An opener created for a symposium featuring Takayoshi Sakai, a world-renowned authority in gel research. Through cartoon-inspired visuals, the piece connects Dr. Sakai’s approachable personality with the precision of his research, aiming to bridge the gap between advanced science and the general public. The graphic style was later adopted as a visual identity for the Sakai Laboratory, and has since been expanded across logos, web design, presentation templates, and academic illustrations in the same unified style.

Introduction video for Renovation Collection, a renovation service in Okinawa. Illustrated and set to a light, upbeat rhythm in line with the catchphrase, “Renovation, made simpler.” The imagery is also composed around the logo’s shape as a key visual element. Starting with this video, the service has been expanded into a website and more, serving as the core of its branding.

Animation for the IAMandSO website. The production process with the client was distilled into a hand-motif animation centered around the logo. We began by clarifying the concept through a reconstruction of the logo. By using a left hand, we expressed the creativity of a right-brain sensibility. To ensure the imagery comes across directly, it is implemented on the site in JSON to maintain usability.