Gugi Akiyama
Born in Akihabara in 1966.
Graduated from Nihon University College of Art in 1990.
Graduated from Nihon University College of Art in 1990, and joined I&S Corporation (now I&S BBDO) in the same year.
Established Daily Fresh in 1999.
Visiting professor at Nihon University College of Art, Department of Design.
Has been involved in art direction in a wide range of fields, including advertising campaigns, packaging, logo and character design.
Major works include a poster for Shochiku's "Kanzo Nakamura XVIII's Succession to the Name", advertising and package design for Toyo Suisan's "Maruchan Seimen", design of the new national emblem for the Japan Fencing Association, communication mark design for Ritsumeikan University, and CD jacket design for AKB48's "Heavy Rotation".
"Maruchan Shomen Cup" won the Gold Award at the Japan Package Design Awards 2017. He is the author of "The World is Made of Design" and "Fast Ideas 25.
Since 2016, he has also been active as a gourmet celebrity on "食べログ".