Designers: How to Apply Traditional Japanese Design to Modern Contexts? Join Participatory Seminars! Free Seminars "How to Utilize Design Fundamentals Vol.13 & Vol.14" on May 7 (Thu) & May 21 (Thu)

Creek & River Co., Ltd. (C&R Co.) will hold free online seminars "How to Utilize Design Fundamentals Vol.13 & Vol.14" on Thursday, May 7, 2026, and Thursday, May 21, 2026. These seminars are aimed at professionals working as designers in Web, video, game, advertising, publishing, fashion, and interior design. Vol.13, "Japanese Styles Creators Should Know," will be held on May 7, 2026, from 19:30 to 20:30. It will cover Japanese design styles from the Kamakura period to the Taisho period and their application to modern design. Vol.14, "Japanese Patterns Creators Should Know," will be held on May 21, 2026, from 19:30 to 20:30. It will explore Japanese patterns, both plant-based and non-plant-based, and provide hints for their use in modern design. The speaker is Keiichi Masuda, Representative Director of the Fashion Industry Technology Inheritance Association and a graduate of Musashino Art University's Department of Design Informatics. The seminars are free of charge and have a capacity of 60 participants per session. They will be conducted online using chat functions, without requiring participants to show their faces or use their voices. Target audience includes graphic designers, web designers, video designers, animators, interior designers, fashion designers, industrial designers, UI designers, UX designers, marketers, and product designers.