font making

infographic: building taiko

infographic layout

          This was my original idea for a layout for the infographic on how to build a wine barrel taiko drum.  The hibiscus icons come from the design/color of the 'happi coats' Zenshin Daiko wears when performing.  The main graphic of a taiko amidst production.  I split the process stages up into the most reasonable categories, beginning with a short introduction of the group.  

photoshop/illustrator poster

infographic preliminary research: building taiko drums

In 2003, Stanford Taiko came to Maui and learned from the group I was a part of, Zenshin Daiko, how to construct basic chu-daiko's.  And this, is the manual they created from their experience:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordtaiko/manual/process.html

My good friend's father makes taiko, this is his website:
http://www.katotaiko.com/#

But the taiko community uses a video Stanford made of ZD making drums as the standard for making this type of taiko now.  I have primary resources including my dad and uncle who are the one's who began making the drums this way.  I have also helped in constructing them.

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