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1. Burg Hamburg Burg
BHB, which boasts of "generating buzz with interesting advertisements," has revamped its corporate website. The first visual (FV) displays a random succession of actual advertising content they have created, allowing visitors to experience "what kind of company BHB is" from the moment they open the page. Showing rather than explaining—this approach itself reflects BHB's unique sense of style.
What's noteworthy is how simple the entire site is, with nothing superfluous.This company excels at creating "interesting advertisements," so they could easily be more flamboyant, but they deliberately opt for a stoic simplicity. This straightforwardness, conversely, comes across as a confidence that "their humor will be proven through their content." The humor is packed tightly into this simple container.
2. Favorite
Favourite's corporate website. The first thing that surprises you is that the web portfolio, which should be horizontal, is arranged vertically. Portfolios and everyday sketches are displayed side by side, and the order changes randomly each time you press the Shuffle button. You can also press RANDOM PLAY to jump directly to a random portfolio page.
The About section features phrases like "thinking by doing," "creating first," and "creating with a pop culture sensibility." For Favourite, which values trial and error,Perhaps everything on the site—from achievements and ideas to features—is a "process and accumulation of trial and error."
Produced by: Tetsuro Shimura
3. Satoshi Watanabe
This is the portfolio website of video director and photographer, Tetsu Watanabe. The list of his achievements—UNIQLO, Apple, Netflix, Pokémon, Vaundy, Kenshi Yonezu, and many other prestigious clients and artists—is immediately overwhelming. Yet, the site itself is remarkably simple. This contrast is what makes it so striking.
What's interesting is the filtering function. Since each item is assigned a number (No.), you can see at a glance how much work has been done in total.Sort by client, and you can see what kind of companies and artists you've worked with. It's an experience where you try things out and decipher your portfolio yourself.
Produced by: Hiroaki Nakano, Keita Yamada
4. Save Endangered Vegetables by SOLAMENT®
This is the website for a project to preserve heirloom vegetables using Sumitomo Metal Mining's SOLAMENT® material technology. I didn't know that there was such a thing as "endangered" for local vegetables that have been passed down since the Edo period and are not found in supermarkets.
Upon opening the site, you are greeted by a fusion of vegetables and technology, reflecting the transience of things that are disappearing. The swirling particle-like effects seem to evoke memories of traditional vegetables.The producers' words are added to this, followed by a matching map of suitable cultivation areas utilizing space big data, making it feel less like a distant story and more like something that directly concerns you."Expression" and "content" complement each other.
CREDITS
Client: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Agency：Droga5 Tokyo, part of Accenture Song
Production: 1→10, Inc., Tenchijin Co., Ltd.
Producer: Erika Mori
Project Manager: Sakino Yamaya
Experience Planner: Akemi Someya
Director: Kei Onozawa
Art Director / Designer: Kazuki Nishizawa
Designers: Mio Ueno, Mitsuki Sakano
3DCG Designers: Rui Gao, Kazuki Nishizawa
Technical Director: Yoshihito Fujiwara
Frontend Developers: Yuya Morita, Takumi Hasegawa (unshift Inc.)
Backend Developer: Tomoki Matsui
Writer: Sachiko Kawase (freelance)
Video & Photographer: Yuta Nishida (freelance)
Camera Assistant: Ryota Morimoto (freelance)
Cultivation suitability survey: Tenchijin Co., Ltd.
5. Hachimonji Gakuen 70th Anniversary Special Website
This is a special website celebrating the 70th anniversary of Hachimoji Gakuen, which operates five vocational schools in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Based on the concept of "People, Mito, Work," the site meticulously compiles 70 years' worth of information—history, infographics, alumni interviews, faculty and staff voices, and vision—onto a single page.
Among them, the five illustrations, each based on a different vocational school, are particularly eye-catching.What's noteworthy is how this illustration changes its role each time you move between sections.The FV (First Visual) serves as the main visual, making a strong overall impression; the lead section supports the copy by providing context; and the ABOUT section delves into detailed explanations of each vocational school. The same illustration seamlessly transitions from abstract to concrete, directly connecting the expression of the mission to specific content.
Client: Yatsumonji-Gakuen incorporated educational institution
Producer: Tamami Maekawa
Developer: Serika Ikurumi
Director, Planner, Copy Writer: Pahyan Kitagawa (CHO-P inc.)
Art Director, Designer: Hirofumi Nakagawa (ANDMADE Inc.)
Interview Writer: Sakura Sugawara (freelance)
Illustrator: jintaro (vision track)
Photographer: Kenichi Aikawa (freelance)
6. Pacific League Baseball Team Job Guide 2026
"The Pacific League Baseball Team Job Guide," a joint production by the job change service doda and the Pacific League, reveals 17 different types of jobs outside the field—jobs you might not have known about once you're told—including those related to broadcasting rights, stadium food planning and management, and stadium MCs.
