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VizCab

The Design Portfolio of Michael Rowley

Kanji PictoCards

Over 2000 visual mnemonics for learning the complete Joyu set of Japanese written characters.

Filed under  //   Authored Works   Identity   kanji   Typography   Visual Mnemonics  
Posted February 1, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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Dragon

From my project 'Kanji PictoCards' in which I create visuals that match the shape and meaning of Japanese kanji characters.

Filed under  //   Illustration   kanji   Visual Mnemonics  
Posted January 23, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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AtomFamilies.com

Visual mnemonics and artwork for my website and iPhone app project for learning the periodic table of Elements. The idea is to turn each of the elements into a memorable character and show how they are related to each other. The characters are loosely drawn to resemble celebrities like Tom Hanks and Jennifer Aniston.

Filed under  //   Atom Families   Authored Works   Info Design   Visual Mnemonics   Websites  
Posted January 1, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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Twitter Wallpaper for @KanjiPicto

Bold wallpaper and branding motif for my line of award-winning books and iPhone apps for learning Japanese.

Filed under  //   Authored Works   Branding   Identity   Kanji   Visual Mnemonics  
Posted January 1, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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Kanji Pictographix: Remember

Filed under  //   Illustration   Kanji   Visual Mnemonics  
Posted January 1, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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Kanji Pictographix: Summer

Filed under  //   Illustration   Kanji   Typography   Visual Mnemonics  
Posted January 1, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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Kanji PictoCards

Filed under  //   Authored Works   Illustration   Info Design   kanji   Print   Visual Mnemonics  
Posted January 1, 2010 by Michael Rowley 
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Father

I love visual mnemonics. I've written books on learning Japanese kanji with the help of illustrations that match the shape of kanji and convey their meaning. This is my favorite of the 1500 visuals I've created so far. The original images that this kanji is based on comes from a pictograph of a hand holding a stick. It represents the authority, discipline, and punishment of fathers. I like my visual way better. Here is kanji mnemonic number 189 of 1945.

Filed under  //   kanji   Typography   Visual Mnemonics  
Posted May 27, 2009 by Michael Rowley 
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Atom Families: Hafnium

Filed under  //   Atom Families   Illustration   Visual Mnemonics  
Posted March 1, 2009 by Michael Rowley 
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Kanji Pictographix Bird

Filed under  //   Illustration   kanji   Visual Mnemonics  
Posted January 1, 2009 by Michael Rowley 
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