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'''Yuka Morii''' (Japanese: '''森井ユカ''') is a professional clay modeler who has provided illustrations for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. She is a graduate of Tokyo Zokei University and earned a MA in Living Design at the Kuwasawa Design Institute. In addition to her work for the TCG she has also designed mascots for various companies, published several art & culture books, provided artwork for other publications and is a part-time | '''Yuka Morii''' (Japanese: '''森井ユカ''') is a professional clay modeler who has provided illustrations for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. She is a graduate of Tokyo Zokei University and earned a MA in Living Design at the Kuwasawa Design Institute. In addition to her work for the TCG she has also designed mascots for various companies, published several art & culture books, provided artwork for other publications and is a part-time lecturer of illustration at the Kuwasawa Design Institute. | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
{| | {| align="left" class="sortable" style="background: #A0A0C4; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 5px solid #BBBBE8" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Urashima Tarō Picture Book'' | ! style="background: #CCCCFF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Title | ||
|- | ! style="background: #CCCCFF" | Date | ||
| ''Make Pizza! Machop'' (no English release) (Pokémon Tales #36) | ! style="background: #CCCCFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Publisher | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''Valued London Goods'' #58 | | ''Urashima Tarō Picture Book'' | ||
|- | | 1995 | ||
| ''Supermarket Mania: Europe Tour'' | | Shōgakukan | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''Supermarket Mania: Asia Tour'' | | ''Make Pizza! Machop'' (no English release) (Pokémon Tales #36) | ||
|- | | 1997 | ||
| ''Les Porte-cles Bourbon'' | | Shōgakukan | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''IKEA FAN BOOK'' | | ''Valued London Goods'' #58 | ||
|- | | 1999 | ||
| ''Post Office Mania'' | | Media Factory | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''Museum Shop Tripper!'' | | ''Supermarket Mania: Europe Tour'' | ||
|- | | 2004 | ||
| ''Drugstore Tripper!'' | | Kodansha | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''Supermarket Mania: US Tour'' || | | ''Supermarket Mania: Asia Tour'' | ||
| 2005 | |||
| Kodansha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Les Porte-cles Bourbon'' | |||
| 2005 | |||
| Gijutsu-Hyohron | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''IKEA FAN BOOK'' | |||
| 2006 | |||
| Kawade Shobo Shinsha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Post Office Mania'' | |||
| 2006 | |||
| Kodansha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Museum Shop Tripper!'' | |||
| 2007 | |||
| Aoyama | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Drugstore Tripper!'' | |||
| 2007 | |||
| Aoyama | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Supermarket Mania: US Tour'' | |||
| 2008 | |||
| Kodansha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Tokyo Goods Patrol'' | |||
| 2009 | |||
| Kodansha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Tokyo Goods Patrol'' | |||
| 2009 | |||
| Kodansha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Goods Collector's Travel Style'' | |||
| 2009 | |||
| Kawade Shobo Shinsha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Goods Collector's Whole Family'' | |||
| 2010 | |||
| Poplar | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''PLAZA BOOK'' | |||
| 2010 | |||
| Kodansha | |||
|} | |} | ||
{{-}} | |||
===Book design=== | ===Book design=== | ||
{| | {| align="left" class="sortable" style="background: #A0A0C4; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 5px solid #BBBBE8" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''Kerfuffle Nurse'' | ! style="background: #CCCCFF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Title | ||
|- | ! style="background: #CCCCFF" | Date | ||
| ''FireKing Mugs Ecyclopedia'' || | ! style="background: #CCCCFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Publisher | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''Hey Pitan!!'' || | | ''Kerfuffle Nurse'' series | ||
|- | | 2000 | ||
| ''Think Yourself Rich: Discover Your Millionaire Potential'' || | | Kodansha | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''100 Tastes of Ochazuke'' || | | ''FireKing Mugs Ecyclopedia'' | ||
