YUJI HIRAYAMA

Profile

Creator　Yuji Hirayama
Born in 1966, Tokyo, Japan, Graphic Art Major
BA Degree at Ottawa Universsity, USA

Since back to Japan in 1990, He has been working for many different kinds of creation, such as fine art, graphic & web design, illustration, cartoon, photography over Japanese publishing and advertising industries. And his creations are still goes on after 30 years past. His clients are not only the famous Japanese corporations, but also administrations of Japan. He also had an opportunity to paint a roster fot the book supervised by the imperial family of Japan. His painting was the only one painting in the book.

Beside a face of creator, Yuji is supporting many creations of japan as an art director and producers in Japan mostly for publishing and digital contents industry. He also own his company, creating digital contents since 1997.

Since 2004, Yuji has started holding a digital workshop for young creators, art students, and children. His purpose of the workshope is to educate young creators and also to find talented creators. This activites are not only in Japan, but also overseas, especially he is interesting holding it in developing countries because he belives that the skills and mind students learned will support young people to find a job under the unemployment problem, as he has seen many street children.

Work

Yuji Hirayama is creating many different creations and styles so it is hard to tell what his style is, because he is interested in so many things and he said " I am still in a stage of growth...". having various awards and nominations in design, manga, illustration, etc.

Design

学研、ベネッセコーポレーション、実業の日本、ジネコ、メニコン、メニワン、東京書籍、教育出版、ワールドフォトプレス、横浜市 他

Illustration and Painting

ぴあ、メンズクラブ、学研、ベネッセコーポレーション、実業の日本、ワールドフォトプレス、横浜市 他

Cartoon

ぴあ、学研、ベネッセコーポレーション、ワールドフォトプレス、Mac Fan、卓球王国 他

Photograhpy

雑誌、WEB 他

Molding

Design

Graphic design

WEB & INTERFACE DESIGN

Photography

Models for commercial

Landscape & Portrait

Activities

Beside creation works, Yuji Hirayama is engaged in various activities.

U-FACTORY Co.,Ltd.

Hirayama established a digital content pruduce studio named U-FACTORY in 1997. The main fanction of this company is to produce Yuji Hirayama's art world into digital contents such as websites, iPhone/ iPad Apps, and CD/DVD-ROMS. its clients are mostly major Japanese comapnies, such as Yamaha, Toyota, Tsutaya, Menicon, Gakken, Benesse corp.

JOINTWORKS

As well as to pursue the creation of their own, Hirayama to establish an organization, named JOINTWORKS, to make a network of IT companies along with the creators and Yokohama. He currently serves as the representative. in last 10 years, Jointworks has held a contest such as digital content and held digital workshops with the City of Yokohama to foster the creators of the young.

Digital Workshop

In order to get enjoying digital art to a lot of people, for the digital content industry as a whole swells more, Hirayama has been held together with Yokohama digital art various events since 2004. Also over the four periods from 2004 for the young artist, I worked as Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Digital Contest / Event for Digital Art

In order to perform the training of young creators and excavation of excellent artist, as a producer or art director Hirayama has supported the event of system creative contests and digital content to be held in Yokohama.

Talk & Lecture

As a postion of creator or producer, Hirayama has appeared on talk event Apple store, university, vocational school, in the event venue. He try to share his mind and ideas to not only young people, but his fans.

Contact

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