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Japan Airlines


Motion direction & type design

ServicesCreative Direction, Motion graphics

ClientJapan Airlines

AgencyDmbz

Our task was to bring to life the graphic design for Japan Airlines’ ‘Fly to Hokkaido’ campaign.

The brief called for restraint, so we built the motion around clarity. Clean transitions, legible typography, and a rhythm that lets the destination do the talking — everything designed to guide the viewer rather than compete with the image.

Japan Airlines — JAL crane logo

Naturally, the Japanese macaques are under the spotlight for this campaign!

Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido — snow monkeys bathing in a hot spring, Hakodate
Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido — map of flights from Sapporo Okadama to Rishiri and Memanbetsu
Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido — Hokkaido highlighted in red on the map of Japan
Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido — map from Sapporo Okadama Airport to Sapporo station
Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido — route from Sapporo Okadama to Rishiri, Northern Hokkaido
Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido — route from Sapporo Okadama to Kushiro, Eastern Hokkaido
Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido — purple Hokkaido logo animation
Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido — red silhouette of Hokkaido
Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido — route from Sapporo Okadama to Hakodate, Southern Hokkaido

Here are some of the designs we proposed that were not ultimately retained by the client.

Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido - illustrated map with flight route
Japan Airlines Fly to Hokkaido - map with destination markers
A watercolor painting of a bat silhouette with a snow or cloud background.
A map of Japan with a snowy, wintery background

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