| Title | HISTORY OF THE INTERNET |
| Brand | YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION |
| Product / Service | YAHOO! JAPAN |
| Category | G02. Illustration |
| Entrant | BIRDMAN Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Idea Creation | BIRDMAN Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Idea Creation 2 | YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Idea Creation 3 | DENTSU INC. Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Media Placement | YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION Tokyo, JAPAN |
| PR | YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Production | BIRDMAN Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Production 2 | DENTSU INC. Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Production 3 | AMANA Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Production 4 | TAKI CORPORATION Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Production 5 | JET STUDIO Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Name | Company | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Kazunori Kawagoshi | Dentsu Inc. | Art Director / Planner |
| Shinya Uchida | Yahoo Japan Corporation | Creative Director |
| Yoko Wake | Yahoo Japan Corporation | Producer |
| Jun Watanabe | Yahoo Japan Corporation | Producer |
| Katsuya Fujisaki | Yahoo Japan Corporation | Creative Producer |
| Takayuki Nagai | BIRDMAN | Creative Director |
| Naoya Oka | Yahoo Japan Corporation | Web Director |
| Takuro Ito | BIRDMAN | Director |
| Shudai Matsumoto | BIRDMAN | Technical Director / Front-End Engineer |
| Satoshi Tanahara | Yahoo Japan Corporation | Creative Technologist |
| Shunpei Torii | BIRDMAN | Front-End Engineer |
| Satoshi Kohno | Dentsu Inc. | Art Director |
| Mio Ueda | Dentsu Inc. | Art Director |
| Ryotaro Nakano | BIRDMAN | Art Director / Designer |
| Yoshifumi Uemi | amana inc. | 3DCG Director |
| Kazuyo Maruoka | amana inc. | 3DCG Director |
| Hayato Satomi | amana inc. | Graphic ＆ 3DCG Producer |
| Yuta Yamada | BIRDMAN | CG & Motion Designer |
| Sho Kakazu | BIRDMAN | CG & Motion Designer |
| Seiya Endoh | TAKI corporation | Graphic Producer |
| Noriyuki Komuro | TAKI corporation | Graphic Producer |
| Kiyoshi Imafuji | TAKI corporation | Graphic Designer |
| Rieko Matsusaka | TAKI corporation | Graphic Designer |
| Kotaro Yoneyama | TAKI corporation | Graphic Designer |
| Yoko Kosins | BIRDMAN | Project Manager |
| Keisuke Yokota | BIRDMAN | Project Manager |
| Shinya Nakagawa | amana inc. | Movie Editor |
| Erina Kayumi | Yahoo Japan Corporation | PR Director |
The target for this project were all of Japan’s Internet users. Stemmed from the concept that the Internet is a grand piece of art created by mankind, 1,478 remarkable events from 1969 to 2018 were designed in 3D models to create a “3D Sculpture Tower” in the form of a website.
The statue was designed keeping in mind the constraints of 3D models able to be supported on a website. As a result, a fresh look was designed using low-polygon models. The neutral texture selected creates a natural feel, but the website itself is filled with so much content that it walks on the absolute limit of a website, therefore creating a new experience rich website that is not usually seen in websites using 3D models. Users can climb up and down the tower and spin it around, allowing all 360 degrees to be viewed. Each model can be clicked on to show details of that event as well as shared on social media. The logo was designed using ancient pillars as a motif.
The website recorded 930,000 page views and gained huge public attention. Users are able to search for services they’ve used or worked on in the past.