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Why I love Giant Robot
By Adrian Bailon
If you're in Vancouver, you can see Eric and Martin via live broadband at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) THIS thursday for our next iWriteAboutMe.com workshop. And don't forget to RSVP to our WEST is EAST party and fundraiser (for GR, of course) happening at Fortune Sound Club on May 27th! It's gonna be crazy!!
As the premiere Asian American pop culture magazine, Giant Robot's influence is of course strongly felt here at Schema Magazine. Through their coverage of art, entertainment, design, toys, and current events through the unique perspective of Asian Americans, Giant Robot has managed to capture the important - and not-so-important - things we as 1.5 generation (and beyond) Americans and Canadians hold near and dear.
Coming from a design background, I also give props to GR for their clean and modern aesthetic. It takes vision and courage to use the classic and understated Helvetica typeface as your logo, juxtaposed with a silhouette of a playful/angry cartoon robot. Over the years, I've been consistently impressed and awestruck with their covers. Some of my favourite covers include the Takashi Murakami cover (both of them), David Choe's Obama cover, and the super cute Mountain Mountain cover. These are all bonafide works of art, and I've got a lot of respect for Giant Robot for having exquisite taste.
It's easy to admire Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong for putting together GR at a time when Asian culture (art, comic books, animation, entertainment) was nowhere to be found in North America. They represented Asian culture in America long before it was fashionable or profitable, and they continue to be as trend-setting today as they were 16 years ago. Go pick up an issue if you haven't seen one yet.
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