Since late 2024, you’ve been creating a new poster every day. What initially motivated you to begin this daily practice?
When I started, I was strongly influenced by a colleague I met when I started university. He was already collaborating with artists and producing professional work while still in high school. When I heard about that, I honestly felt bummed. Seeing him work professionally made me feel as if I had somehow fallen behind. That experience made me feel like I needed to start something of my own, which led me to begin sharing a new poster every day.
How has your style evolved through this daily practice?
My style has continued to evolve. I started with repeating what was basically imitation of other artists. But I never thought imitation was something embarrassing or bad, because I knew individuality comes from imitation. That period lasted around one to two months. During that time, I learned the functions of the tools and gained the skills needed to express my style visually.
At the beginning, I also focused on minimal design, with simple and clean visuals. Later on, I switched to styles that used a lot of text, then to styles that created a sense of nostalgia, and recently I have become interested in designs inspired by Y2K aesthetics.
My design styles are varied, but all of my work reflects my emotions and thoughts.
Do you have a set routine when you work? Do you listen to music while you work?
My routine when creating is that, even if I don’t know what I want to make yet, I always start by searching for materials and images. While looking through images, ideas usually begin to appear naturally. Then I place the images together, and if it doesn’t work, I try different ones and continue adjusting until I’m completely satisfied with the result. I rarely listen to music while working. There is no particular reason, but I feel like I can focus and work better when there is no music playing.
Is there a particular time of day when you especially enjoy working?
In the morning, starting my day with something creative makes the whole day feel more creative and fulfilling.
To what extent does your study of „Industrial Innovation“ influence your visual art?
My studies do not have a influence on my work, as I study areas such as product design, which are slightly different from graphic design.
I’m interested in your work „Veil.“ Can you tell us more about the idea behind it?
It is one of my favorite posters. As you can probably sense from the visual itself, I wanted viewers to experience a sense of hidden beauty and delicate emotion through the piece.
Your online community is growing very fast. Do you feel this influences your work? What do you show and how do you present it?
The growth is simply because I posted every single day without fail. The more frequently you share your work, the more opportunities people have to discover it.
If you were to design a poster titled „Vienna / Austria.“ What images would immediately come to mind?
A visual that expresses the beauty of music came to mind, because when I think about Vienna, I remember hearing about it often during music classes when I was a student.
Is there anything you particularly enjoy doing outside of work? Do you have a hobby?
I enjoy billiards, darts, table tennis, and drawing.
What are you currently working on?
I’m working on my art book, and I’m planning to exhibit it at my university.
Do you have any plans for the near future, or perhaps even a trip to Europe?
Currently, I don’t, but one of my dreams is to someday take my parents to Finland so we can see the aurora together as a family.
Ty Kawabe – www.instagram.com/ty200641/
