Bunkspeed | Designer Of The Month

Bill Gould

Norio Fujikawa
Creative Director – Astro Studios
Norio Fujikawa is currently a creative director at Astro Studios. Norio Fujikawa has been a product designer for over 15 years now and started using Alias back in school, The Institute of Design in Chicago. A couple years in Minneapolis and a few years in Ohio and the rest in San Francisco, he has worked on projects in computers, consumer electronics, cosumer products, housewares, sports, and toys. The work you see on Behance and the submitted images are personal projects.

Q&A

How long have you used Shot before you made these images?
I started using the Shot demo after our studio picked up a couple copies and were getting great results. A couple quick tips from the guys to get started and the first rendering I did was the easiest, quickest, and best rendering I'd ever done. That was back in May of 2008 and the images you see are from then to the present.

What did you use before Shot?
I used Alias to render before Shot. I could get good images but it took more work and time.

What do you like most about Shot?
Ease. It's always a plus to find a tool that has very short learning curve to get the results you're looking for.

Did you use one of our stock hdri or did you make your own?
I use a variety of available stock hdri for my personal projects but primarly yours for our studio work.