{"id":18252,"date":"2022-12-26T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cocone.co.jp\/?post_type=interview&p=12412"},"modified":"2024-12-26T14:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T05:25:34","slug":"%e9%9b%91%e8%aa%8cswitch%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%82%bf%e3%83%93%e3%83%a5%e3%83%bc%e3%80%8ecocone-creators-file%e3%80%8ffile-04-2d%e3%83%87%e3%82%b6%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8a%e3%83%bc-%e4%b8%8a%e5%a0%b4-2","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cocone.co.jp\/en\/news\/media\/id=18252\/","title":{"rendered":"Magazine SWITCH Interview “COCONE CREATORS FILE” FILE.04 2D Designer Mai Kamba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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This article was originally published in “SWITCH Vol.41-No.1” and is reprinted with permission.\nPHOTOGRAPHY: GOTO TAKEHIRO\nTEXT: KAWAKAMI HISAKO\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mai Kamba<\/strong> 2D Designer
Joined the company in July 2014. After working on internal projects, he joined CCP Business Division \/ Pokepia Product Planning 2D Team in September 2022. Currently working as a creative director and item designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reading fashion “moods” that change with the times<\/h3>\n\n\n
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– What did you do before you joined Cocone?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wanted to become a fashion designer, so I went to a fashion school. However, my thinking changed while I was in school, and I began to think that I wanted to design freely without being bound by the framework of fashion. Around that time, the market for mobile services was becoming more vibrant, and after working as a designer for mobile services, I later moved to Cocone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Do you notice any differences between real world fashion and avatar clothing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I feel that here there is a need to design clothes that are too flashy to wear in daily life, or decorations that you would have to physically give up in the real world. I think there is a place in the apps provided by Cocone where the possibilities for self-expression, such as ‘I really want to wear this kind of clothing,’ are unlimited, so I try to design to help with that wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– What does a 2D designer do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
We start with the product planning of what items we will release each month, and we also create design drawings of specific items. Based on the design drawings, we have a 3D designer create models, and I also check the 3D models to ensure that the relationship between 2D and 3D is seamless so that we can provide even better items to our customers. I also work as a PR person, considering ways to expose the items when they are released, and I sometimes propose plans for items that will make customers feel more “cute”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– What exactly is the “cuteness” that Cocone is looking for?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no clear definition of Cocone, but I think the key is to decipher the “mood” of the times. I think the interesting part of this job is to explore what is “cute” in the current era, while dealing with values that are constantly changing and being updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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