Asli Yogya

I have never realised that Design Diary, one pretty cool design blog, is made in Yogya.
Kudos.

Why do arts and designs thrive so well in Yogya, compared with the rest of Indonesia (minus Bali)? Is it in their blood, inherited from centuries of well preserved traditional culture? Or is it in the environment? Is it in their easy going - it´s okay if we don´t get rich as long as we can create - attitudes?

It doesn´t matter. They´re doing great. Everywhere I look on the web for Indo artists I keep stumbling upon artists and designers from Yogyakarta, not from Bali, never from Aceh (poor Acehnese, we must be lacking that creative blood).

On another note, the DesignFlip magazine #4 by Jogyaforce has just been published and available for download. Great e-zine.
Salam,
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