The 17 job categories are arranged as independent content using vertical in-page links, allowing you to read from any job category that interests you, or read them in order from beginning to end. With the help of illustrations, words, and visuals,I feel that "knowing" naturally transforms into "wanting to work."
Issue
パーソルグループ
Planning
Persol Career / S SAUCE
Project Manager: Ai Tokioka (PERSOL CAREER)
Project Member: Hiroki Okamoto (PERSOL CAREER)
Creative Supervision: Shinya Kamada (S SAUCE)
Production Manager: Yosuke Matsuno (S SAUCE)
Art Direction & Design: Junya Handa (AND WHAT NOT design)
Edited by Yusuke Osawa and Manami Kuroki (RCKT/Rocket Company*)
Illustrations by YUNOSUKE and Takuro Takagi
Web Production: Naotaka Ashizawa, Sonoko Hayashi (PERSOL CAREER), Takashi Inukai, Aika Yoshida, Runa Taketsuji (NEWTOWN), Mao Ueda, Yuri Nakai (ADRIATIC)
7. HONKA RE:FRAME!
This is the website for the select classes offered through Digital Hollywood's undergraduate scholarship program. It showcases a program that fosters the "power to create meaning" by bridging the gap between CG/VFX, XR, and UI/UX specializations.
What's interesting is that, despite being a school website, there's absolutely no sign of students or teachers.It's completely immersed in a world of technology and creativity, and that's what makes it so compelling.The emphasis is more on experience than on information, and the site itself, including the map-like navigation UI in the lower right corner of the screen, seems to embody the atmosphere of this class.
Design and Develop: Kenta Toshikura (Garden Eight)
8. SEE/SAW
The brand website for Lebel's SEE/SAW hair cosmetics series, based on the concept of "Hair that captivates hearts," aims to enhance the beauty of a person's impression through the shine, transparency, and movement of their hair. As befits a brand that sells exclusively in salons, the website also boasts a high-quality, visually appealing finish.
The FV UI features a two-column vertical timeline, and the way the photos in the main area switch as you interact with it is quite impressive.The act of trying out different things, the very process of using the product, becomes part of the brand experience.In the GALLERY section, the following photographs are faintly visible through the background, a technique that carries over the "transparency" effect from the previously designed paper booklet to the web, ensuring a consistent worldview across all media.
Client: Takara Belmont
◎Visual
Art Director: Koji Matsuo
Designer: Kiwako Sudo
Creative Director, Hair & Make-up: Yasuto Nakazawa
Hair & Makeup: Keiko Miyaji
Photographer: Model: Kazutaka Nakamura / Product: Okabe TOKYO
Cinematographer: Susumu Moritaki
Stylist: Tamao Iida
Model: Sarah Ferguson
◎Graphic Tools
Art Director, Designer: Koji Matsuo
Designer: Kiwako Sudo
◎Movie
Director: Shiori Nishina
Video Editor: Daisuke Mizukami
◎Website
Art Director, Designer: Yuki Okada
Designer: Koji Matsuo
Developer: Haruto Yamazaki
9. Senshu University Matsudo High School Soccer Club
This is the official website of the Senshu University Matsudo High School soccer club. Colorful, hand-drawn lines run across the black field, visually capturing the energy of youth. It perfectly embodies the slogan, "Color soccer with Senshu Matsudo colors."
The screen features a full-screen design that allows you to drag it up, down, left, and right, giving you a true sense of the vastness of a soccer field and the immense potential to become anything you want.When viewed from a bird's-eye perspective, it's interesting to see the relationships between the players placed in FV and each piece of content.This website is like drawing colorful trails on a black canvas.
Produced by: Haruta Isoda
10. 4WIDE
Tomoya Okada, who has garnered attention on social media with numerous independent productions, has gone independent as "4WIDE." This is the corporate website that was released at the same time.
The first visual (FV) begins with a black and gray tone, and the atmosphere gradually brightens as you progress through the subsequent sections. This transition from night to morning creates a pleasant feeling throughout the site. In the FV, previous works are presented in a showreel-like fashion, utilizing parallax effects through mouse interaction.As you follow the Showcase (independent production), Case (production examples), and Lab (experimental production), the person Okada naturally comes into view.
Produced by: Tomoya Okada
That's all.
How did you like our roundup of interesting websites for April 2026? This month, simply browsing websites became a way to "discover things we didn't know." For example, we learned that there's a term "endangered" for heirloom vegetables, and that there are so many diverse jobs within professional baseball teams. Beyond the context of design and the web, it feels like our world has been broadened a little. Our next article will be a roundup of websites for May. Summer is gradually approaching, so please take care of your health. Until next time, this has been the iDID Media Editorial Team.