|- | | 2003 | ||
| ''Dream Pets Encyclopedia'' || | | Kawade Shobo Shinsha | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''Monchhichi'' Encyclopedia || | | ''Hey Pitan!!'' | ||
|- | | 2003 | ||
| ''Goma | | Kodansha | ||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Think Yourself Rich: Discover Your Millionaire Potential'' | |||
| 2004 | |||
| Asuka Shinsha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''100 Tastes of Ochazuke'' | |||
| 2004 | |||
| Kawade Shobo Shinsha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Dream Pets Encyclopedia'' | |||
| 2005 | |||
| Kawade Shobo Shinsha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Monchhichi'' Encyclopedia | |||
| 2005 | |||
| Kawade Shobo Shinsha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Goma and Children's Crafting'' | |||
| 2007 | |||
| Kodansha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Travelling to Berlin East Germany'' | |||
| 2009 | |||
| Sangyo Henshu Center | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Goma's Homemade Saijiki'' | |||
| 2009 | |||
| Kodansha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Hey Kurotan!!'' series | |||
| 2010 | |||
| Kodansha | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Tabi-Hana'' series | |||
| 2010 | |||
| JTB Publishing | |||
|} | |} | ||
{{-}} | |||
===Major works=== | ===Major works=== | ||
{| | {| align="left" class="sortable" style="background: #A0A0C4; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 5px solid #BBBBE8" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Weather report update screen design (Fuji TV) | | ! style="background: #CCCCFF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Title | ||
|- | ! style="background: #CCCCFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Date | ||
| Enoshima Tourism advertising (Odakyu Electric Railway) | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
|- | | ''Lion Monthly Women's Magazine'' advertisement (Hakuhodo) | ||
| ''Seven Women'' TVCM clay animation (Fuji TV) | | 1996 | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| Yokohama Minato Mirai "Gate" train station sticker advertisements | | Hachijuni Bank window advertisement | ||
|- | | 1997 | ||
| Pokémon Trading Card Game illustration | | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
|- | | CXCM clay animation (Fuji TV) | ||
| Odaiba Complex "Mediage" collectible souvenir design | | 1997 | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''Atashin'chi'' anime TV title 3D illustration | | | ''Atashin'chi'' 3D illustration book | ||
|- | | 1998— | ||
| Clay play set "NenDo!": Planning Supervisor, product design | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
|- | | Weather report update screen design (Fuji TV) | ||
| ''What’s that? What?'' series | | 1998— | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| Toei Subway character designs | | Enoshima Tourism advertising (Odakyu Electric Railway) | ||
|- | | 1999 | ||
| Enoshima Aquarium collectible souvenir design | | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
|- | | ''Seven Women'' TVCM clay animation (Fuji TV) | ||
| Nagano JA "Merman Choki" TVCM 3D illustration | | 1999 | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| Training toy set "Pita Cone": Planning Supervisor | | Yokohama Minato Mirai "Gate" train station sticker advertisements | ||
|- | | 2000 | ||
| Keiyo Gas "Gastan" character design | | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
|- | | Pokémon Trading Card Game illustration | ||
| Yamaguchi National Sports Festival: Character Examination Supervisor | | | 2000— | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| "Regina Forest" resort park character | | | Odaiba Complex "Mediage" collectible souvenir design | ||
|- | | 2001 | ||
| Japan Post Corporation: gift wrapping paper and postcard design | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
|- | | ''Atashin'chi'' anime TV title 3D illustration | ||
| AllAbout "Arujan" character design | | | 2002— | ||
|- | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| | | Clay play set "NenDo!": Planning Supervisor, product design | ||
|- | | 2003 | ||
| ''Fure-Fure'' movie mascot character design || | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
|- | | ''What’s that? What?'' series | ||
| '' | | 2003 | ||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Toei Subway character designs | |||
| 2004 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Enoshima Aquarium collectible souvenir design | |||
