Ross Hori

writer | designer | photographer

Archive of a weekly(ish) email and ezine

The 100% official archive of my weekly email run-around. It’s brilliant and you should definitively subscribe…

Door knobs, sitemaps, reusing laptops and a timber skyscraper

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Friday, September 23rd, 2022

Hello. Hope you had a good week.

Have you ever wondered how the size of the knob affects how you use your fingers? Me neither, but it was a question Professor Matsuzaki Gen and his team at the Chiba Institute of Technology felt compelled to answer. For their efforts they [keep reading...]

Black and white photograph of Ely Cathedral. The building is on left of frame.

Downloads, kobe sports park and a solar powered website

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Friday, September 16th, 2022

Hello. Hope you've had a good couple of weeks.

It's been busy since the last missive. Aside from client work, I've rebuilt my website. It was supposed to be a simple tweak to the [keep reading...]

Color photograph of men working on a street in Japan, while in the background a man in a blue boiler suit waits to direct traffic

Apologies. No ezine today

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Friday, September 9th, 2022

Photograph of one tower of a suspension bridge over the sea. Just to the left is the small image of a man on a board boat, a kilometer or so out to sea

Time got the better of me this week. Unfortunately I’ve not had enough of it to put together the weekly missive.

The site’s being rebuilt, which has taken a bit longer than expected.

Hopefully normal service will be resumed next week.

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Happy Twitter, a lot of water and calligraphy

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Friday, September 2nd, 2022

As I write this, rain is hammering down on the windows and a typhoon is closing fast. Who said Japan's weather is boring?

The website had a mild update, with some behind-the-scenes changes. Most notable on the front-end is the demise of Tako, the [keep reading...]

Photograph of a Japanese Manhole cover with Center South Dori written on it and a overhanging street light

A strolling park, email scheduling and European menus

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Friday, August 26th, 2022

Hello. Hope you're keeping well and busy.

The week has been manic. I've finally broken the back of Hiragana, and seem to have accidentally started learning Japanese Sign Language. At the same time, a couple of lifestyle changes are going to take a bit more time out of my day, and a planned source of revenue was just [keep reading...]

Black and white photograph of people standing in a queue waiting to buy doughnuts and coffee

Nagasaki, aquariums and tiny apartments

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Friday, August 19th, 2022

Hello. Hope you're keeping well and had a good week.

An unexpected trip to Nagasaki almost scuppered this week's missive. I say unexpected, it [keep reading...]

Photograph of the word 'Holland' written in orange letters next to the rabbit character Miffy in front of a wall

Lifebooks, temples and Pokemon Go!

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Friday, August 12th, 2022

How was your week? Keeping well?

I've been watching reports of wildfires, dried up rivers and heatwaves with increasing concern. If you're [keep reading...]

Photograph of small white flowers shown in sharp contrast against an almost black background

Tables, supercars and selfies

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Friday, August 5th, 2022

How are you? Keeping well?

It's hot here in Kobe. Daily temps are in the thirties, and at night it's not much cooler. This is my second summer here, and I think I've got a measure of the heat. Keep hydrated, move more slowly, wear a wide brimmed hat and use sunscreen. The camera helps because I can pause [keep reading...]

Photograph of a childrens playground with a blue slide to the right and a pair of swings to the left

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