creative director at J. Walter Thompson Philippines If you’ve watched the TV show House M.D.…
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Book Review: ’10 Years: 100 Postcards to Creatives’ by JWT North Asia Chief Creative Officer and China Chairman Norman Tan
“A picture is worth a thousand words,” so says an old idiom. So when in 2000, Norman Tan, today J.…
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When Jon Snow met Daenerys Targaryen
It took seven long and grueling seasons, but two pivotal characters on Game of Thrones finally met in the third…
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Phoenix from the Ashes: architect Santiago Calatrava’s Oculus provokes a myriad of commentary
Words by Rome Jorge It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s… a stegosaurus fossil. It’s the ribs of whale skeleton.…
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Branding Cities: Jackson Tan, creative director of BLACK and founding partner of PHUNK, on creating the branding for Singapore and other cities across the Asia Pacific
Words by Rome Jorge The creative director of multi-disciplinary creative agency BLACK, he has worked with some of the world’s…
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Design for Citizenry: landscape architect and urban renewal visionary Paulo Alcazaren unveils his ideas on redesigning Metro Manila
Paulo Alcazaren—landscape architect, urban planner, design principal of PGAA International, Bluprint magazine editor-in-chief and City Sense columnist for the Philippine…
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Design for Transcendence: Colin Seah of the Ministry of Design
Words by Rome Jorge Photos courtesy of the Ministry of Design His designs beg your adoration. Purpose defines design and…
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Designing Conscience: sculptor Toym de Leon Imao reveals how to design memorials in the era of historical revisionism
Words By Rome Jorge Photos by Albert Labrador, Al Alarilla, and Fernando Josef In the era of historical revisionism and resurgent fascism,…
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