“Pictographs,” which are characters drawn by depicting the shapes of objects, make up only 12.6% of the commonly used kanji in Japan, surprisingly. As someone who loves pictographs, that felt a little disappointing, so I tried making my own original pseudo-pictographs. Some of them seem to roughly match their meanings, while others are completely unrelated, yet they still suggest some kind of story. This reflects the limitless possibilities of “characters.” It is also an attempt at my own kind of “mitate” — seeing one thing as something else. I compiled several pieces I had posted on social media into one video. I titled it “like,” which can mean both “something like ○○” and “to like.” I hope you enjoy watching it. The main production tools used were Adobe After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, and Autodesk 3ds Max. The music used is “Tulip” by VESHZA from Artlist. https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/tulip/8864

This CLIENT WORKS REEL focuses on the opening title and main footage of the program, on which we also worked from the logo design stage.

Motion typography themed around the “amekammuri” radical. Enjoy the various expressions of the radicals as they are caught in the rain, along with a few fun facts. Main production tools: Adobe After Effects and Autodesk 3ds Max Music used: DELNOVA “Cerulean” from Artlist https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/cerulean/17157 Some sound effects are from OtoLogic https://otologic.jp

This work was created when I participated in a social media lettering project by designer JEFF99 (@nesspaula99), in which participants freely designed and presented the Japanese numerals from “one” to “ten.” By adding movement to familiar shapes, I composed the piece so that small discoveries and moments of surprise could be seen throughout. Main production tools: Adobe After Effects, Premiere, and Autodesk 3ds Max Music used: Ian Post, “Variation 1” from Artlist https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/variation-1/88071