Yosuke Kurita / en

Yosuke Kurita / CBCNET

Q1: Lets begin with your brief background and what lead you to start your current job.
I live in Yokohama but the school i have picked always located far away from it.
I am not sure if this one and half hour of commuting everyday caused it, but my grade have always been bad.
For both middle school and college entrance exam, school of my first choice never picked me so the school of my last choice have always saved my life. Though thinking back of this now, I am who I am now because I didn't get to go to those school of my first choice and able to find some spare time to do all kinds of cool stuff that it worked the best for me after all.
During my college years, I enjoyed wasting my time. It was about music, working at the club, and creating websites. There were many interesting personal websites all over the place and that is when I have launched CBCNET. On my senior year, I took a leave of absence and studied at art school in London for about 3 months. Desire of being a designer was not as strong in me at that time but this is when my interest sifted toward design and art. Then I took a part time job at a design magazine. There weren't many stuff member who speaks english that I was able to meet and make a great connection with designers and artists. Editorial wasn't what I originally intended but since I love talking to people, it was an interesting experience. After about a one and half year of working there, I decided to quit the job and start doing my own thing up till today.

Q2: Tell us about your recent activities.
I center my activity on the design portal site called "CBCNET" and participate on many cool projects.
On May 2005, I've produced a design event called APMT. I also tried on writing, curating, and web service producing to figure out my direction.

Q3：Who have influenced you the most or who do you respect?
I am influenced by pretty much everyone I meet. Habits and senses of each person inspires me.

Q4： How many hours a day do you spend in front of your computer?
weekdays: 50% of the time I am awake.
weekends: 30% of the time I am awake.

Q5：Which one do you like better, Motion Tween or Shape Tween?
Scripting aren't my thing, but I use them as much as I can. Though Im not there yet to say which one is my favorite.

Q6. What is your best song to boost up your moods?
Silence works the best for me to concentrate. But the present scent of the season activate my brain the most.

Q7：What are the 3 things you have to have in your book bag everyday?
A sketchbook, iPod, and a pen holder. I apologize for my unexciting answer...

Q8： If you did not end up being involved in the web businesses, what do you think you would be.
I believe strongly that I do what I do because I live in this era. Cannot think of alternative.

Q9：If you can move abroad today, where would that be and why?
I want to live in several different countries for few months in my 20's.
Countries with different seasons will be the best.
I've always wanted to live in the house like the one in Totoro.

Q10：Tell us about your secret specialty.
Sorry but I cannot think of any....

Q11: For the last question, what do you have planned in near future and what you want to do.
There are many things lined up but most of those projects are still uncertain.
Followings are the projects I am currently working on.
*APMT will take place at least once this year. Planning to expand the size next year.
*Designing a "designer-bycycle". Will be released by the end of the year.
*Involved in producing a new hosting service. Planned to open on November.
*Planning to publish a magazine on March next year.
I like how it is now that I cannot project what comes next and I would like to keep it in the same way for a while.

translation by Rika Goto

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