{"id":742,"date":"2023-05-11T13:46:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T04:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2023-05-18T17:32:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T08:32:33","slug":"%e3%80%90%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%83%e3%83%95%e3%82%a4%e3%83%b3%e3%82%bf%e3%83%93%e3%83%a5%e3%83%bc%e3%80%91%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a7%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%82%b9%e3%82%bf%e3%83%83%e3%83%95%e3%81%ab%e8%81%9e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/topics\/742\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Interview] Tips and Thoughts on Creating \"Koto POP\" from Shop Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Store Uzu no Oka: Coto POP adorns the storefront of the Aji Market.
The staff in charge of illustrations and explanatory text make their own handmade products through a trial-and-error process. The staff members in charge of creating illustrations and explanatory text do so by hand through a trial-and-error process. For this interview, we asked Ms. Mizogami, a staff member in charge, about the tips and charms of creating Koto POP.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tips for Creating Coto POPs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Q: Your \"koto POP\" has a warm and cute feel, but what are your tips for making them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to make the POP easy to understand, we use only four to five colors. I try to make the lines of the illustrations as rounded as possible to create a soft atmosphere. I also try to make the text large and easy to read.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Q. Are you particular about your pens and tools?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I often use water-based pens that show colors more clearly than colored pencils. Recently, I have also started using Posca.<\/p>\n\n\n

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We want to create something that conveys the message.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Q: In the process of creating koto-POP, were there any illustrations or text that you found difficult?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With illustrations, it is difficult to add shadows. Sometimes I have to ask other staff members for advice. It is also difficult to draw the fibers of an onion in an illustration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I see that you are not making it easy. By the way, have you always been good at drawing illustrations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I draw slower than others and I used to not like it very much. Since I started working here, I began to draw illustrations and learned to enjoy it. So I would like to continue making koto-POP, and if I am going to do it, I would like to be good at it so that I can communicate well with customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you very much!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you come to Awaji Island, please stop by \"Shop Uzu no Oka Aji Ichiba\" decorated with fun-filled Koto POP.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The \"What POP\" decorates the storefront of the Uzu no Oka Aji Market, where the staff in charge of illustrations and explanatory text create their own POPs through trial and error to \"convey information to customers in an easy-to-understand and enjoyable way. The illustrations and explanatory text are handmade by the staff in charge through a process of trial and error. This time, we asked Ms. Mizogami, a staff member in charge, about the [...]...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recruit-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uzunokuni.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}