Tokyo is filled with enough lights, sounds, and odd sights to inspire any artist to create something interesting – and that’s exactly what we found over at Show us your type, an online gallery that showcases GIFs created by artists using the names of cities across the globe. The artists draw inspiration from the famous sites, food, and culture of a particular area and incorporate that area’s name into an animated GIF. In other words, it’s a “creative platform for designers to share their talents and explore cities from a different perspective.” Let’s take a look at 20 different perspectives of Tokyo as seen by artists from around the world.
▼ ALJOSCHA HÖHBORN
BERLIN (Germany)
▼ TIM SINGLETON
TORONTO (Canada)
▼ BILLY GONZALEZ
NEW YORK (USA)
▼ CHRISTINA PETSIOU
LONDON (UK)
▼ ALEXANDRE OPIPARI
SAO PAULO (Brasil)
▼ CHEEWII POON
SINGAPORE (Singapore)
▼ KONSTANTIN NOVIKOV
MOSCOW (Russia)
▼ DAVID AYATS ROS
BARCELONA (Spain)
▼ SHAMIL KARIM & KRISTINA UDOVICHENKO
SAINT-PETERSBURG (Russia)
▼ RYAN MIGLINCZY
TOKYO (Japan)
▼ NIKONIKO
MOUNTAIN VIEW (USA)
▼ MATT DELBRIDGE
BROOKLYN (USA)
▼LUIGUI CARRILLO
LIMA (Peru)
▼ MARCIN PLAWNICKI
WROCŁAW (Poland)
▼ AMAYA OYON
TUDELA (Spain)
▼ BERENICE GASS
STUTTGART (Germany)
▼ CESC CRUZATE
MATARÓ (Spain)
▼ MARCIO DUARTE
MARILIA (Brasil)
▼ MASAOMI FUJITA
TOKYO + YOKOHAMA (Japan)
▼ BIRGIT KERBER
VIENNA (Austria)
Check out more Show us your type cities here.
Source: Magazine Japaaan
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