Hiroyuki Takahashi

April 2006
Appearance in the TV program “Natsumegu-dou” hosted by Chinatsu Wakatsuki and Megumi.
1st place of T-shirt Development Project popularity contest.
The collabo-T-shirts I designed with Doubledutch sold out on the same day.

September 2006
Recording event of the TV Asahi program “The Street Fighters.”
Poster design for the “@Nagoya2” design project.
Won 1st place of T-shirt design contest that was held in the assembly hall.
Started selling Japan-wide through the mail order site “my-fashion.”

February 2007
Wrote about how to draw illustrations in “Art Works,” for the 2007 March issue of the monthly magazine MdN.
My works were displayed at Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte during the international textile trade fair Premiere Vision and Indigo Exhibition that was held during spring-summer 2008.
Senken Shimbun recorded my Paris activities on one page.
I performed a live painting in Paris and London.
I was introduced in the design project of TV Asahi’s “The Street Fighters.”
http://www.premierevision.fr/

September 2007
Designed 3 kinds of collabo-T-shirts with Doubledutch and Disney.
I drew illustrations of the original Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters.

January 2008
Collaboration with GRAVIS Fall/Winter 08 Collection.
Bags, shoes, and other collaboration goods announced on the tube lined the shop front.

January 2008
Work published in 2008 January issue of monthly magazine MdN

June 2008
LEAP Dance Connection 12th public performance - art director.
I made the character design of the dancers and created a collaboration stage of animation and dance.

November 2008
Drew pictures on the Christmas display at Shibuya 109-2 entrance.

December 2008
Design of cans (two types) in a collaboration with steamcream.
They were first released in England, then in Japan.

January 2010
Character design for the music unit BanananaMiLK + art director & designer.

March 2010
Work published in the first feature of the 2010 April issue of monthly magazine MdN.

July 2010
Official PV for DJ TECHNORCH - Ikkaisei Nikai Seki STRAIGHT.

August 2010
The new Vocaloid [VY1_MIZKI] developed by Yamaha.
I did artwork including bonus disc HP, logo, jacket design, and also the character design for BanananaMiLK’s song.
http://vocaloidsp-cd.com/

October 2010
Monthly Magazine MdN.
I wrote a 6-page long article on drawing titled “Creating Collage & Illustrations in Photoshop Illustrator.”

November 2010
One-man Exhibition “Omote-Ura” at Roppongi 12G.
http://12g.jp/

February 2011
Aleph Zero Compilation.
Participated in “Illustrator - An Idea Book by 18 Top Creators on the Secrets of Illustration.” (Gijutsu Hyoron)
I wrote about how to draw pictures.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4774144991

February 2011
MdN April issue, in “Illustrator Creative Works.”
An article on how to draw fancy & girly illustrations that enchant viewers with their mysterious worlds using Illustrator.
http://www.mdn.co.jp/di/

May 2011
“Design Note No.37” - data collection article about Cybozu Live and BlueRoses.
It introduces how BlueRoses books are made using Cybozu Live.
http://blue-roses.info/

June 2011
AppleStore Ginza store live “The New Collaboration Style of Creators Who Work in Groups” public talk & digital painting demonstration.
http://www.apple.com/jp/retail/ginza/

December 2011
MdN 2012 January issue - work published in “MdN ILLUSTRATORS FILE ~38 Popular Illustrators~”
http://www.mdn.co.jp/di/

February 2012
“Manga Planet” event held in Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris - lecturer in a workshop for French youth.

On the day before the event, I made a live demonstration for publicity in front of Centre Pompidou. At the event, besides the workshop, I also held digital and analog live demonstrations, attracting 500 guests in one day. I was also interviewed for a report by French TV.

An illustration of mine was printed on Manga Planet’s booklet. For some reason, my illustration was on the page that introduces Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Stink Bomb” in detail.

May 2012
“Kanrui no Bounty Hunter,” a GREE social game produced by Fushikaden
I drew a few of the Super Rare characters.

June 2012
“Quarterly S” Vol. 39 - interview as a lecturer of a technical school for design.
http://www.asukashinsha.jp/s/

August 2012
Idiot Pop “Anyway Someway” music PV - direction and animation.
http://idiotpop.com/

October 2012
Participated in Marui’s Epos Card “Design Card.”
My original illustration card was added to the collection.
https://www.eposcard.co.jp/designcard/girls.html

October 2012
Participated in “Tote Bags Drawn by 40 People from Shibuya Charity Project.”
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its establishment, the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shibuya Branch implemented the “Tote Bags Drawn by 40 People from Shibuya Charity Project” at which they sold tote bags with the design of Shibuya’s symbol, the “faithful dog Hachiko,” for charity.

Among the participants of the project, there were Hajime Anzai and Britney Hamada,
Akira Ebihara, Nico, Tammy from BlueRoses, and myself. Forty creators who mostly operate in Shibuya participated in planning and giving birth to greatly unique tote bags.

November 2012
DJ_DEPATH CD “Makina Exclamation G” - jacket design.
Available on Amazon
amazon.co.jp/dp/B00AOI686S/

February 2013
Monthly Magazine MdN March issue publication.
http://www.mdn.co.jp/di/

March 2013
Akihabara Idol Farm
Design of interior wall painting
http://idolfarm.jp/

May 2013
CD “Love Letters 3~Matsuri no Kuni de” (4th album) by voice actor Jun Fukushima.
I provided illustrations for the music clip “Mekakushi no Shinjitsu” recorded on the first time limited edition bonus DVD.
Jun Fukushima - Mekakushi no Shinjitsu music clip (short ver.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOcK9EBEbNk

May 2013
mishmash*Julie Watai music video “Kidenryoku Romance” - illustrations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSge5nN1rrI
I was also interviewed on Natalie.
http://natalie.mu/music/pp/mishmash02

May 2013
Appearance in “ILLUSTRATION 2013” which introduces 150 illustrators.
Publisher: SOTEC
https://www.facebook.com/ILLUSTRATION2013

June 2013
Collabo-exhibition with the movie “Sakura Hime” starring Kyoko Hinami.
Shibuya PARCO [P/I Gallery]
http://pi-gallery.jp/event/1234/

June 2013
Collaboration project with Chinese 7-11 convenience stores.
I created a poster portrait of the model.
http://www.sej.co.jp/

July 2013
I participated in the Los Angeles Anime Expo as ninja-arts.
Display of Japanese comic-style illustrations with over 100 types of posters by 15 artists in focus.
http://ja.anime-expo.org/

September 2013
“AMAF2013” - main visual.
I distributed flyers at Japan Expo in France in July, and I held a workshop at AMAF2013.
http://nihongo.japan-expo.com/

September 2013
Digital painting performance in Kawaii Café, Paris.
http://www.kawaiicafe.fr/

September 2013
Body paint art performance with dancers and musicians at the event “NuLL NuLL SaLoN Vol.6” in Eschschloraque, Berlin.

November 2013
Release of collaboration goods with tights brand Tokono.