| 2004— | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Nagano JA "Merman Choki" TVCM 3D illustration | |||
| 2005 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Training toy set "Pita Cone": Planning Supervisor | |||
| 2005 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Keiyo Gas "Gastan" character design | |||
| 2005— | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Yamaguchi National Sports Festival: Character Examination Supervisor | |||
| 2007— | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| "Regina Forest" resort park character | |||
| 2007— | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Japan Post Corporation: gift wrapping paper and postcard design | |||
| 2007 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| AllAbout "Arujan" character design | |||
| 2008— | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Nescafé "With that Mocha" campaign character design | |||
| 2008 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Fure-Fure'' movie mascot character design | |||
| 2008— | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Pororokkuru'' series | |||
| 2008— | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''Kokodoko Tokotoko'' series | |||
| 2009 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Circle K thanks original design notes | |||
| 2009 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Toy Camera "Juice Camera" design | |||
| 2009 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| PLAZA "SUPERMARKET" national campaign: Promotion Direction | |||
| 2010 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Victorinox Hiroshima Edition design | |||
| 2010 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Fuji TV weather forecast information screen and weather symbol design | |||
| 2010 | |||
|} | |} | ||
{{-}} | |||
===Awards=== | ===Awards=== | ||
{| | {| align="left" class="sortable" style="background: #A0A0C4; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 5px solid #BBBBE8" | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 28th Kodansha Advertising Awards – Best Children’s Magazine (3D Illustration) | ! style="background: #CCCCFF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Award | ||
|- | ! style="background: #CCCCFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Date | ||
| 30th Kodansha Advertising Awards – Best Children’s Magazine (3D Illustration) | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| 7th Large Hands Award Winner | |||
| 1990 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| TBS TV Wasabizu "Matsuura Award Season" | |||
| 1993 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| Tokyo TV Clay Modelling Championship Winner | |||
| 1996 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| 28th Kodansha Advertising Awards – Best Children’s Magazine (3D Illustration) | |||
| 2006 | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| 30th Kodansha Advertising Awards – Best Children’s Magazine (3D Illustration) | |||
| 2008 | |||
|} | |} | ||
{{-}} | |||
==Work for the TCG== | ==Work for the TCG== | ||
Within the TCG, Morii sculpts various Pokémon in the same style as her other works and photographs the finished model against an arranged scenery or actual location. She started producing artwork for the TCG in 2000, her first images appearing on cards in the {{TCG|Neo Discovery}} expansion. She has continued to work with Pokémon Card Laboratory since. For a list of cards she has illustrated, go [[:Category:Illus. by Yuka Morii|here]]. | Within the TCG, Morii sculpts various Pokémon in the same style as her other works and photographs the finished model against an arranged scenery or actual location. She started producing artwork for the TCG in 2000, her first images appearing on cards in the {{TCG|Neo Discovery}} expansion. She has continued to work with Pokémon Card Laboratory since. For a list of cards she has illustrated, go [[:Category:Illus. by Yuka Morii|here]]. |
Revision as of 23:07, 15 November 2011
Yuka Morii (Japanese: 森井ユカ) is a professional clay modeler who has provided illustrations for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. She is a graduate of Tokyo Zokei University and earned a MA in Living Design at the Kuwasawa Design Institute. In addition to her work for the TCG she has also designed mascots for various companies, published several art & culture books, provided artwork for other publications and is a part-time lecturer of illustration at the Kuwasawa Design Institute.
