Tarout / en
Tarout (Q1: Lets begin with your brief background and what lead you to start your current job.
Being a college student with the economics major, I had tons of time to spare.
My first encounter with the world wide web occurred when I purchased a computer to learn Word and Excel.
As soon as I launched the website "TAROUT!", a life-changing experience of meeting Flash 2 really did changed my life and this amazing software fascinates me long since then.
The company which I was enrolled as a new graduate didn't suit my expectation that I changed my job to a graphic design firm soon after.
On the interview, I was asked to bring my portfolio but there wasn't any. So I went there with my sketchbook filled with scribbles but able to pass it for some very fortunate reasons. I originally wanted to become an editorial designer but my halfway technique of Flash caused me to become a person in charge for the web, that after three years of working I shift my work to freelance base.
Don't know if you can call this a background, but far back in my history, I attended a drawing class.
Though only thing that I still have today from this class is a memory of a beetle which teacher gave me and a worn-out paintbox.
Q2: Tell us about your recent activities.
Making Flash sites, and drawing illustrations and characters.
Q3：Who have influenced you the most or who do you respect?
There are many, but my bosses from the design firm I have worked before were all really wonderful.I was inspired by them and able to receive a great influence.
Q4： How many hours a day do you spend in front of your computer?
About 15 hours. Have to admit that I am pretty addicted.
Q5：Which one do you like better, Motion Tween or Shape Tween?
I frequently use both so I cannot say which. However, the moodniess of the shapetween makes me feel uneasy sometimes.
Q6. What is your best song to boost up your moods?
For past two weeks of the end of my nothing-heppned summer, I am feeling it listening to RIP SLYME.
Q7：What are the 3 things you have to have in your book bag everyday?
Freshness of attitude, dream and kindness. ( am I being to cocky here?)
Q8： If you did not end up being involved in the web businesses, what do you think you would be.
Editorial design, hopefully.
Q9：If you can move abroad today, where would that be and why?
London. I probably lived there on my previous life.
Q10：Tell us about your secret specialty.
I can do mimicry of Umechin of Yonsca.
Q11: For the last question, what do you have planned in near future and what you want to do.
Always keep my mind as open as when I began, never give up the dream and devote myself to it.
Thank you for your support.
translation by Rika Goto
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