| Profile |
| PIG-D'S was founded in 1990 by Inada, in charge of visual arts and Hiyama, in charge of sound and music.
Since then, they worked for various companies in Japan, designing publications, producing CD-ROMs and designing products featuring popular comic characters and etc.
while organizing exhibitions of photos and illustrations. In 1997, CD-ROM of Inada's photo collection titled [Yume-gatari] was published by Hachiman-shoten Publishing Co. with Hiyama on music and authering. In 1999, PIG-D'S started to produce homepages for the enterprises. In 2000,[PIG-D'S Project] to plan and produce its original site was started. The new sites, Pica Pica Chara Can to sell original T-shirts and picture postcards, and PetComNet to provide information on animals were started. In 2001, Silver accessory shop of Nakanishi Wakako [atelier Bulan] was opened on the site. Also the photo gallery [Fu-lai-do] was opened. Pica Pica Chara Can was introduced on Asahi newspaper. In 2002, OFF LINE exhibition of Pica Pica Chara Can was held in Pinpoint Gallery in Aoyama. In 2003, PIG-D'S official site was started. |
| Business Contents and Office Addresses |
| Design (for publicity, editing, WEB-sites) and illustrations, Production and sales of character T-shirts and picture
post cards, and sales of accessories 1-22-18 Kichijoji Higashi-machi, Musashino-shi, 180-0002 Tokyo, Japan e-mail: info@pig-ds.com url: http://www.pig-ds.com |
| WHAT'S PIG-D'S? |
| I am often asked a question,[what does PIG-D'S mean?] It's not a PIG as animal, it actually has no meaning. [P] stands for Photograph, [I] stands for Illustration, [G-D] stands for Graphic Design and [S] stands for Sound: the first letters of those words expressing things we can do. |
| WHAT IS THE WORKS OF A DESIGNER? |
| Well, to liken the works of a designer, it may be a psychic medium.
To realize and show a client the concrete image that he has vaguely in his head.
It can also be said as mind reading. It is important for a designer to communicate with the client.
So we try to talk with our clients directly as much as possible.
Nowadays, almost anything can be done by e-mail, however, from our experience,
it is true that talking face to face is very important. The many things come in light by actually seeing each other. Also, curiosity toward knowledge, experience and friends are important. Designer should know many things, even small things. The work of design is done by a team work of copy writer, cameraman, and many others. We must find value in the ideas they give. And we must learn every day and till we die. That is to say that [design] is something that works as a bridge between people. If you don't like people or you don't care about people, you are not for the designing work. Designer is someone to keep things going even if you are not getting any recognition of it. How much you can please others is what you are counted as a designer. Design is not really a flashy job. |
| WHAT WE AIM AS ARTISTS |
| PIG-D'S is also a group of artists.
We are aiming at providing [something interesting] while supporting the artists who wish to create and
publish their own works as making their living as designers, illustrators, cameramen and musicians.
On the other hand, PIG-D'S depends on the support of those artists. It is important to work on the job offered as professionals, but sometimes it is nice to talk about our dreams like teenagers leaving real life. Artists, be ambitious! (and that's an excuse to drink every day.) |
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