Works
Books
Title | Date | Publisher |
---|---|---|
Urashima Tarō Picture Book | 1995 | Shōgakukan |
Make Pizza! Machop (no English release) (Pokémon Tales #36) | 1997 | Shōgakukan |
Valued London Goods #58 | 1999 | Media Factory |
Supermarket Mania: Europe Tour | 2004 | Kodansha |
Supermarket Mania: Asia Tour | 2005 | Kodansha |
Les Porte-cles Bourbon | 2005 | Gijutsu-Hyohron |
IKEA FAN BOOK | 2006 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
Post Office Mania | 2006 | Kodansha |
Museum Shop Tripper! | 2007 | Aoyama |
Drugstore Tripper! | 2007 | Aoyama |
Supermarket Mania: US Tour | 2008 | Kodansha |
Tokyo Goods Patrol | 2009 | Kodansha |
Tokyo Goods Patrol | 2009 | Kodansha |
Goods Collector's Travel Style | 2009 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
Goods Collector's Whole Family | 2010 | Poplar |
PLAZA BOOK | 2010 | Kodansha |
Book design
Title | Date | Publisher |
---|---|---|
Kerfuffle Nurse series | 2000 | Kodansha |
FireKing Mugs Ecyclopedia | 2003 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
Hey Pitan!! | 2003 | Kodansha |
Think Yourself Rich: Discover Your Millionaire Potential | 2004 | Asuka Shinsha |
100 Tastes of Ochazuke | 2004 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
Dream Pets Encyclopedia | 2005 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
Monchhichi Encyclopedia | 2005 | Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
Goma and Children's Crafting | 2007 | Kodansha |
Travelling to Berlin East Germany | 2009 | Sangyo Henshu Center |
Goma's Homemade Saijiki | 2009 | Kodansha |
Hey Kurotan!! series | 2010 | Kodansha |
Tabi-Hana series | 2010 | JTB Publishing |
Major works
Title | Date |
---|---|
Lion Monthly Women's Magazine advertisement (Hakuhodo) | 1996 |
Hachijuni Bank window advertisement | 1997 |
CXCM clay animation (Fuji TV) | 1997 |
Atashin'chi 3D illustration book | 1998— |
Weather report update screen design (Fuji TV) | 1998— |
Enoshima Tourism advertising (Odakyu Electric Railway) | 1999 |
Seven Women TVCM clay animation (Fuji TV) | 1999 |
Yokohama Minato Mirai "Gate" train station sticker advertisements | 2000 |
Pokémon Trading Card Game illustration | 2000— |
Odaiba Complex "Mediage" collectible souvenir design | 2001 |
Atashin'chi anime TV title 3D illustration | 2002— |
Clay play set "NenDo!": Planning Supervisor, product design | 2003 |
What’s that? What? series | 2003 |
Toei Subway character designs | 2004 |
Enoshima Aquarium collectible souvenir design | 2004— |
Nagano JA "Merman Choki" TVCM 3D illustration | 2005 |
Training toy set "Pita Cone": Planning Supervisor | 2005 |
Keiyo Gas "Gastan" character design | 2005— |
Yamaguchi National Sports Festival: Character Examination Supervisor | 2007— |
"Regina Forest" resort park character | 2007— |
Japan Post Corporation: gift wrapping paper and postcard design | 2007 |
AllAbout "Arujan" character design | 2008— |
Nescafé "With that Mocha" campaign character design | 2008 |
Fure-Fure movie mascot character design | 2008— |
Pororokkuru series | 2008— |
Kokodoko Tokotoko series | 2009 |
Circle K thanks original design notes | 2009 |
Toy Camera "Juice Camera" design | 2009 |
PLAZA "SUPERMARKET" national campaign: Promotion Direction | 2010 |
Victorinox Hiroshima Edition design | 2010 |
Fuji TV weather forecast information screen and weather symbol design | 2010 |
Awards
Award | Date |
---|---|
7th Large Hands Award Winner | 1990 |
TBS TV Wasabizu "Matsuura Award Season" | 1993 |
Tokyo TV Clay Modelling Championship Winner | 1996 |
28th Kodansha Advertising Awards – Best Children’s Magazine (3D Illustration) | 2006 |
30th Kodansha Advertising Awards – Best Children’s Magazine (3D Illustration) | 2008 |
Work for the TCG
Within the TCG, Morii sculpts various Pokémon in the same style as her other works and photographs the finished model against an arranged scenery or actual location. She started producing artwork for the TCG in 2000, her first images appearing on cards in the Neo Discovery expansion. She has continued to work with Pokémon Card Laboratory since. For a list of cards she has illustrated, go here.