_the work
10/03 | Nissan user experience design
11/03 | Michele Saee website
07/03 | Belief website (v2)
08/02 | XLR8R Diagramming
07/02 | Corey Holms website
03/02 | 2K T-Shirts Editorial Spread
01/02 | newMentor website
06/01 | Belief website
02/01 | SilverTab w/ MIT Media Lab Research
12/00 | dwell Magazine website
09/00 | Basho website
04/00 | Adobe GoLive Usability Research
12/98 | CrankCall Typeface Design


_the person
06/03 | Current Resume | PDF


_the extras
08/03 | Employment Links




_the location
jason fields
343 s. burnside ave.
los angeles, ca. 90036

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2K T-Shirts: Lose Your Shirt

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XLR8R Magazine

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Jason Fields


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Like a 100% cotton Leo Castelli, Yoshi Kawasaki and his company 2k T-shirts are sidestepping the gallery circuit for a softer, better fit.

When you look at the selection of shirts at your local multi-level retail shop, what do you see? Most likely you are not looking at shirts from retail clothing visionary Yoshi Kawasaki, creator of 2K t-shirts. Kawasaki's company was founded to provide an alternative design approach and philosophy to the mega mass-marketed brands that permeate the landscape. Travelling the world by foot, car, train and plane, Kawasaki searches out new and unique design talent to showcase. He proclaims 2K's mission as 'introduc[ing] the best and most unique artworks and artists to the global youth culture,' and he's done so using the most ubiquitous information delivery medium: t-shirts.

To read my complete editorial piece, please click here.

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