2013 / 9 vol.146
1,470 Yen
Features & Special Reports
Feature 1: Ideas and Techniques to Decorate Sites
Appear, Coordinate, Change….Finding Effects Library Using Keywords
It’s hard to bundle ‘site effects’ together in just one word, for there is a wide variety of ways to render a site through the use of jaw-dropping interaction, a tidbit of animation, etc. To be honest, what we introduce here from among numerous renditions are only simple examples. However, by tweaking them a little, you should be able to change the impression of your site drastically, make up for what was lacking, and/or give the user a bit of enjoyment. From the introduction of the library to ideas on how to use it, we explain everything with respect to each keyword. Please use it as a reference when you are stuck, don’t feel right, or dissatisfied with the direction of your site.
Feature 2: Researching the Industry: Web Production/Service Industries
For Job Hunting and Career Design: Delving into the Industry’s Now and Ahead
Within the world of “Web,” which keeps on evolving, “Web jobs” are about to expand their realm beyond the limiting scope of site production, calling for more human resources with a variety of skills. In response to such situation, this feature analyzes the Web industry from a number of different angles for those who aspire to work in the industry, especially students. Please pay extra attention to the part where the popular Web production companies talk about “desired human resources”!
WF Inside Story
Omoshiro Hojin KAYAC_Their Aim and Vision Surrounding the Renewal of the Site and Logo on their 15th Anniversary
Known for their original services and in-house organization, Web production company Omoshiro Hojin KAYAC recently renewed their corporate site. Attracting attention at biennial renewals, the site was spruced up this time with a particular focus for providing never-before-seen experience through a scroll-dependent site. How does the new site look like? We invited YANAGISAWA Daisuke, the company’s president and director of the project, and five members from the production team, UJITA Yusuke, YAMASHITA Daisuke, ECHIGO Sohei, NAKANO Minoru and FUJITA Masaharu, to share their thoughts.
Portrait - Web Craftsman’s Portrait -
FUKATSU Takayuki (Art & Mobile/THE GUILD)_From Flash to iPhone Applications. Secrets behind His Success of Becoming Independent
There must be no one among iPhone users who has never heard of the names of applications like “ToyCamera,” “QuadCamera” and “TiltShift Generator.” FUKATSU Takayuki has been at the forefront of a now-huge smartphone application business since its predawn. Why did he shift his career from a “notable Flash research expert” to a key player in the world of applications? He will share the reason with us along with secrets behind his success.
TSUKURUHITO
ICHIKAWA Takanori (Contemporary Artist)_Beautiful Fragments of Memory that Must not be Lost
What attracts the viewer’s eye about this work is the delicate and beautiful photo-like gradations consisting of holes made through the process of burning Japanese paper with 60 different kinds of incense with varied thickness and temperatures. Painter ICHIKAWA Takanori came up with this inimitable method. He had never even drawn a picture until acquiring a sketchbook for the first time at the age of 13. What drives him to create then? We talked to Ichikawa, whose solo exhibition was recently held.
Come in! Come in! - Shanghai Style Production Site
Working in “Greater China”
This time we interviewed a foreign director who works for advertisement companies JWT and Wieden+Kennedy, which are known in Japan. We introduce what roles people from greater mainland China, including Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, undertake.
Webfonts A Go-Go
Second Half: Gingering up the Site with a Wide Array of Rich Japanese Web Fonts by Installing “TypeSquare”
The biggest Japanese font maker Morisawa possesses fonts that are familiar to professional designers. In 2012, a service to provide the company’s fonts as Webfonts “TypeSquare” was launched. Doubtless, there are many creators who have used the service from their “¥0 Campaign” offered until the end of this year. Listing TypeSquare-installed sample sites as examples, we explain key points for installing Japanese Web fonts.
Yoshimoto × Web Designing “Choco Banana” Planning Session
Even if There’s No Progress…, Progress Report on Choco Banana Festival
Choco Banana Festival is only three months away. Although we would like to make an official announcement and talk about tickets, etc., please give us a bit more time! We’ll proceed methodically through various concerns of us grownups!
Running Stories
Web Designing Lab.
CSS Lab._Next Generation Table Utilization Technique
Text: KASAI Shinpei (Coding Factory)
jQuery Lab._Implementing a Page with a Moving Image on the Background
Text: HAYASHI Yutaka, BEHARU Takayasu
Flash Lab._“MadComponents” that Become Handy for Mobile AIR Development
Text: OKI Yoshiya
movement
(Event & Artist introduction)
Worldwide Creator's Archive
Vizzuality_Not only “How It Looks” but “How It Feels”
WD Website Front
SPACE SHOWER TV SYNC, Capi tol Couture, Flandria, Coca Cola, Letter of Challenge from DEGAWA Tetsuro, Felissimo Summer Fest., RaNa extractive, inc., and more
one's view
Not to Repeat a Tragedy
Text: SHIMIZU Qanta
Caricature
Just Like a Broadway Musical!?
Text: NISHIMURA Mariko (Bascule Inc.)
LEXUS 2014 IS AMAZING MIX
I Inform You Boys!
Text: OHBA Shunsuke
Staring = Caring
Practical Use of Movies & CG that Captivate People in a Second!
Text: NAKAGAWA Naoki (un-T factory)
Embraer
Tour De Graphique - A Challenge in the Time of One CD -
Vol.6: On-magazine Live Collage Using “Light”
Text&collage: KAWAMURA Kosuke
Social Seeds
An Intelligent Personal Assistant Service that Foresees Your Needs
Text: NOZAWA Tomo (nitenichiryu)
Ideas for Local Creatives
Present Day of Local Pioneer “Jiyujin”
Text: SUGA Daisuke (Smart Design Association)
Introduction to Web analytics for Web Creators
How to Analyze Smartphone Sites
Text: OGAWA Taku
The Secrets of Digital Marketing
“To Convey” and “To Extract Reactions”
Text: OHTA Kenji
Mobile Service Front Line
Nohana_Application Experience Created from Thoroughly User-friendly Approaches and the Shape of New Business
Text: NAKAYA Kenichi
News Crawler
(News)
WD Reviews
[NIXUS TOPAZ Premium 3]
Hagihara Research Institute
Suntory Proves Their Strength with Site Ranking
Text: HAGIWARA Masashi
Exonemo’s “Touching the Web”
Vol.23 Serial Borg Series EP.3
Manga AC Club Activity Daily Log
#28 With Extra Effort, Things will Turn out a Bit Different! Easy Illustration Recipe
Others
List of Web agencies from all over the country
Monitor & Present
WD Square
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