NEO2

2001.7.12　 Text: Naoko Ikeno

This month, Shift features Spain. The cover was designed by One of the most famous editorial productions 'Ipsum Planet' based in Madrid, Spain. They produce Neo2 Magazine as well as Org Magazine. We asked them about ...

MYRORNA

2001.6.25　 Text: Nanok Bie

"Myrorna" is the name of the Swedish Salvation Army's second-hand-store. It translates to "The Ants" in English. It's become a huge business through the years with over 1200 boxes for receiving used clothes all over S...

ADVANCED MUSIC

2001.6.25　 Text: Terevision Ruiz

"14, 15 and 16 of June> Go to Sonar". This is one of the first appointments that many of us make in our diaries at the beginning of the year, together with New Year's resolution and goals to achieve. Sonar ...

EPIDEMIC

2001.6.25　 Text: Loredana Mascheroni

How befitting a name chosen by the group of artists/programmers (and programmers/artists) that embrace a fundamental belief: the writing of the code source; to be precise the text that prepares and programmes the exec...

TOKYOACE4

2001.6.21　

This month's cover design was produced by interactive designer Hisashi Tohsaki. He works at the web production group IMG SRC, Inc.. for client-based work. At the same time, he creates many examples of experimental and...

KEN ISHII

2001.6.21　 Text: Shinichi Ishikawa

Ken Ishii is one of the pioneer of Japanese techno. His activities are not limited to the 'techno' field. His long-awaited new album 'Flatspin' includes the soundtrack for the movie 'White Out' (directed by Setsurou W...

TRAFIK

2001.6.11　 Text: Naoko Ikeno

This month's cover design was produced by Trafik based in Lyon, France who are doing a lot of on/off-line multimedia projects. Last year, they published an on-line project 'Signotek' to save the pictographs created by...

AKAY & BACTERIA

2001.5.25　 Text: Andreas Pihlstrom

Two dedicated fellows frequently roam the streets of Stockholm with posters and paste in their backpacks. Sometimes they walk around at nighttime, but mostly they perform what they call their work in broad daylight. A...

LOCKING SHOCKING

2001.5.25　 Text: Terevision Ruiz

At some time in man's history, some of our forebears decided to adorn their bodies with bones, skins, stones, plants or any other objects they may have found around them. That act, through the passage of time, b...

THREE.OH

2001.5.24　 Text: Mayumi Kaneko

This month's cover design was produced by James Widegren, head of THREE.OH in Sweden. As well as this month's cover, you can see the beautiful opening Flash on his site. He is an up-and-coming creator working for vari...

PIERO DESOPO

2001.5.21　 Text: Mayumi Kaneko

This month's cover design was produced by Piero Desopo, a web designer in Bologna, Italy. Even though he's just recently started web design, with his background as a musician, he creates delicate works making full use...

BUSINESS ARCHITECTS

2001.5.10　 Text: Taketo Oguchi

This month's cover design was produced by Yugo Nakamura who belongs to 'bA (Business Architects)' that has quickly grown into a leading web development agency in Japan since its establishment. You may already know his...