Cover Art
The cover art should be both aesthetic and informative. There are no restrictions in style, but many iterations with researchers are needed if the cover represents research. Cartoonish style are sometimes preferred when audience are general public.
Med Cover Art for
"EVA" Project
June 2021
This cover was created for Dr. Takebe and his team at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, and Yokohama City Univerity and used for the Med journal cover.
Trophoblast Research
Cell Stem Cell Cover Art
June 2021
This cover was created for Dr. Takashima and his team at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) and used for the Cell Stem Cell journal cover.
CaVT Project
CCB Cover Art
May 2021
This cover was created for Dr. Saito and his team at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) and used for the Cell Chemical Biology journal cover.
Stem Cell Research Review
Cell Stem Cell Cover Art
October 2020
This cover was created for Dr. Yamanaka at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) and used for the Cell Stem Cell journal cover.
Taste Buds Research
Neuron Cover Art
June 2020
This cover was created for Dr. Taruno and his team at the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine.
Cover Art for
RNA Switch Project
November 2019
This cover was created for Dr. Saito and his team at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) and used for the ACS Synthetic Biology journal cover.
Gene editing iPSC Project
Cell Stem Cell Cover Art
April 2019
This cover was created for Dr. Hotta, Dr. Kaneko and their teams at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) and used for the Cell Stem Cell journal cover.
iPSC Platelets
Cell Cover Art
July 2018
This cover was created for Dr. Eto and his team at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) and used for the Cell journal cover.
Ichthyological Research
Cover Series
January 2020 - November 2020
This cover series of fishes was created for Ichthyological Research, an official journal of the Ichthyological Society of Japan.
CiRA Newsletter 2019
April 2019 - March 2020
This year's cover letter is abstract art!
It is abstract but it has scientific meanings.
More details will be posted, soon.
Evolution of Face
NikkeiScience
July 2019
This illustration was created the middle cover for the story of Evolution of Face in NikkeiScience July, 2019 Issue.
More details will be posted, soon.
CiRA Newsletter 2017
April 2017 - March 2018
CiRA building illustration map was drawn for the cover of CiRA Newsletter 2017. The four illustrations are connected to show entire CiRA map.
CiRA Newsletter 2018
April 2018 - March 2019
This year's cover letter focused on people working at CiRA. The idea is to show researchers on one side and research supporters on the other side.
