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From the Archive - GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX Designed in 2001 by Paul Nicholson  @number3__ Artwork by Pascal Blanché - @pascalblanche #GhostintheShell   #StandAloneComplex   #LaughingMan   #ProductionIG   #KenjiKamiyama   #DaiSato  #Logo   #LogoDesign   #GraphicArt   #GraphicDesign   #PaulNicholson   #Number3   #3   #III https://www.instagram.com/p/ChoEk5IIqys/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[flareontoast]

Sometimes you gotta mess around with felt pen and draw your forever-OTP™

[we-wont-be-destroyed]

guess who found a super old drawing? I think it was supposed to be Daisuke seeing how injured Satoshi is? Honestly I dont remember but I thought I’d share it anyway.

[shaka-gilgamesh]

Our big kids <3 Kyoda, Dai Sato and Kenichi Yoshida. Love ya all, man, please, I’m counting on you!

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From the Archive - GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX ... And, how I got to design the Laughing Man. From the mid to late 90s, I had been designing for a Japanese game developer and music label, Frognation. At the time, I had and sent the guys in the Tokyo office a load of Prototype 21 stickers, which were liberally plastered around. P21 was a clothing label I designed for from 1992 to 2002.  Dai Sato, one of the guys at Frognation, was also a scriptwriter at Production I.G. and had been working on early drafts for the animated TV series of Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex.  With his laptop being covered in P21 stickers then admired by the director of Stand Alone Complex, Kenji Kamiyama, one thing led to another. I was sent a brief and invited to submit designs for the Laughing Man, a hacker central to the storyline.   For this Laughing Man, it was the first time Production IG had chosen to work with a non-Japanese creative. That was the summer of 2001. #GhostintheShell   #StandAloneComplex   #LaughingMan   #ProductionIG   #KenjiKamiyama   #DaiSato  #Logo   #LogoDesign   #GraphicArt   #GraphicDesign   #PaulNicholson   #Number3   #3   #III https://www.instagram.com/p/ChnJjhqLaHk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX AND HOW I GOT TO DESIGN THE LAUGHING MAN LOGO. From the mid to late 90s, I had been designing for a Japanese game developer and music label, Frognation. At the time, I had and sent the guys in the Tokyo office a load of Prototype 21 stickers, which were liberally plastered around. Prototype 21 was a clothing label I designed for which ran from 1992 to 2002.  Dai Sato, one of the guys at Frognation, is also a scriptwriter at Production I.G. and had been working on early drafts for the animated TV series of Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex.  His laptop being covered in those stickers I had sent were seen by the director of Stand Alone Complex, Kenji Kamiyama.  He loved the stickers and as he was looking for a graphic designer, one thing led to another. I was sent a brief and invited to submit designs for the Laughing Man, a hacker central to the storyline. That was the summer of 2001.  For this Laughing Man, it was the first time Production IG had chosen to work with a non-Japanese creative. #GhostintheShell #StandAloneComplex #LaughingMan #ProductionIG #KenjiKamiyama #DaiSato #Logo #LogoDesign #GraphicArt #GraphicDesign #Paul Nicholson #Number3 #3 #III

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GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX - THE LAUGHING MAN LOGO. What’s the story behind the logo? The brief was particularly interesting in that it only asked me to read a short story by J D Salinger - 'The Laughing Man' - and get inspired. Which I did. The text around the logo was given to me by Production I.G. and reads: "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes".  It is an excerpt from The Catcher in the Rye, also J D Salinger. In the book the text continues:  "That way I wouldn't have to have any goddamn stupid useless conversations with anybody. If anybody wanted to tell me something they'd have to write it on a piece of paper and shove it over to me. They'd get bored as hell doing that after a while, and then I'd be through with having conversations for the rest of my life".   At first, this text made little sense but after watching the series, I appreciate the relevance to story and in particular the Laughing Man character. #GhostintheShell #StandAloneComplex #LaughingMan #Matoko #Kusanagi #Major #ProductionIG #KenjiKamiyama #DaiSato #Logo #LogoDesign #GraphicDesign #Paul Nicholson #Number3 #3 #III

[number3-design]

GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX AND HOW I GOT TO DESIGN THE LAUGHING MAN LOGO. From the mid to late 90s, I had been designing for a Japanese game developer and music label, Frognation. At the time, I had and sent the guys in the Tokyo office a load of Prototype 21 stickers, which were liberally plastered around. Prototype 21 was a clothing label I designed for which ran from 1992 to 2002.  Dai Sato, one of the guys at Frognation, is also a scriptwriter at Production I.G. and had been working on early drafts for the animated TV series of Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex.  His laptop being covered in those stickers I had sent were seen by the director of Stand Alone Complex, Kenji Kamiyama.  He loved the stickers and as he was looking for a graphic designer, one thing led to another. I was sent a brief and invited to submit designs for the Laughing Man, a hacker central to the storyline. That was the summer of 2001.  For this Laughing Man, it was the first time Production IG had chosen to work with a non-Japanese creative. #GhostintheShell #StandAloneComplex #LaughingMan #ProductionIG #KenjiKamiyama #DaiSato #Logo #LogoDesign #GraphicArt #GraphicDesign #Paul Nicholson #Number3 #3 #III